FIRST BOAT MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FBM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FIRST BOAT MARINE 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
FBM
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FIRST BOAT MARINE hulls (2015–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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FIRST BOAT MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a FIRST BOAT MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FBM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FIRST BOAT MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FIRST BOAT MARINE hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FIRST BOAT MARINE still in business?
USCG records list FIRST BOAT MARINE of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a FIRST BOAT MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FIRST BOAT MARINE hulls (2015–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, "FIRST BOAT MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fbm, last verified 2026-06-12.