IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IBM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY of BARBERTON, OH. The company is recorded as out of business since 2001 — 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
IBM
Location
BARBERTON, OH
In business
since 1992
Status
Out of business (2001)
Parent company
OWNED BY BELENVICH(SP)PRIV.
IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY hulls (1992–2001) 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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IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IBM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY hulls (1992–2001) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY as out of business since 2001 (associated with OWNED BY BELENVICH(SP)PRIV.). 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 IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY hulls (1992–2001) 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, "IMPERIAL BOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ibm, last verified 2026-06-12.