THE CREEK COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XQF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE CREEK COMPANY of STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO. 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
XQF
Location
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE CREEK COMPANY hulls (2001–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 CREEK COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a THE CREEK COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XQF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE CREEK COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE CREEK COMPANY hulls (2001–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 CREEK COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list THE CREEK COMPANY of STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a THE CREEK COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE CREEK COMPANY hulls (2001–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 CREEK COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xqf, last verified 2026-06-12.