BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BWP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS of ST CHARLES, IL. 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
BWP
Location
ST CHARLES, IL
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS hulls (2014–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 WAVE PRODUCTS HIN FAQ
What does a BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BWP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS hulls (2014–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 WAVE PRODUCTS still in business?
USCG records list BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS of ST CHARLES, IL in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BLUE WAVE PRODUCTS hulls (2014–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 WAVE PRODUCTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bwp, last verified 2026-06-12.