ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AYS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES of NEWBURYPORT, MA. 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
AYS
Location
NEWBURYPORT, MA
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES hulls (2013–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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ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES HIN FAQ
What does a ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AYS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES still in business?
USCG records list ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES of NEWBURYPORT, MA in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES hulls (2013–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, "ADVANTAGE YACHT SALES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ays, last verified 2026-06-12.