COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SVT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC of BLACKSHEAR, GA. 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
SVT
Location
BLACKSHEAR, GA
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC hulls (1993–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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COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC HIN FAQ
What does a COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SVT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC still in business?
USCG records list COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC of BLACKSHEAR, GA in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC hulls (1993–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, "COMPOSITE RESEARCH INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/svt, last verified 2026-06-12.