INTREPID POWERBOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IBW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to INTREPID POWERBOATS INC of LARGO, 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
IBW
Location
LARGO, FL
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
INTREPID POWERBOATS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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INTREPID POWERBOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a INTREPID POWERBOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IBW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to INTREPID POWERBOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. INTREPID POWERBOATS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is INTREPID POWERBOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list INTREPID POWERBOATS INC of LARGO, FL in the MIC database (registered 1983).
How do I decode the year on a INTREPID POWERBOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. INTREPID POWERBOATS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "INTREPID POWERBOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ibw, last verified 2026-06-12.