SEA PILOT BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JQX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SEA PILOT BOATS of BELLINGHAM, WA. 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
JQX
Location
BELLINGHAM, WA
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SEA PILOT BOATS 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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SEA PILOT BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a SEA PILOT BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JQX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SEA PILOT BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SEA PILOT BOATS 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 SEA PILOT BOATS still in business?
USCG records list SEA PILOT BOATS of BELLINGHAM, WA in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a SEA PILOT BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SEA PILOT BOATS 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, "SEA PILOT BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jqx, last verified 2026-06-12.