HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QHD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD of PORT HARDY, BC. 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
QHD
Location
PORT HARDY, BC
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD hulls (2006–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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HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD HIN FAQ
What does a HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QHD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD still in business?
USCG records list HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD of PORT HARDY, BC in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD hulls (2006–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, "HARDY BOATS MAUUFACTURING LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qhd, last verified 2026-06-12.