WATERLINE YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QWY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WATERLINE YACHTS INC of SIDNEY, BC. 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
QWY
Location
SIDNEY, BC
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WATERLINE YACHTS INC hulls (1987–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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WATERLINE YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a WATERLINE YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QWY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WATERLINE YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WATERLINE YACHTS INC hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WATERLINE YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list WATERLINE YACHTS INC of SIDNEY, BC in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a WATERLINE YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WATERLINE YACHTS INC hulls (1987–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, "WATERLINE YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qwy, last verified 2026-06-12.