BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BOW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC of BOYNTON BEACH, FL. 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
BOW
Location
BOYNTON BEACH, FL
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC hulls (2012–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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BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC HIN FAQ
What does a BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BOW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC still in business?
USCG records list BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC of BOYNTON BEACH, FL in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC hulls (2012–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, "BOAT OWNERS WORLD INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bow, last verified 2026-06-12.