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