BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BIX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC of COHASSET, MA. 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
BIX
Location
COHASSET, MA
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2011–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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BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BIX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC still in business?
USCG records list BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC of COHASSET, MA in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2011–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, "BEACH ISLAND BOATWORKS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bix, last verified 2026-06-12.