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Success! LQU47608C808 is of the standard HIN type called Current-Format HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from this certified boat history report provider.

LQU = Hoplite Boats (dba) (Out of Business)
47608 = Boat Serial Number
C8 = Manufactured March 2008
08 = Model year 2008

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Current-Format HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is 47608 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (2008) and a Model Year of 2008 with month of build (March) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is LQU. This MIC (LQU) stands for the company name Hoplite Boats (dba) which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (LQU sometimes goes by these name(s) Nautical Design Inc, Equinaut, Nautical Design Inc, or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Hoplite Boats (dba)) is owned by John Thiebaud and is located at 1006 Perry Highway in Harmony state of Pa. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Hoplite Boats (dba) has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 1/24/2005 and went out of business on (8/5/2019) in the following country: USA.

The Model Name is TOURNAMENT for this Hoplite Boats (dba) (LQU47608C808).
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Make sure to compare the date of boat manufacturing with the dates in which the company was actually in business.

The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: 111505: Equinaut Considering Adding Boat Building Subsidiary Under Name 'hoplite'. Ajk 092408, Ajk, Name Change From Equinaut To Hoplite Boats Dba - As Subsidiary Of Nautical Design; Building 15 Ft 5 In Outboard Powered Skiffs. 080519, Ajk, A First Inspection Of Demo Boat In '05 But No Boat Production Since; Education Visits In '08, '10, '13 With No Production With Efforts Devoted To Parent Nautical Design Company; As Of '17 Still No New Boat Production; As Of '19 No Reply To Request For Status Update - Placed Code Lqu Into Inactive Status..

UsedHINLQU47608C808
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeCurrent
SerialNo47608
ModelNameTOURNAMENT
Year2008
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyHoplite Boats (dba)
CompanyStatusOut of Business
CompanyAddressHarmony Pa 1006 Perry Highway
WebsiteWww.hopliteboats.com

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for LQU47608C808 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and LQU47608C808 did not have a match.

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Hoplite Boats (dba) Boat Recalls for your HIN and MIC: 0.

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