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