SPEAR BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SPK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SPEAR BOATWORKS of PANACEA, FL. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
SPK
Location
PANACEA, FL
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
SPEAR BOATWORKS
SPEAR BOATWORKS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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SPEAR BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a SPEAR BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SPK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SPEAR BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SPEAR BOATWORKS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SPEAR BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list SPEAR BOATWORKS of PANACEA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with SPEAR BOATWORKS.
How do I decode the year on a SPEAR BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SPEAR BOATWORKS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "SPEAR BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/spk, last verified 2026-06-12.