BRUNSON MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BIB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BRUNSON MARINE of DESTIN, FL. 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
BIB
Location
DESTIN, FL
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BRUNSON MARINE hulls (1985–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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BRUNSON MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a BRUNSON MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BIB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BRUNSON MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BRUNSON MARINE hulls (1985–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BRUNSON MARINE still in business?
USCG records list BRUNSON MARINE of DESTIN, FL in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a BRUNSON MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BRUNSON MARINE hulls (1985–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, "BRUNSON MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bib, last verified 2026-06-12.