BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BLB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC of KNOXVILLE, TN. 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
BLB
Location
KNOXVILLE, TN
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BRUNSWICK CORP.
BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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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BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC HIN FAQ
What does a BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BLB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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 BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC still in business?
USCG records list BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC of KNOXVILLE, TN in the MIC database (registered 1972), associated with BRUNSWICK CORP..
How do I decode the year on a BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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, "BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/blb, last verified 2026-06-12.