COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QCV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS of REVELSTOKE, 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
QCV
Location
REVELSTOKE, BC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS 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
The optional $19.99 Boat History Report adds stolen-boat, salvage/auction, incident, and USCG documentation checks — one-time, no subscription (typical boat-history services charge $25+).
COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QCV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS 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 COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS of REVELSTOKE, BC in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS 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.
Other builders in BC
Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "COLUMBIA CRAFT BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qcv, last verified 2026-06-12.