BASS HARBOR BOAT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BHB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BASS HARBOR BOAT of BERNARD, ME. 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
BHB
Location
BERNARD, ME
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BASS HARBOR BOAT 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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BASS HARBOR BOAT HIN FAQ
What does a BASS HARBOR BOAT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BHB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BASS HARBOR BOAT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BASS HARBOR BOAT 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 BASS HARBOR BOAT still in business?
USCG records list BASS HARBOR BOAT of BERNARD, ME in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a BASS HARBOR BOAT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BASS HARBOR BOAT 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, "BASS HARBOR BOAT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bhb, last verified 2026-06-12.