COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QFK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS of GATINEAU, 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
QFK
Location
GATINEAU, QC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS 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
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COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS HIN FAQ
What does a COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QFK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS 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 COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS still in business?
USCG records list COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS of GATINEAU, QC in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS 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.
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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, "COMPOSITE OUTAOUAIS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qfk, last verified 2026-06-12.