NICKELS BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NBI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NICKELS BOATWORKS INC of Flint, MI. 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
NBI
Location
Flint, MI
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NICKELS BOATWORKS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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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NICKELS BOATWORKS INC HIN FAQ
What does a NICKELS BOATWORKS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NBI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NICKELS BOATWORKS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NICKELS BOATWORKS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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 NICKELS BOATWORKS INC still in business?
USCG records list NICKELS BOATWORKS INC of Flint, MI in the MIC database (registered 1983).
How do I decode the year on a NICKELS BOATWORKS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NICKELS BOATWORKS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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, "NICKELS BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nbi, last verified 2026-06-12.