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Success! BWV00008J889 is of the standard HIN type called Current-Format HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from this certified boat history report provider.

BWV = Waterbug Boats Inc (Out of Business)
00008 = Boat Serial Number
J8 = Manufactured October 1988
89 = Model year 1989

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Current-Format HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is 00008 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1988) and a Model Year of 1989 with month of build (October) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is BWV. This MIC (BWV) stands for the company name Waterbug Boats Inc which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (BWV sometimes goes by these name(s) B & W Plastics Inc, , , or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Waterbug Boats Inc) is owned by Billy Turner and is located at Rt 6 Box 129 in Statesboro state of Ga. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Waterbug Boats Inc has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 5/29/1979 and went out of business on (2/22/2005) in the following country: USA.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Waterbug Boats Inc (BWV00008J889). But we have approximations: WATER BUG 1572.

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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Both Recreational & Commercial 10' To 17' Bsc 74 Redt 920707 Djk In Bus As Telcon Mso Sav 5/12/93 Lja Oob As Per Telcon Between Mgf And G-nab-6. Mic History: Previously B & W Plastics Inc--rt 6 Box 129 Statesboro Ga 30458--district 07--mso Savannah--mfr Type 18--dates In & Out 5/29/79 And 6/17/93--telephone (912)839-3280 Oob Per Ppg 2/22/2005..

UsedHIN	BWV00008J889
IsValid	Yes
IsValidMIC	Yes
HINType	Current
SerialNo	00008
Year	1989
IsStateIssued	No
Company	Waterbug Boats Inc
CompanyStatus	Out of Business
CompanyAddress	Statesboro Ga Rt 6 Box 129
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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for BWV00008J889 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and BWV00008J889 did not have a match.

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