COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CBC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS of CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. 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
CBC
Location
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2016–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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COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CBC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS still in business?
USCG records list COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS of CORPUS CHRISTI, TX in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2016–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, "COASTAL CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cbc, last verified 2026-06-12.