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