ROCKING THE BOAT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RTB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ROCKING THE BOAT of BRONX, NY. 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
RTB
Location
BRONX, NY
In business
since 1978
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ROCKING THE BOAT built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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ROCKING THE BOAT HIN FAQ
What does a ROCKING THE BOAT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RTB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ROCKING THE BOAT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ROCKING THE BOAT built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is ROCKING THE BOAT still in business?
USCG records list ROCKING THE BOAT of BRONX, NY in the MIC database (registered 1978).
How do I decode the year on a ROCKING THE BOAT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ROCKING THE BOAT built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "ROCKING THE BOAT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rtb, last verified 2026-06-12.