BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BYD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC of PALM HARBOR, FL. 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
BYD
Location
PALM HARBOR, FL
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC hulls (2016–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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BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC HIN FAQ
What does a BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BYD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC still in business?
USCG records list BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC of PALM HARBOR, FL in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC hulls (2016–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, "BEDARD YACHT DESIGN LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/byd, last verified 2026-06-12.