B.E. LOVEDAY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QBE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to B.E. LOVEDAY of VICTORIA, 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
QBE
Location
VICTORIA, BC
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
B.E. LOVEDAY hulls (1988–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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B.E. LOVEDAY HIN FAQ
What does a B.E. LOVEDAY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QBE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to B.E. LOVEDAY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. B.E. LOVEDAY hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is B.E. LOVEDAY still in business?
USCG records list B.E. LOVEDAY of VICTORIA, BC in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a B.E. LOVEDAY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. B.E. LOVEDAY hulls (1988–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, "B.E. LOVEDAY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qbe, last verified 2026-06-12.