UNDERGROUND CANOE CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QUC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to UNDERGROUND CANOE CO of BOTHWELL, 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
QUC
Location
BOTHWELL, ON
In business
since 1994
Status
Listed active in USCG records
UNDERGROUND CANOE CO hulls (1994–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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UNDERGROUND CANOE CO HIN FAQ
What does a UNDERGROUND CANOE CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QUC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to UNDERGROUND CANOE CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. UNDERGROUND CANOE CO hulls (1994–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is UNDERGROUND CANOE CO still in business?
USCG records list UNDERGROUND CANOE CO of BOTHWELL, ON in the MIC database (registered 1994).
How do I decode the year on a UNDERGROUND 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. UNDERGROUND CANOE CO hulls (1994–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, "UNDERGROUND CANOE CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/quc, last verified 2026-06-12.