SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VEW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC of SARASOTA, 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
VEW
Location
SARASOTA, FL
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
EMERALD COAST EXECUTIVE CHART
SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC 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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SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VEW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC 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 SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC of SARASOTA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2007), associated with EMERALD COAST EXECUTIVE CHART.
How do I decode the year on a SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC 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, "SPIRIT BAY BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vew, last verified 2026-06-12.