STARCRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with STR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to STARCRAFT of NEW PARIS, IN. 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
STR
Location
NEW PARIS, IN
In business
since 1973
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
SMOKER CRAFT, INC.
STARCRAFT built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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STARCRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a STARCRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "STR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to STARCRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. STARCRAFT built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is STARCRAFT still in business?
USCG records list STARCRAFT of NEW PARIS, IN in the MIC database (registered 1973), associated with SMOKER CRAFT, INC..
How do I decode the year on a STARCRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. STARCRAFT built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "STARCRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/str, last verified 2026-06-12.