SOUTHLAND HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QPA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUTHLAND of ST JOSEPH OF BEAUCE, QC. 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
QPA
Location
ST JOSEPH OF BEAUCE, QC
In business
since 1991
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SOUTHLAND hulls (1991–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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SOUTHLAND HIN FAQ
What does a SOUTHLAND HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QPA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUTHLAND — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUTHLAND hulls (1991–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOUTHLAND still in business?
USCG records list SOUTHLAND of ST JOSEPH OF BEAUCE, QC in the MIC database (registered 1991).
How do I decode the year on a SOUTHLAND HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUTHLAND hulls (1991–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, "SOUTHLAND HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qpa, last verified 2026-06-12.