MAAS BOAT CO. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XBQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MAAS BOAT CO. of RICHMOND, 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
XBQ
Location
RICHMOND, CA
In business
since 1990
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MAAS BOAT CO. hulls (1990–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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MAAS BOAT CO. HIN FAQ
What does a MAAS BOAT CO. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XBQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MAAS BOAT CO. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MAAS BOAT CO. hulls (1990–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MAAS BOAT CO. still in business?
USCG records list MAAS BOAT CO. of RICHMOND, CA in the MIC database (registered 1990).
How do I decode the year on a MAAS BOAT CO. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MAAS BOAT CO. hulls (1990–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, "MAAS BOAT CO. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xbq, last verified 2026-06-12.