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