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