BLUE PROPELLER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BPA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BLUE PROPELLER of CHINO, CA. 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
BPA
Location
CHINO, CA
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BLUE PROPELLER hulls (2017–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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BLUE PROPELLER HIN FAQ
What does a BLUE PROPELLER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BPA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BLUE PROPELLER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BLUE PROPELLER hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BLUE PROPELLER still in business?
USCG records list BLUE PROPELLER of CHINO, CA in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a BLUE PROPELLER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BLUE PROPELLER hulls (2017–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, "BLUE PROPELLER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bpa, last verified 2026-06-12.