RELEASE BOATS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SXE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RELEASE BOATS LLC of OPA LOCKA, 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
SXE
Location
OPA LOCKA, FL
In business
since 1976
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RELEASE BOATS LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–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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RELEASE BOATS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a RELEASE BOATS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SXE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RELEASE BOATS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RELEASE BOATS LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–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 RELEASE BOATS LLC still in business?
USCG records list RELEASE BOATS LLC of OPA LOCKA, FL in the MIC database (registered 1976).
How do I decode the year on a RELEASE BOATS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RELEASE BOATS LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–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, "RELEASE BOATS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sxe, last verified 2026-06-12.