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