SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JCM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC of MOREHEAD CITY, 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
JCM
Location
MOREHEAD CITY, NC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2002–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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SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JCM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC still in business?
USCG records list SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC of MOREHEAD CITY, NC in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2002–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, "SHEARLINE BOATWORKS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jcm, last verified 2026-06-12.