THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WBQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC of PALACIOS, TX. 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
WBQ
Location
PALACIOS, TX
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC hulls (2009–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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THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC HIN FAQ
What does a THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WBQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC still in business?
USCG records list THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC of PALACIOS, TX in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC hulls (2009–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, "THE WELDED BOAT COMPANY, LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wbq, last verified 2026-06-12.