LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZNV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU of QUEBEC, 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
ZNV
Location
QUEBEC, QC
In business
since 1981
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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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LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU HIN FAQ
What does a LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZNV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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 LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU still in business?
USCG records list LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU of QUEBEC, QC in the MIC database (registered 1981).
How do I decode the year on a LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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, "LES ATELIERS NAVALS DU ST LAU HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/znv, last verified 2026-06-12.