FORCE MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FQV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FORCE MARINE INC of HILO, HI. 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
FQV
Location
HILO, HI
In business
since 1976
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FORCE MARINE INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–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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FORCE MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a FORCE MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FQV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FORCE MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FORCE MARINE INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–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 FORCE MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list FORCE MARINE INC of HILO, HI in the MIC database (registered 1976).
How do I decode the year on a FORCE MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FORCE MARINE INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–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, "FORCE MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fqv, last verified 2026-06-12.