CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CMB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC of MERRITT, NC. 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
CMB
Location
MERRITT, NC
In business
since 1989
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC hulls (1989–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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CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CMB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC hulls (1989–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC of MERRITT, NC in the MIC database (registered 1989).
How do I decode the year on a CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC hulls (1989–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, "CUSTOM STEEL BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cmb, last verified 2026-06-12.