BAR MARINE GROUP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RCA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BAR MARINE GROUP of JACKSONBORO, SC. 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
RCA
Location
JACKSONBORO, SC
In business
since 1994
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BAR MARINE GROUP hulls (1994–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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BAR MARINE GROUP HIN FAQ
What does a BAR MARINE GROUP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RCA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BAR MARINE GROUP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BAR MARINE GROUP hulls (1994–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BAR MARINE GROUP still in business?
USCG records list BAR MARINE GROUP of JACKSONBORO, SC in the MIC database (registered 1994).
How do I decode the year on a BAR MARINE GROUP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BAR MARINE GROUP hulls (1994–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, "BAR MARINE GROUP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rca, last verified 2026-06-12.