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