BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BAG were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC of LEXINGTON, SC. 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
BAG
Location
LEXINGTON, SC
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC hulls (2017–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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BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC HIN FAQ
What does a BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BAG" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC still in business?
USCG records list BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC of LEXINGTON, SC in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC hulls (2017–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, "BENTLY ACQUISITION LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bag, last verified 2026-06-12.