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