NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NWB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG of PORT HADLOCK, 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
NWB
Location
PORT HADLOCK, WA
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG hulls (2006–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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NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG HIN FAQ
What does a NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NWB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG still in business?
USCG records list NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG of PORT HADLOCK, WA in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG hulls (2006–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, "NW SCHOOL OF WOODEN BOATBLDG HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nwb, last verified 2026-06-12.