1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QYX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS of GANANOQUE, ON. 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
QYX
Location
GANANOQUE, ON
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS 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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1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QYX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS 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 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS still in business?
USCG records list 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS of GANANOQUE, ON in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS 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, "1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qyx, last verified 2026-06-12.