MICHAEL BAILEY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KGE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MICHAEL BAILEY of HAYWARD, CA. The company is recorded as out of business since 2009 — 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
KGE
Location
HAYWARD, CA
In business
since 2006
Status
Out of business (2009)
MICHAEL BAILEY hulls (2006–2009) 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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MICHAEL BAILEY HIN FAQ
What does a MICHAEL BAILEY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KGE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MICHAEL BAILEY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MICHAEL BAILEY hulls (2006–2009) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MICHAEL BAILEY still in business?
USCG records list MICHAEL BAILEY as out of business since 2009. 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 MICHAEL BAILEY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MICHAEL BAILEY hulls (2006–2009) 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, "MICHAEL BAILEY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kge, last verified 2026-06-12.