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