CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CBQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL of CLEARWATER BEACH, FL. 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
CBQ
Location
CLEARWATER BEACH, FL
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL hulls (2004–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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CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL HIN FAQ
What does a CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CBQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL still in business?
USCG records list CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL of CLEARWATER BEACH, FL in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL hulls (2004–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, "CLEARWATER BOAT RENTAL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cbq, last verified 2026-06-12.