SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QSN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES of STONEY PLAIN, AB. 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
QSN
Location
STONEY PLAIN, AB
In business
since 1989
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES hulls (1989–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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SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES HIN FAQ
What does a SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QSN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES hulls (1989–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES still in business?
USCG records list SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES of STONEY PLAIN, AB in the MIC database (registered 1989).
How do I decode the year on a SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES hulls (1989–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, "SEAHORSE INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qsn, last verified 2026-06-12.