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