Hull Serial Number in Canada
What is Hull Serial Number?
The Hull serial number is a 12-digit number assigned to a boat. The hull serial number helps to find lost or stolen boats and boats that are subject to a recall.
Does every boat have a Hull Serial Number?
All pleasure craft made or imported into Canada must have a hull serial number affixed to it.
Where is the Hull Serial Number located on a boat?
It should be on the upper starboard quarter of the outside of the transom.
What does the Hull Serial Number look like?
It's 12 digits long, beginning with the Manufacturer’s Identification Code (MIC). No character of the HIN is to be less than 6 mm (¼”) in height and width.
Where is the hull serial number on a boat?
The hull serial number shall be located where it is clearly visible when the vessel is in the water, namely, on the upper starboard quarter of the outside surface of the transom or if the vessel has no transom, on the uppermost starboard side at the aft end of the hull.
Where is a hidden secondary Hull Serial Number on a boat?
The hull serial number must also be marked in a second location on the hull, that is either beneath a fitting or an item of hardware or that is on the interior of the vessel and unexposed.
