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