BUCKS BAGS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IDS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BUCKS BAGS INC of BOISE, ID. 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
IDS
Location
BOISE, ID
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BUCKS BAGS INC hulls (1999–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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BUCKS BAGS INC HIN FAQ
What does a BUCKS BAGS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IDS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BUCKS BAGS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BUCKS BAGS INC hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BUCKS BAGS INC still in business?
USCG records list BUCKS BAGS INC of BOISE, ID in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a BUCKS BAGS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BUCKS BAGS INC hulls (1999–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, "BUCKS BAGS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ids, last verified 2026-06-12.