AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ABQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR of LUMBERTON, MS. 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
ABQ
Location
LUMBERTON, MS
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR hulls (2017–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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AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR HIN FAQ
What does a AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ABQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR still in business?
USCG records list AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR of LUMBERTON, MS in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR hulls (2017–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, "AFFORDABLE BOAT REPAIR HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/abq, last verified 2026-06-12.