THUNDER JET BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AHQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THUNDER JET BOATS of CLARKSTON, WA. 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
AHQ
Location
CLARKSTON, WA
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THUNDER JET BOATS hulls (1987–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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THUNDER JET BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a THUNDER JET BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AHQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THUNDER JET BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THUNDER JET BOATS hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THUNDER JET BOATS still in business?
USCG records list THUNDER JET BOATS of CLARKSTON, WA in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a THUNDER JET BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THUNDER JET BOATS hulls (1987–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, "THUNDER JET BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ahq, last verified 2026-06-12.