ADVANCED DESIGN INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JQU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ADVANCED DESIGN INC of CAPE CORAL, 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
JQU
Location
CAPE CORAL, FL
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ADVANCED DESIGN INC hulls (2004–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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ADVANCED DESIGN INC HIN FAQ
What does a ADVANCED DESIGN INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JQU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ADVANCED DESIGN INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ADVANCED DESIGN INC hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ADVANCED DESIGN INC still in business?
USCG records list ADVANCED DESIGN INC of CAPE CORAL, FL in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a ADVANCED DESIGN INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ADVANCED DESIGN INC hulls (2004–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, "ADVANCED DESIGN INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jqu, last verified 2026-06-12.