BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BBJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS of SANDPOINT, ID. 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
BBJ
Location
SANDPOINT, ID
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS hulls (1992–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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BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BBJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS still in business?
USCG records list BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS of SANDPOINT, ID in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS hulls (1992–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, "BLUSTER BAY WOODWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bbj, last verified 2026-06-12.