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