BLAKE BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BGQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BLAKE BOAT WORKS of GLOUCESTER, NC. 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
BGQ
Location
GLOUCESTER, NC
In business
since 1986
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BLAKE BOAT WORKS hulls (1986–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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BLAKE BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a BLAKE BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BGQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BLAKE BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BLAKE BOAT WORKS hulls (1986–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BLAKE BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list BLAKE BOAT WORKS of GLOUCESTER, NC in the MIC database (registered 1986).
How do I decode the year on a BLAKE BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BLAKE BOAT WORKS hulls (1986–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, "BLAKE BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bgq, last verified 2026-06-12.