NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NBW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS of HINGHAM, MA. 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
NBW
Location
HINGHAM, MA
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS hulls (2015–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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NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NBW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS still in business?
USCG records list NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS of HINGHAM, MA in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS hulls (2015–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, "NANTUCKET BOATS WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nbw, last verified 2026-06-12.