LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QLE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS of YARMOUTH CO., NS. 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
QLE
Location
YARMOUTH CO., NS
In business
since 1990
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS 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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LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS HIN FAQ
What does a LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QLE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS 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 LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS still in business?
USCG records list LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS of YARMOUTH CO., NS in the MIC database (registered 1990).
How do I decode the year on a LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS 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, "LEBLANC BROS BOATBUILDERS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qle, last verified 2026-06-12.