SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JQS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO of OCALA, 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
JQS
Location
OCALA, FL
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO hulls (2003–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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SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO HIN FAQ
What does a SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JQS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO still in business?
USCG records list SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO of OCALA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO hulls (2003–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, "SHALLOW WATER BOAT CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jqs, last verified 2026-06-12.