MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QBA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD of SHELBURNE, NS. 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
QBA
Location
SHELBURNE, NS
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD hulls (1993–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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MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QBA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD still in business?
USCG records list MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD of SHELBURNE, NS in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD hulls (1993–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, "MCGRAY BOATBUILDERS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qba, last verified 2026-06-12.