CAPE LAZO BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QKL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAPE LAZO BOATS of COURTENAY, 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
QKL
Location
COURTENAY, BC
In business
since 1990
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CAPE LAZO BOATS hulls (1990–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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CAPE LAZO BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a CAPE LAZO BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QKL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAPE LAZO BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAPE LAZO BOATS hulls (1990–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CAPE LAZO BOATS still in business?
USCG records list CAPE LAZO BOATS of COURTENAY, BC in the MIC database (registered 1990).
How do I decode the year on a CAPE LAZO BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAPE LAZO BOATS hulls (1990–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, "CAPE LAZO BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qkl, last verified 2026-06-12.