THE BOAT FACTORY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QBF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE BOAT FACTORY of AURORA, ON. 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
QBF
Location
AURORA, ON
In business
since 1990
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE BOAT FACTORY hulls (1990–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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THE BOAT FACTORY HIN FAQ
What does a THE BOAT FACTORY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QBF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE BOAT FACTORY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE BOAT FACTORY hulls (1990–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE BOAT FACTORY still in business?
USCG records list THE BOAT FACTORY of AURORA, ON in the MIC database (registered 1990).
How do I decode the year on a THE BOAT FACTORY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE BOAT FACTORY hulls (1990–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, "THE BOAT FACTORY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qbf, last verified 2026-06-12.