MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MOB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT of STEUBEN, ME. 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
MOB
Location
STEUBEN, ME
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT hulls (2017–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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MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT HIN FAQ
What does a MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MOB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT still in business?
USCG records list MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT of STEUBEN, ME in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT hulls (2017–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, "MAINE'S OWN BLUE BAY BOAT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mob, last verified 2026-06-12.