STERLING BOATWORKS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with STB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to STERLING BOATWORKS LLC of BONNERS FERRY, ID. 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
STB
Location
BONNERS FERRY, ID
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
STERLING BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2012–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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STERLING BOATWORKS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a STERLING BOATWORKS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "STB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to STERLING BOATWORKS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. STERLING BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is STERLING BOATWORKS LLC still in business?
USCG records list STERLING BOATWORKS LLC of BONNERS FERRY, ID in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a STERLING BOATWORKS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. STERLING BOATWORKS LLC hulls (2012–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, "STERLING BOATWORKS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/stb, last verified 2026-06-12.