DEVCO ENGINEERING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QDE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DEVCO ENGINEERING of CHICOUTIMI, QC. 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
QDE
Location
CHICOUTIMI, QC
In business
since 1990
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DEVCO ENGINEERING hulls (1990–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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DEVCO ENGINEERING HIN FAQ
What does a DEVCO ENGINEERING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QDE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DEVCO ENGINEERING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DEVCO ENGINEERING hulls (1990–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DEVCO ENGINEERING still in business?
USCG records list DEVCO ENGINEERING of CHICOUTIMI, QC in the MIC database (registered 1990).
How do I decode the year on a DEVCO ENGINEERING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DEVCO ENGINEERING hulls (1990–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, "DEVCO ENGINEERING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qde, last verified 2026-06-12.