BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BIV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS of CHAPIN, SC. 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
BIV
Location
CHAPIN, SC
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS hulls (2015–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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BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BIV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS of CHAPIN, SC in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS hulls (2015–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, "BOMB ISLAND BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/biv, last verified 2026-06-12.