BRACKLEY BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QBU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BRACKLEY BOATS of GRAVENHURST, 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
QBU
Location
GRAVENHURST, ON
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BRACKLEY BOATS 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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BRACKLEY BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BRACKLEY BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QBU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BRACKLEY BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BRACKLEY BOATS 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 BRACKLEY BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BRACKLEY BOATS of GRAVENHURST, ON in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a BRACKLEY BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BRACKLEY BOATS 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, "BRACKLEY BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qbu, last verified 2026-06-12.