DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DBO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC of CANTON, OH. 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
DBO
Location
CANTON, OH
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC hulls (2011–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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DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DBO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC still in business?
USCG records list DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC of CANTON, OH in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC hulls (2011–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, "DUCK BOSS BOATS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dbo, last verified 2026-06-12.