TOM'S WELDING INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TQY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TOM'S WELDING INC of BURIS, LA. 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
TQY
Location
BURIS, LA
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
TOM'S WELDING INC hulls (2001–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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TOM'S WELDING INC HIN FAQ
What does a TOM'S WELDING INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TQY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TOM'S WELDING INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TOM'S WELDING INC hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is TOM'S WELDING INC still in business?
USCG records list TOM'S WELDING INC of BURIS, LA in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a TOM'S WELDING INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TOM'S WELDING INC hulls (2001–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, "TOM'S WELDING INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/tqy, last verified 2026-06-12.