NIPISSING BOAT CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZQN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NIPISSING BOAT CO of CALLANDER, 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
ZQN
Location
CALLANDER, ON
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NIPISSING BOAT CO 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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NIPISSING BOAT CO HIN FAQ
What does a NIPISSING BOAT CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZQN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NIPISSING BOAT CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NIPISSING BOAT CO 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 NIPISSING BOAT CO still in business?
USCG records list NIPISSING BOAT CO of CALLANDER, ON in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a NIPISSING BOAT CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NIPISSING BOAT CO 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, "NIPISSING BOAT CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zqn, last verified 2026-06-12.