GOLD LINE BOATS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GOQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GOLD LINE BOATS LLC of CHAPIN, SC. 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
GOQ
Location
CHAPIN, SC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GOLD LINE BOATS LLC 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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GOLD LINE BOATS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a GOLD LINE BOATS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GOQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GOLD LINE BOATS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GOLD LINE BOATS LLC 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 GOLD LINE BOATS LLC still in business?
USCG records list GOLD LINE BOATS LLC of CHAPIN, SC in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a GOLD LINE BOATS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GOLD LINE BOATS LLC 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, "GOLD LINE BOATS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/goq, last verified 2026-06-12.