EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HQN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS of OROVILLE, 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
HQN
Location
OROVILLE, CA
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS hulls (2000–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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EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HQN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS still in business?
USCG records list EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS of OROVILLE, CA in the MIC database (registered 2000).
How do I decode the year on a EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS hulls (2000–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, "EMERALD BAY HOUSEBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hqn, last verified 2026-06-12.