BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BRO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC of ORIENTAL, NC. 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
BRO
Location
ORIENTAL, NC
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC hulls (2007–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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BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC HIN FAQ
What does a BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BRO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC still in business?
USCG records list BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC of ORIENTAL, NC in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC hulls (2007–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, "BROADBLUE CATAMARANS USA, LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bro, last verified 2026-06-12.