NBC BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NBO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NBC BOATWORKS INC of VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. 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
NBO
Location
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NBC BOATWORKS INC 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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NBC BOATWORKS INC HIN FAQ
What does a NBC BOATWORKS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NBO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NBC BOATWORKS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NBC BOATWORKS INC 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 NBC BOATWORKS INC still in business?
USCG records list NBC BOATWORKS INC of VIRGINIA BEACH, VA in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a NBC 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. NBC BOATWORKS INC 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, "NBC BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nbo, last verified 2026-06-12.