FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FGQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS of WASHINGTON, NC. 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
FGQ
Location
WASHINGTON, NC
In business
since 1980
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
ICONIC MARINE GROUP
FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FGQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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 FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS still in business?
USCG records list FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS of WASHINGTON, NC in the MIC database (registered 1980), associated with ICONIC MARINE GROUP.
How do I decode the year on a FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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.
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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, "FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fgq, last verified 2026-06-12.