GRACE BOATSHOP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GBS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GRACE BOATSHOP of SHORELINE, WA. 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
GBS
Location
SHORELINE, WA
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GRACE BOATSHOP 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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GRACE BOATSHOP HIN FAQ
What does a GRACE BOATSHOP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GBS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GRACE BOATSHOP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GRACE BOATSHOP 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 GRACE BOATSHOP still in business?
USCG records list GRACE BOATSHOP of SHORELINE, WA in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a GRACE BOATSHOP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GRACE BOATSHOP 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, "GRACE BOATSHOP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gbs, last verified 2026-06-12.