BIYAK BOATS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BYK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BIYAK BOATS LLC of WINSTON SALEM, NC. 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
BYK
Location
WINSTON SALEM, NC
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BIYAK BOATS LLC hulls (2018–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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BIYAK BOATS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a BIYAK BOATS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BYK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BIYAK BOATS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BIYAK BOATS LLC hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BIYAK BOATS LLC still in business?
USCG records list BIYAK BOATS LLC of WINSTON SALEM, NC in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a BIYAK BOATS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BIYAK BOATS LLC hulls (2018–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, "BIYAK BOATS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/byk, last verified 2026-06-12.