BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QBP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS of CAPE BRETON, 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
QBP
Location
CAPE BRETON, NS
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS hulls (1992–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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BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS HIN FAQ
What does a BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QBP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS still in business?
USCG records list BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS of CAPE BRETON, NS in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS hulls (1992–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, "BIG POND WOOD CONCEPTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qbp, last verified 2026-06-12.