BEAR LAKE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EAJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BEAR LAKE BOATS of RICE LAKE, WI. The company is recorded as out of business since 2009 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
EAJ
Location
RICE LAKE, WI
In business
since 1990
Status
Out of business (2009)
BEAR LAKE BOATS hulls (1990–2009) 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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BEAR LAKE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BEAR LAKE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EAJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BEAR LAKE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BEAR LAKE BOATS hulls (1990–2009) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BEAR LAKE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BEAR LAKE BOATS as out of business since 2009. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a BEAR LAKE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BEAR LAKE BOATS hulls (1990–2009) 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, "BEAR LAKE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/eaj, last verified 2026-06-12.