BOICE BUILT BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BBU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOICE BUILT BOATS INC of GRANTS PASS, 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
BBU
Location
GRANTS PASS, OR
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BOICE BUILT BOATS INC hulls (2015–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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BOICE BUILT BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a BOICE BUILT BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BBU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOICE BUILT BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOICE BUILT BOATS INC hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BOICE BUILT BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list BOICE BUILT BOATS INC of GRANTS PASS, OR in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a BOICE BUILT BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOICE BUILT BOATS INC hulls (2015–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, "BOICE BUILT BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bbu, last verified 2026-06-12.