BAYOU SLIDERS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BYU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BAYOU SLIDERS of MARKSVILLE, LA. 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
BYU
Location
MARKSVILLE, LA
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BAYOU SLIDERS 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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BAYOU SLIDERS HIN FAQ
What does a BAYOU SLIDERS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BYU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BAYOU SLIDERS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BAYOU SLIDERS 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 BAYOU SLIDERS still in business?
USCG records list BAYOU SLIDERS of MARKSVILLE, LA in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a BAYOU SLIDERS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BAYOU SLIDERS 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, "BAYOU SLIDERS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/byu, last verified 2026-06-12.