BAY BUILT BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BBP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BAY BUILT BOATS of GLOUCHESTER, VA. 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
BBP
Location
GLOUCHESTER, VA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BAY BUILT BOATS, LLC
BAY BUILT BOATS hulls (2016–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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BAY BUILT BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BAY BUILT BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BBP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BAY BUILT BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BAY BUILT BOATS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BAY BUILT BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BAY BUILT BOATS of GLOUCHESTER, VA in the MIC database (registered 2016), associated with BAY BUILT BOATS, LLC.
How do I decode the year on a BAY BUILT BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BAY BUILT BOATS hulls (2016–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, "BAY BUILT BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bbp, last verified 2026-06-12.