DUCK WATER BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FQA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DUCK WATER BOATS INC of DOVER, OH. 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
FQA
Location
DOVER, OH
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DUCK WATER BOATS INC hulls (2000–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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DUCK WATER BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a DUCK WATER BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FQA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DUCK WATER BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DUCK WATER BOATS INC hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DUCK WATER BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list DUCK WATER BOATS INC of DOVER, OH in the MIC database (registered 2000).
How do I decode the year on a DUCK WATER BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DUCK WATER BOATS INC hulls (2000–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, "DUCK WATER BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fqa, last verified 2026-06-12.