LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QLC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY of DORSET, 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
QLC
Location
DORSET, ON
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY hulls (1988–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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LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QLC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY of DORSET, ON in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY hulls (1988–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, "LANGFORD CANOE COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qlc, last verified 2026-06-12.