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