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