INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BCP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE of MERCED, CA. 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
BCP
Location
MERCED, CA
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BCP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE still in business?
USCG records list INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE of MERCED, CA in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "INTERNATIONAL INBOARD MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bcp, last verified 2026-06-12.