BOATING SALES AND SERVICE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UGB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOATING SALES AND SERVICE of TOWNSEND, 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
UGB
Location
TOWNSEND, GA
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BOATING SALES AND SERVICE hulls (2007–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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BOATING SALES AND SERVICE HIN FAQ
What does a BOATING SALES AND SERVICE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UGB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOATING SALES AND SERVICE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOATING SALES AND SERVICE hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BOATING SALES AND SERVICE still in business?
USCG records list BOATING SALES AND SERVICE of TOWNSEND, GA in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a BOATING SALES AND SERVICE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOATING SALES AND SERVICE hulls (2007–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, "BOATING SALES AND SERVICE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ugb, last verified 2026-06-12.