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