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