BFC MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UBF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BFC MARINE INC of SPRINGFIELD, LA. 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
UBF
Location
SPRINGFIELD, LA
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BFC MARINE INC hulls (2001–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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BFC MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a BFC MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UBF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BFC MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BFC MARINE INC hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BFC MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list BFC MARINE INC of SPRINGFIELD, LA in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a BFC 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. BFC MARINE INC hulls (2001–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, "BFC MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ubf, last verified 2026-06-12.