MICRONESIAN MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BOH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MICRONESIAN MARINE of SAIPAN, MP. 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
BOH
Location
SAIPAN, MP
In business
since 1984
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MICRONESIAN MARINE built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–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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MICRONESIAN MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a MICRONESIAN MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BOH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MICRONESIAN MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MICRONESIAN MARINE built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–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 MICRONESIAN MARINE still in business?
USCG records list MICRONESIAN MARINE of SAIPAN, MP in the MIC database (registered 1984).
How do I decode the year on a MICRONESIAN MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MICRONESIAN MARINE built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–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, "MICRONESIAN MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/boh, last verified 2026-06-12.