D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NOU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER of NEWBURY, 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
NOU
Location
NEWBURY, MA
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER hulls (2007–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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D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER HIN FAQ
What does a D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NOU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER still in business?
USCG records list D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER of NEWBURY, MA in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER hulls (2007–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, "D.A. NOYES BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nou, last verified 2026-06-12.