SPECTRE POWERBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SSS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SPECTRE POWERBOATS of CLEARWATER, 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
SSS
Location
CLEARWATER, FL
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
SPECTRE OFFSHORE PERFORMANCE
SPECTRE POWERBOATS hulls (2011–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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SPECTRE POWERBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a SPECTRE POWERBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SSS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SPECTRE POWERBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SPECTRE POWERBOATS hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SPECTRE POWERBOATS still in business?
USCG records list SPECTRE POWERBOATS of CLEARWATER, FL in the MIC database (registered 2011), associated with SPECTRE OFFSHORE PERFORMANCE.
How do I decode the year on a SPECTRE POWERBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SPECTRE POWERBOATS hulls (2011–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, "SPECTRE POWERBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sss, last verified 2026-06-12.