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