WATERS BODY SHOP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WBJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WATERS BODY SHOP of MAYSVILLE, NC. 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
WBJ
Location
MAYSVILLE, NC
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WATERS BODY SHOP hulls (1993–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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WATERS BODY SHOP HIN FAQ
What does a WATERS BODY SHOP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WBJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WATERS BODY SHOP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WATERS BODY SHOP hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WATERS BODY SHOP still in business?
USCG records list WATERS BODY SHOP of MAYSVILLE, NC in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a WATERS BODY SHOP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WATERS BODY SHOP hulls (1993–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, "WATERS BODY SHOP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wbj, last verified 2026-06-12.