TALON BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VQJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TALON BOATS INC of SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA. The company is recorded as out of business since 2008 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
VQJ
Location
SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA
In business
since 2006
Status
Out of business (2008)
TALON BOATS INC hulls (2006–2008) 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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TALON BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a TALON BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VQJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TALON BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TALON BOATS INC hulls (2006–2008) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is TALON BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list TALON BOATS INC as out of business since 2008. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a TALON BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TALON BOATS INC hulls (2006–2008) 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, "TALON BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vqj, last verified 2026-06-12.