BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BWY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC of PORT HURON, MI. 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
BWY
Location
PORT HURON, MI
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC hulls (2008–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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BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC HIN FAQ
What does a BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BWY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC still in business?
USCG records list BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC of PORT HURON, MI in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC hulls (2008–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, "BLUEWATER YACHT SERVICES LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bwy, last verified 2026-06-12.