DANIELS BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DBX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DANIELS BOATWORKS INC of WANCHESE, 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
DBX
Location
WANCHESE, NC
In business
since 2019
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DANIELS BOATWORKS INC hulls (2019–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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DANIELS BOATWORKS INC HIN FAQ
What does a DANIELS BOATWORKS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DBX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DANIELS BOATWORKS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DANIELS BOATWORKS INC hulls (2019–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DANIELS BOATWORKS INC still in business?
USCG records list DANIELS BOATWORKS INC of WANCHESE, NC in the MIC database (registered 2019).
How do I decode the year on a DANIELS BOATWORKS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DANIELS BOATWORKS INC hulls (2019–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, "DANIELS BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dbx, last verified 2026-06-12.