BEACON BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BEB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BEACON BOATS of BRISTOL, RI. 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
BEB
Location
BRISTOL, RI
In business
since 1991
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BEACON BOATS 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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BEACON BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BEACON BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BEB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BEACON BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BEACON BOATS 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 BEACON BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BEACON BOATS of BRISTOL, RI in the MIC database (registered 1991).
How do I decode the year on a BEACON BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BEACON BOATS 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, "BEACON BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/beb, last verified 2026-06-12.