THE BARK CANOE STORE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BCT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE BARK CANOE STORE of SPOKANE, WA. 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
BCT
Location
SPOKANE, WA
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE BARK CANOE STORE hulls (2010–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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THE BARK CANOE STORE HIN FAQ
What does a THE BARK CANOE STORE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BCT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE BARK CANOE STORE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE BARK CANOE STORE hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE BARK CANOE STORE still in business?
USCG records list THE BARK CANOE STORE of SPOKANE, WA in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a THE BARK CANOE STORE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE BARK CANOE STORE hulls (2010–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, "THE BARK CANOE STORE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bct, last verified 2026-06-12.