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