BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BHR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING of ST XAVIER, MT. 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
BHR
Location
ST XAVIER, MT
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING hulls (1992–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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BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING HIN FAQ
What does a BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BHR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING still in business?
USCG records list BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING of ST XAVIER, MT in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING hulls (1992–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, "BIG HORN BOAT MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bhr, last verified 2026-06-12.