TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TQU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC of PUNTA GORDA, FL. 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
TQU
Location
PUNTA GORDA, FL
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC 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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TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC HIN FAQ
What does a TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TQU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC 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 TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC still in business?
USCG records list TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC of PUNTA GORDA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a TRIBAL 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. TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC 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, "TRIBAL BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/tqu, last verified 2026-06-12.