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