BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZQC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS of TERRACE, 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
ZQC
Location
TERRACE, BC
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS hulls (1985–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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BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZQC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS hulls (1985–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS of TERRACE, BC in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS hulls (1985–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, "BIG FISH COUNTRY DRIFT BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zqc, last verified 2026-06-12.