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