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