RH ALUMINUM BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IPN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RH ALUMINUM BOATS of GRANTS PASS, OR. 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
IPN
Location
GRANTS PASS, OR
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BLUE EARTH MARINE LLC
RH ALUMINUM BOATS hulls (2003–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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RH ALUMINUM BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a RH ALUMINUM BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IPN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RH ALUMINUM BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RH ALUMINUM BOATS hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is RH ALUMINUM BOATS still in business?
USCG records list RH ALUMINUM BOATS of GRANTS PASS, OR in the MIC database (registered 2003), associated with BLUE EARTH MARINE LLC.
How do I decode the year on a RH ALUMINUM BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RH ALUMINUM BOATS hulls (2003–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, "RH ALUMINUM BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ipn, last verified 2026-06-12.