BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BMS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES of MATTAPOISETT, 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
BMS
Location
MATTAPOISETT, MA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES hulls (2016–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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BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES HIN FAQ
What does a BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BMS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES still in business?
USCG records list BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES of MATTAPOISETT, MA in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES hulls (2016–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, "BROADWATER MARINE SERVICES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bms, last verified 2026-06-12.