DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NOQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO of MENIFEE, CA. 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
NOQ
Location
MENIFEE, CA
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO 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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DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO HIN FAQ
What does a DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NOQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO 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 DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO still in business?
USCG records list DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO of MENIFEE, CA in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO 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, "DRIFTERS MANUFACTURING CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/noq, last verified 2026-06-12.