STURGIS BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with STS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to STURGIS BOAT WORKS of WEST YARMOUTH, MA. 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
STS
Location
WEST YARMOUTH, MA
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
WAKE MARINE INC
STURGIS BOAT WORKS 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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STURGIS BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a STURGIS BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "STS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to STURGIS BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. STURGIS BOAT WORKS 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 STURGIS BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list STURGIS BOAT WORKS of WEST YARMOUTH, MA in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with WAKE MARINE INC.
How do I decode the year on a STURGIS BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. STURGIS BOAT WORKS 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, "STURGIS BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sts, last verified 2026-06-12.