SCARANO BOAT BUILDING HIN Decoder — MIC CQF
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CQF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SCARANO BOAT BUILDING of ALBANY, NY. 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
CQF
Location
ALBANY, NY
In business
since 1984
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SCARANO BOAT BUILDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): 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.
How a SCARANO BOAT BUILDING HIN breaks down
A current-format (1984–present) Hull Identification Number is 12 characters. Using the example CQF45678D424 (illustrative):
| Characters | Segment | In example | What it identifies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | Manufacturer (MIC) | CQF | Identifies SCARANO BOAT BUILDING, assigned by the US Coast Guard. |
| 4–8 | Hull serial number | 45678 | SCARANO BOAT BUILDING's own production number for the specific hull (the letters I, O, Q are never used). |
| 9 | Certification month | D | Month built — A=January … L=December (D = April). |
| 10 | Certification year | 4 | Last digit of the certification year. |
| 11–12 | Model year | 24 | The boat’s model year. |
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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SCARANO BOAT BUILDING HIN FAQ
What does a SCARANO BOAT BUILDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CQF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SCARANO BOAT BUILDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SCARANO BOAT BUILDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): 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 SCARANO BOAT BUILDING still in business?
USCG records list SCARANO BOAT BUILDING of ALBANY, NY in the MIC database (registered 1984).
How do I decode the year on a SCARANO BOAT BUILDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SCARANO BOAT BUILDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): 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.
Where is the HIN on a SCARANO BOAT BUILDING boat?
On the outside upper-starboard (right) corner of the transom, within two inches of the top — required by 33 CFR 181.29. Since August 1984 an identical duplicate HIN is also molded into an unexposed interior location as an anti-theft measure. Both should match the title, registration, and insurance card exactly.
Is the "CQF" MIC the same as a SCARANO BOAT BUILDING serial number?
No. "CQF" is the Manufacturer Identification Code — characters 1–3 of the HIN — that identifies SCARANO BOAT BUILDING. The hull serial number is characters 4–8: SCARANO BOAT BUILDING's own production number for that specific boat (the letters I, O, and Q are never used). The full 12-character HIN combines the MIC, the serial, and the date code.
Can a SCARANO BOAT BUILDING HIN tell me the exact model?
Not on its own. A HIN encodes the builder, hull serial, certification month/year, and model year — not the model name or length. Match the decoded year and serial against SCARANO BOAT BUILDING records, the title, or a marine survey to confirm the exact model and configuration.
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Sources: verified against the USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR Part 181, Subpart C. Reviewed by Sam Reynolds, Lead Researcher, CarWhere. Cite this page: CarWhere, "SCARANO BOAT BUILDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cqf, last verified 2026-06-15.