PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QVA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL of LANCASTER, ON. The company is recorded as out of business since 2007 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
QVA
Location
LANCASTER, ON
In business
since 1996
Status
Out of business (2007)
PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL hulls (1996–2007) 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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PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL HIN FAQ
What does a PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QVA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL hulls (1996–2007) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL still in business?
USCG records list PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL as out of business since 2007. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL hulls (1996–2007) 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, "PATRIOT BOATS INTERNATIONAL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qva, last verified 2026-06-12.