CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CSJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) of NEWPORT, 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
CSJ
Location
NEWPORT, NC
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) hulls (2017–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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CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) HIN FAQ
What does a CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CSJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) still in business?
USCG records list CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) of NEWPORT, NC in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) hulls (2017–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, "CORE SOUND LAYOUTS (DBA) HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/csj, last verified 2026-06-12.