JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QJD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER of KINGSTON, 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
QJD
Location
KINGSTON, ON
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER hulls (1992–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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JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER HIN FAQ
What does a JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QJD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER still in business?
USCG records list JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER of KINGSTON, ON in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER hulls (1992–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, "JOHN D'ESTERRE BOAT BUILDER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qjd, last verified 2026-06-12.