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