GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QXV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT of GANDER BAY SOUTH, 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
QXV
Location
GANDER BAY SOUTH, NL
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT hulls (2003–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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GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QXV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT still in business?
USCG records list GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT of GANDER BAY SOUTH, NL in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT hulls (2003–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, "GANDER BAY WOODCRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qxv, last verified 2026-06-12.