AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AGQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER of BAINBRIDGE IS, WA. The company is recorded as out of business since 2003 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.

MIC

AGQ

Location

BAINBRIDGE IS, WA

In business

since 1983

Status

Out of business (2003)

AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–2003): 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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AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER HIN FAQ

What does a AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "AGQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–2003): 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 AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER still in business?

USCG records list AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER as out of business since 2003. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.

How do I decode the year on a AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–2003): 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, "AL GLASER BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/agq, last verified 2026-06-12.