GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QRU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS of OTTAWA, ON. 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
QRU
Location
OTTAWA, ON
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS hulls (2001–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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GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QRU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS of OTTAWA, ON in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS hulls (2001–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, "GRIFFIN LEISURE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qru, last verified 2026-06-12.