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