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