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