CATALYST BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PBC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CATALYST BOAT WORKS of WALLIS, TX. 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
PBC
Location
WALLIS, TX
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CATALYST BOAT WORKS hulls (2016–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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CATALYST BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a CATALYST BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PBC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CATALYST BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CATALYST BOAT WORKS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CATALYST BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list CATALYST BOAT WORKS of WALLIS, TX in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a CATALYST BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CATALYST BOAT WORKS hulls (2016–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, "CATALYST BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pbc, last verified 2026-06-12.