SKY BILLARDS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BES were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SKY BILLARDS INC of IRVINE, 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
BES
Location
IRVINE, CA
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SKY BILLARDS INC hulls (2018–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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SKY BILLARDS INC HIN FAQ
What does a SKY BILLARDS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BES" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SKY BILLARDS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SKY BILLARDS INC hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SKY BILLARDS INC still in business?
USCG records list SKY BILLARDS INC of IRVINE, CA in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a SKY BILLARDS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SKY BILLARDS INC hulls (2018–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, "SKY BILLARDS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bes, last verified 2026-06-12.