BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QDH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY of PARRY SOUND, 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
QDH
Location
PARRY SOUND, ON
In business
since 1996
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY hulls (1996–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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BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QDH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY hulls (1996–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY of PARRY SOUND, ON in the MIC database (registered 1996).
How do I decode the year on a BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY hulls (1996–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, "BEARWOOD CANOE COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qdh, last verified 2026-06-12.