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