COBRA BASS BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CBJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COBRA BASS BOATS of CRIVITZ, WI. 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
CBJ
Location
CRIVITZ, WI
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
J & K PERFORMANCE BOATS LLC
COBRA BASS 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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COBRA BASS BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a COBRA BASS BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CBJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COBRA BASS BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COBRA BASS 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 COBRA BASS BOATS still in business?
USCG records list COBRA BASS BOATS of CRIVITZ, WI in the MIC database (registered 2016), associated with J & K PERFORMANCE BOATS LLC.
How do I decode the year on a COBRA BASS BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COBRA BASS 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, "COBRA BASS BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cbj, last verified 2026-06-12.