CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FQC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS of WINNSBORO, LA. The company is recorded as out of business since 2002 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
FQC
Location
WINNSBORO, LA
In business
since 1985
Status
Out of business (2002)
Parent company
GENMAR INDUSTRIES INC
CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS hulls (1985–2002) 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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CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FQC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS hulls (1985–2002) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS still in business?
USCG records list CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS as out of business since 2002 (associated with GENMAR INDUSTRIES INC). That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS hulls (1985–2002) 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, "CAJUN SPECIAL BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fqc, last verified 2026-06-12.