NESTOR HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NST were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NESTOR of PORT TOWNSEND, WA. 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
NST
Location
PORT TOWNSEND, WA
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NESTOR 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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NESTOR HIN FAQ
What does a NESTOR HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NST" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NESTOR — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NESTOR 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 NESTOR still in business?
USCG records list NESTOR of PORT TOWNSEND, WA in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a NESTOR HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NESTOR 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, "NESTOR HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nst, last verified 2026-06-12.