SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UQF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC of Clearwater, 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
UQF
Location
Clearwater, FL
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC hulls (2005–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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SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC HIN FAQ
What does a SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UQF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC hulls (2005–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC still in business?
USCG records list SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC of Clearwater, FL in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC hulls (2005–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, "SPECTRE SPORTFISH INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/uqf, last verified 2026-06-12.