EXCITER BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QEA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to EXCITER BOATS of WOODRIDGE, 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
QEA
Location
WOODRIDGE, ON
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
EXCITER BOATS hulls (1993–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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EXCITER BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a EXCITER BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QEA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to EXCITER BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. EXCITER BOATS hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is EXCITER BOATS still in business?
USCG records list EXCITER BOATS of WOODRIDGE, ON in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a EXCITER BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. EXCITER BOATS hulls (1993–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, "EXCITER BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qea, last verified 2026-06-12.