AQUA PRO BOATS HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XIU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AQUA PRO BOATS of SANTA CLARA, CA. The company is recorded as out of business since 2005 — 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

XIU

Location

SANTA CLARA, CA

In business

since 2003

Status

Out of business (2005)

AQUA PRO BOATS hulls (2003–2005) 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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AQUA PRO BOATS HIN FAQ

What does a AQUA PRO BOATS HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "XIU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AQUA PRO BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AQUA PRO BOATS hulls (2003–2005) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

Is AQUA PRO BOATS still in business?

USCG records list AQUA PRO BOATS as out of business since 2005. 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 AQUA PRO BOATS HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AQUA PRO BOATS hulls (2003–2005) 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, "AQUA PRO BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xiu, last verified 2026-06-12.