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