BROKEN RUDDER INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BRK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BROKEN RUDDER INC of JUNEAU, AK. 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
BRK
Location
JUNEAU, AK
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BROKEN RUDDER INC hulls (2013–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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BROKEN RUDDER INC HIN FAQ
What does a BROKEN RUDDER INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BRK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BROKEN RUDDER INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BROKEN RUDDER INC hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BROKEN RUDDER INC still in business?
USCG records list BROKEN RUDDER INC of JUNEAU, AK in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a BROKEN RUDDER INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BROKEN RUDDER INC hulls (2013–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, "BROKEN RUDDER INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/brk, last verified 2026-06-12.