NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QGL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES of KASILOF, AK. 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
QGL
Location
KASILOF, AK
In business
since 1989
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
QUAIL GROUP, LTD
NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES hulls (1989–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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NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES HIN FAQ
What does a NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QGL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES hulls (1989–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES still in business?
USCG records list NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES of KASILOF, AK in the MIC database (registered 1989), associated with QUAIL GROUP, LTD.
How do I decode the year on a NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES hulls (1989–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, "NORTHERN MARINE SERVICES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qgl, last verified 2026-06-12.