NORTHWEST YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XQN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTHWEST YACHTS INC of ANACORTES, WA. 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
XQN
Location
ANACORTES, WA
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NORTHWEST YACHTS INC hulls (2002–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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NORTHWEST YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a NORTHWEST YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XQN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTHWEST YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTHWEST YACHTS INC hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NORTHWEST YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list NORTHWEST YACHTS INC of ANACORTES, WA in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a NORTHWEST YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTHWEST YACHTS INC hulls (2002–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, "NORTHWEST YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xqn, last verified 2026-06-12.