NEARWATER BOATS, LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NXW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NEARWATER BOATS, LLC of ROWAYTON, CT. 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
NXW
Location
ROWAYTON, CT
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NEARWATER BOATS, LLC hulls (2004–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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NEARWATER BOATS, LLC HIN FAQ
What does a NEARWATER BOATS, LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NXW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NEARWATER BOATS, LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NEARWATER BOATS, LLC hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NEARWATER BOATS, LLC still in business?
USCG records list NEARWATER BOATS, LLC of ROWAYTON, CT in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a NEARWATER BOATS, LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NEARWATER BOATS, LLC hulls (2004–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, "NEARWATER BOATS, LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nxw, last verified 2026-06-12.