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