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