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