HORNBECK BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UQK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HORNBECK BOATS of OLMSTEDVILLE, NY. 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
UQK
Location
OLMSTEDVILLE, NY
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HORNBECK BOATS 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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HORNBECK BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a HORNBECK BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UQK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HORNBECK BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HORNBECK BOATS 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 HORNBECK BOATS still in business?
USCG records list HORNBECK BOATS of OLMSTEDVILLE, NY in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a HORNBECK BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HORNBECK BOATS 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, "HORNBECK BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/uqk, last verified 2026-06-12.