ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ISB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS of PALM CITY, FL. 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
ISB
Location
PALM CITY, FL
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS 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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ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ISB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS 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 ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS of PALM CITY, FL in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS 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, "ISLANDS SMALL BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/isb, last verified 2026-06-12.