PRONTO BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PQR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PRONTO BOATWORKS INC of FULTON, TX. The company is recorded as out of business since 1987 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
PQR
Location
FULTON, TX
In business
since 1983
Status
Out of business (1987)
PRONTO BOATWORKS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–1987): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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PRONTO BOATWORKS INC HIN FAQ
What does a PRONTO BOATWORKS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PQR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PRONTO BOATWORKS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PRONTO BOATWORKS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–1987): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is PRONTO BOATWORKS INC still in business?
USCG records list PRONTO BOATWORKS INC as out of business since 1987. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a PRONTO BOATWORKS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PRONTO BOATWORKS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–1987): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "PRONTO BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pqr, last verified 2026-06-12.