FLAT TOP BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FQT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FLAT TOP BOATS INC of SYLACAUGA, AL. 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
FQT
Location
SYLACAUGA, AL
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FLAT TOP BOATS INC hulls (1999–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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FLAT TOP BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a FLAT TOP BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FQT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FLAT TOP BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FLAT TOP BOATS INC hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FLAT TOP BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list FLAT TOP BOATS INC of SYLACAUGA, AL in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a FLAT TOP 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. FLAT TOP BOATS INC hulls (1999–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, "FLAT TOP BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fqt, last verified 2026-06-12.