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