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