BEAR CREEK CANOES INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RTN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BEAR CREEK CANOES INC of SEBAGO, 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
RTN
Location
SEBAGO, ME
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BEAR CREEK CANOES INC hulls (1987–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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BEAR CREEK CANOES INC HIN FAQ
What does a BEAR CREEK CANOES INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RTN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BEAR CREEK CANOES INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BEAR CREEK CANOES INC hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BEAR CREEK CANOES INC still in business?
USCG records list BEAR CREEK CANOES INC of SEBAGO, ME in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a BEAR CREEK CANOES INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BEAR CREEK CANOES INC hulls (1987–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, "BEAR CREEK CANOES INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rtn, last verified 2026-06-12.