GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GIC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. of MADAWASKA, ME. 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
GIC
Location
MADAWASKA, ME
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. hulls (2018–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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GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. HIN FAQ
What does a GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GIC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. still in business?
USCG records list GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. of MADAWASKA, ME in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. hulls (2018–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, "GRAND ISLE CANOE CO. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gic, last verified 2026-06-12.