ONE BOAT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OBC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ONE BOAT of ATHENS, AL. 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
OBC
Location
ATHENS, AL
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
RESCUE ONE CORPORATION
ONE BOAT hulls (2016–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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ONE BOAT HIN FAQ
What does a ONE BOAT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OBC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ONE BOAT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ONE BOAT hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ONE BOAT still in business?
USCG records list ONE BOAT of ATHENS, AL in the MIC database (registered 2016), associated with RESCUE ONE CORPORATION.
How do I decode the year on a ONE BOAT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ONE BOAT hulls (2016–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, "ONE BOAT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/obc, last verified 2026-06-12.