BILL'S BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BBT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BILL'S BOATS of LAKE CHARLES, LA. 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
BBT
Location
LAKE CHARLES, LA
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BILL'S BOATS hulls (2008–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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BILL'S BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BILL'S BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BBT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BILL'S BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BILL'S BOATS hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BILL'S BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BILL'S BOATS of LAKE CHARLES, LA in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a BILL'S BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BILL'S BOATS hulls (2008–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, "BILL'S BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bbt, last verified 2026-06-12.