FL HUNTER AIR BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FWQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FL HUNTER AIR BOATS of RIVERVIEW, FL. 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
FWQ
Location
RIVERVIEW, FL
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FL HUNTER AIR BOATS hulls (2002–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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FL HUNTER AIR BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a FL HUNTER AIR BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FWQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FL HUNTER AIR BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FL HUNTER AIR BOATS hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FL HUNTER AIR BOATS still in business?
USCG records list FL HUNTER AIR BOATS of RIVERVIEW, FL in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a FL HUNTER AIR BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FL HUNTER AIR BOATS hulls (2002–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, "FL HUNTER AIR BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fwq, last verified 2026-06-12.