AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AQU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES of BRISTOL, RI. 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
AQU
Location
BRISTOL, RI
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES hulls (2006–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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AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES HIN FAQ
What does a AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AQU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES still in business?
USCG records list AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES of BRISTOL, RI in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES hulls (2006–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, "AQUIDNECK CUSTOM COMPOSITES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/aqu, last verified 2026-06-12.