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