BLOUNT BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BLT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BLOUNT BOATS of WARREN, RI. 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
BLT
Location
WARREN, RI
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BLOUNT BOATS 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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BLOUNT BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BLOUNT BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BLT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BLOUNT BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BLOUNT BOATS 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 BLOUNT BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BLOUNT BOATS of WARREN, RI in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a BLOUNT BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BLOUNT BOATS 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, "BLOUNT BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/blt, last verified 2026-06-12.