BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LIL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO of SPEARFISH, SD. The company is recorded as out of business since 2005 — 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
LIL
Location
SPEARFISH, SD
In business
since 1987
Status
Out of business (2005)
BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO hulls (1987–2005) 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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BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO HIN FAQ
What does a BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LIL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO hulls (1987–2005) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO still in business?
USCG records list BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO as out of business since 2005. 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 BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO hulls (1987–2005) 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, "BLACK HILLS PONTOON BO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lil, last verified 2026-06-12.