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