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