ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QYO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG of PORT MOODY, 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
QYO
Location
PORT MOODY, BC
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG 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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ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG HIN FAQ
What does a ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QYO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG 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 ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG still in business?
USCG records list ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG of PORT MOODY, BC in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG 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, "ORCA BOATS CUSTOM BTBLDG HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qyo, last verified 2026-06-12.