NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NBY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS of SLIPPERY ROCK, PA. 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
NBY
Location
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
T2 BOATS LLC
NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS hulls (2016–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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NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NBY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS of SLIPPERY ROCK, PA in the MIC database (registered 2016), associated with T2 BOATS LLC.
How do I decode the year on a NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS hulls (2016–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, "NAUTICOOL BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nby, last verified 2026-06-12.