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