B.W.S. MARINE, INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OSO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to B.W.S. MARINE, INC of HIALEAH, FL. 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
OSO
Location
HIALEAH, FL
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
B.W.S. MARINE, INC hulls (1999–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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B.W.S. MARINE, INC HIN FAQ
What does a B.W.S. MARINE, INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OSO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to B.W.S. MARINE, INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. B.W.S. MARINE, INC hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is B.W.S. MARINE, INC still in business?
USCG records list B.W.S. MARINE, INC of HIALEAH, FL in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a B.W.S. MARINE, INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. B.W.S. MARINE, INC hulls (1999–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, "B.W.S. MARINE, INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/oso, last verified 2026-06-12.