NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NEB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS of PORTSMOUTH, RI. 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
NEB
Location
PORTSMOUTH, RI
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
SAFE HARBOR MARINAS
NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS hulls (1988–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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NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NEB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS of PORTSMOUTH, RI in the MIC database (registered 1988), associated with SAFE HARBOR MARINAS.
How do I decode the year on a NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS hulls (1988–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, "NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/neb, last verified 2026-06-12.