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