BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BBV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC of WLMINGTON, NC. 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
BBV
Location
WLMINGTON, NC
In business
since 1991
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC hulls (1991–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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BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BBV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC hulls (1991–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC of WLMINGTON, NC in the MIC database (registered 1991).
How do I decode the year on a BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC hulls (1991–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, "BENNETT BROTHERS YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bbv, last verified 2026-06-12.