BOCA BAY (DBA) HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BAQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOCA BAY (DBA) of NAASHVILLE, TN. 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
BAQ
Location
NAASHVILLE, TN
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BOCA BAY (DBA) 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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BOCA BAY (DBA) HIN FAQ
What does a BOCA BAY (DBA) HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BAQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOCA BAY (DBA) — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOCA BAY (DBA) 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 BOCA BAY (DBA) still in business?
USCG records list BOCA BAY (DBA) of NAASHVILLE, TN in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a BOCA BAY (DBA) HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOCA BAY (DBA) 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, "BOCA BAY (DBA) HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/baq, last verified 2026-06-12.