JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UHQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER of FREMONT, CA. 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
UHQ
Location
FREMONT, CA
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER hulls (2005–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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JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER HIN FAQ
What does a JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UHQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER hulls (2005–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER still in business?
USCG records list JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER of FREMONT, CA in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER hulls (2005–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, "JOHN TUMA BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/uhq, last verified 2026-06-12.