BASS HUNTER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BKH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BASS HUNTER of WEST POINT, MS. 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
BKH
Location
WEST POINT, MS
In business
since 1978
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
REMPEL ROTO-CAST CORP.
BASS HUNTER built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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 HUNTER HIN FAQ
What does a BASS HUNTER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BKH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BASS HUNTER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BASS HUNTER built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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 HUNTER still in business?
USCG records list BASS HUNTER of WEST POINT, MS in the MIC database (registered 1978), associated with REMPEL ROTO-CAST CORP..
How do I decode the year on a BASS HUNTER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BASS HUNTER built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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 HUNTER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bkh, last verified 2026-06-12.