BESS BOAT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BBE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BESS BOAT of LEBANON, OR. 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
BBE
Location
LEBANON, OR
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BESS BOAT hulls (2014–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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BESS BOAT HIN FAQ
What does a BESS BOAT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BBE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BESS BOAT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BESS BOAT hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BESS BOAT still in business?
USCG records list BESS BOAT of LEBANON, OR in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a BESS BOAT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BESS BOAT hulls (2014–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, "BESS BOAT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bbe, last verified 2026-06-12.