MIGHTY JON HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LQR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MIGHTY JON of HARRISBURG, IL. 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
LQR
Location
HARRISBURG, IL
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MIGHTY JON hulls (2005–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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MIGHTY JON HIN FAQ
What does a MIGHTY JON HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LQR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MIGHTY JON — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MIGHTY JON hulls (2005–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MIGHTY JON still in business?
USCG records list MIGHTY JON of HARRISBURG, IL in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a MIGHTY JON HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MIGHTY JON hulls (2005–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, "MIGHTY JON HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lqr, last verified 2026-06-12.