HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HSO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. of PINELLAS PARK, 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
HSO
Location
PINELLAS PARK, FL
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. hulls (2008–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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HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. HIN FAQ
What does a HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HSO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. still in business?
USCG records list HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. of PINELLAS PARK, FL in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. hulls (2008–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, "HANSON BOATS (DBA) QUALITY COMPOSITES INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hso, last verified 2026-06-12.