BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QJB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING of SIDNEY, 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
QJB
Location
SIDNEY, BC
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING hulls (1988–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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BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING HIN FAQ
What does a BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QJB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING still in business?
USCG records list BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING of SIDNEY, BC in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING hulls (1988–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, "BENT JESPERSEN BOATBUILDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qjb, last verified 2026-06-12.