POWERQUEST BOATS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PQB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to POWERQUEST BOATS LLC of GRAND HAVEN, MI. 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
PQB
Location
GRAND HAVEN, MI
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
POWERQUEST BOATS LLC hulls (2018–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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POWERQUEST BOATS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a POWERQUEST BOATS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PQB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to POWERQUEST BOATS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. POWERQUEST BOATS LLC hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is POWERQUEST BOATS LLC still in business?
USCG records list POWERQUEST BOATS LLC of GRAND HAVEN, MI in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a POWERQUEST 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. POWERQUEST BOATS LLC hulls (2018–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, "POWERQUEST BOATS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pqb, last verified 2026-06-12.