DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DIS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA of SIMONTON, TX. 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
DIS
Location
SIMONTON, TX
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA hulls (2008–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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DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA HIN FAQ
What does a DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DIS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA still in business?
USCG records list DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA of SIMONTON, TX in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA hulls (2008–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, "DISTINCTIVE BOAT DESIGNS (DBA HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dis, last verified 2026-06-12.