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