DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TXF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS of PALACIOS, 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
TXF
Location
PALACIOS, TX
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS hulls (1999–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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DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TXF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS of PALACIOS, TX in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS hulls (1999–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, "DELTA FABRICATORS INC DBA SOUTHSHORE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/txf, last verified 2026-06-12.