CAT'S CANADA HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QCA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAT'S CANADA of SCARBOROUGH, 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
QCA
Location
SCARBOROUGH, ON
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CAT'S CANADA 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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CAT'S CANADA HIN FAQ
What does a CAT'S CANADA HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QCA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAT'S CANADA — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAT'S CANADA 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 CAT'S CANADA still in business?
USCG records list CAT'S CANADA of SCARBOROUGH, ON in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a CAT'S CANADA HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAT'S CANADA 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, "CAT'S CANADA HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qca, last verified 2026-06-12.