BAA ASSOCIATES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BAA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BAA ASSOCIATES of SEATTLE, WA. 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
BAA
Location
SEATTLE, WA
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BAA ASSOCIATES hulls (2015–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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BAA ASSOCIATES HIN FAQ
What does a BAA ASSOCIATES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BAA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BAA ASSOCIATES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BAA ASSOCIATES hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BAA ASSOCIATES still in business?
USCG records list BAA ASSOCIATES of SEATTLE, WA in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a BAA ASSOCIATES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BAA ASSOCIATES hulls (2015–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, "BAA ASSOCIATES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/baa, last verified 2026-06-12.