BOATSMITH INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BSC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOATSMITH INC of JUPITER, 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
BSC
Location
JUPITER, FL
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BOATSMITH INC hulls (2009–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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BOATSMITH INC HIN FAQ
What does a BOATSMITH INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BSC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOATSMITH INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOATSMITH INC hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BOATSMITH INC still in business?
USCG records list BOATSMITH INC of JUPITER, FL in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a BOATSMITH INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOATSMITH INC hulls (2009–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, "BOATSMITH INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bsc, last verified 2026-06-12.