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