NEAL BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NBC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NEAL BOATS of PORTLAND, OR. 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
NBC
Location
PORTLAND, OR
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NEAL BOATS hulls (1992–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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NEAL BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a NEAL BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NBC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NEAL BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NEAL BOATS hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NEAL BOATS still in business?
USCG records list NEAL BOATS of PORTLAND, OR in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a NEAL BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NEAL BOATS hulls (1992–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, "NEAL BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nbc, last verified 2026-06-12.