CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QCD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD of CAMPBELL RIVER, BC. 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
QCD
Location
CAMPBELL RIVER, BC
In business
since 1991
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD hulls (1991–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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CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD HIN FAQ
What does a CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QCD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD hulls (1991–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD still in business?
USCG records list CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD of CAMPBELL RIVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 1991).
How do I decode the year on a CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD hulls (1991–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, "CANADIAN SURF BOAT MFG LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qcd, last verified 2026-06-12.