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