METALCRAFT MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QME were assigned by the US Coast Guard to METALCRAFT MARINE of KINGSTON, 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
QME
Location
KINGSTON, ON
In business
since 1989
Status
Listed active in USCG records
METALCRAFT MARINE hulls (1989–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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METALCRAFT MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a METALCRAFT MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QME" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to METALCRAFT MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. METALCRAFT MARINE hulls (1989–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is METALCRAFT MARINE still in business?
USCG records list METALCRAFT MARINE of KINGSTON, ON in the MIC database (registered 1989).
How do I decode the year on a METALCRAFT MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. METALCRAFT MARINE hulls (1989–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, "METALCRAFT MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qme, last verified 2026-06-12.