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