ISLAND BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IBD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ISLAND BOATS of LAKE HAVASU, AZ. 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
IBD
Location
LAKE HAVASU, AZ
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ISLAND BOATS hulls (1992–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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ISLAND BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a ISLAND BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IBD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ISLAND BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ISLAND BOATS hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ISLAND BOATS still in business?
USCG records list ISLAND BOATS of LAKE HAVASU, AZ in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a ISLAND BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ISLAND BOATS hulls (1992–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, "ISLAND BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ibd, last verified 2026-06-12.