CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZAN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC of ST JEAN DES PILES, QC. 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
ZAN
Location
ST JEAN DES PILES, QC
In business
since 1974
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC HIN FAQ
What does a CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZAN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC still in business?
USCG records list CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC of ST JEAN DES PILES, QC in the MIC database (registered 1974).
How do I decode the year on a CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "CANOTS CADORETTE CANOES INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zan, last verified 2026-06-12.