AEROSEA COMPOSITE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QAU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AEROSEA COMPOSITE of NANAIMO, BC. 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
QAU
Location
NANAIMO, BC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AEROSEA COMPOSITE hulls (2002–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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AEROSEA COMPOSITE HIN FAQ
What does a AEROSEA COMPOSITE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QAU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AEROSEA COMPOSITE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AEROSEA COMPOSITE hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AEROSEA COMPOSITE still in business?
USCG records list AEROSEA COMPOSITE of NANAIMO, BC in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a AEROSEA COMPOSITE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AEROSEA COMPOSITE hulls (2002–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, "AEROSEA COMPOSITE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qau, last verified 2026-06-12.