B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HQB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS of SAN BERNANDINO, CA. 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
HQB
Location
SAN BERNANDINO, CA
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS 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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B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HQB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS 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 B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS of SAN BERNANDINO, CA in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS 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, "B & H PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hqb, last verified 2026-06-12.