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