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