BUOY BAY MARINA HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BBX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BUOY BAY MARINA of IRA, MI. 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
BBX
Location
IRA, MI
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BUOY BAY MARINA hulls (2017–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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BUOY BAY MARINA HIN FAQ
What does a BUOY BAY MARINA HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BBX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BUOY BAY MARINA — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BUOY BAY MARINA hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BUOY BAY MARINA still in business?
USCG records list BUOY BAY MARINA of IRA, MI in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a BUOY BAY MARINA HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BUOY BAY MARINA hulls (2017–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, "BUOY BAY MARINA HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bbx, last verified 2026-06-12.