CLEARWATER DESIGN HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QKW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CLEARWATER DESIGN of PICKTON, 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
QKW
Location
PICKTON, ON
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CLEARWATER DESIGN hulls (2001–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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CLEARWATER DESIGN HIN FAQ
What does a CLEARWATER DESIGN HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QKW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CLEARWATER DESIGN — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CLEARWATER DESIGN hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CLEARWATER DESIGN still in business?
USCG records list CLEARWATER DESIGN of PICKTON, ON in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a CLEARWATER DESIGN HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CLEARWATER DESIGN hulls (2001–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, "CLEARWATER DESIGN HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qkw, last verified 2026-06-12.