WARD BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WQA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WARD BOAT BUILDER of SPARR, FL. The company is recorded as out of business since 2006 — 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
WQA
Location
SPARR, FL
In business
since 2000
Status
Out of business (2006)
WARD BOAT BUILDER hulls (2000–2006) 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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WARD BOAT BUILDER HIN FAQ
What does a WARD BOAT BUILDER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WQA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WARD BOAT BUILDER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WARD BOAT BUILDER hulls (2000–2006) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WARD BOAT BUILDER still in business?
USCG records list WARD BOAT BUILDER as out of business since 2006. 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 WARD BOAT BUILDER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WARD BOAT BUILDER hulls (2000–2006) 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, "WARD BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wqa, last verified 2026-06-12.