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