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