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