WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QWS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS of ROSE BAY, NS. 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
QWS
Location
ROSE BAY, NS
In business
since 1991
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS hulls (1991–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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WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QWS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS hulls (1991–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS still in business?
USCG records list WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS of ROSE BAY, NS in the MIC database (registered 1991).
How do I decode the year on a WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS hulls (1991–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, "WAYNE SIBLEY WOODEN BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qws, last verified 2026-06-12.