BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BCH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) of PORT CHARLOTTE, FL. 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
BCH
Location
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BIRCH BAY WOOD PLAY LLC
BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) hulls (2009–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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BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) HIN FAQ
What does a BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BCH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) still in business?
USCG records list BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) of PORT CHARLOTTE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2009), associated with BIRCH BAY WOOD PLAY LLC.
How do I decode the year on a BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) hulls (2009–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, "BIRCH BAY BOAT CO (DBA) HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bch, last verified 2026-06-12.