PRUDEN WELDED BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QUE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PRUDEN WELDED BOATS of RICHMOND, BC. 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
QUE
Location
RICHMOND, BC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PRUDEN WELDED BOATS hulls (2002–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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PRUDEN WELDED BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a PRUDEN WELDED BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QUE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PRUDEN WELDED BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PRUDEN WELDED BOATS hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PRUDEN WELDED BOATS still in business?
USCG records list PRUDEN WELDED BOATS of RICHMOND, BC in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a PRUDEN WELDED BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PRUDEN WELDED BOATS hulls (2002–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, "PRUDEN WELDED BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/que, last verified 2026-06-12.