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