FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FBA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE of FORT LAUDERDALE, 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
FBA
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
MOM BOAT LIFE LLC
FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE hulls (2018–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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FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE HIN FAQ
What does a FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FBA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE still in business?
USCG records list FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2018), associated with MOM BOAT LIFE LLC.
How do I decode the year on a FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE hulls (2018–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, "FAVOR BOLD AEROMARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fba, last verified 2026-06-12.