COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FGE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) of NEODESHA, KS. 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
FGE
Location
NEODESHA, KS
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
COBALT BOATS LLC
COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) HIN FAQ
What does a COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FGE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) still in business?
USCG records list COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) of NEODESHA, KS in the MIC database (registered 1972), associated with COBALT BOATS LLC.
How do I decode the year on a COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "COBALT BOATS LLC (DBS) HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fge, last verified 2026-06-12.