THE BOAT YARD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EMX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE BOAT YARD of KEMAH, TX. 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
EMX
Location
KEMAH, TX
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
EAGLE MARITIME SERVICES
THE BOAT YARD hulls (2015–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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THE BOAT YARD HIN FAQ
What does a THE BOAT YARD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EMX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE BOAT YARD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE BOAT YARD hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE BOAT YARD still in business?
USCG records list THE BOAT YARD of KEMAH, TX in the MIC database (registered 2015), associated with EAGLE MARITIME SERVICES.
How do I decode the year on a THE BOAT YARD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE BOAT YARD hulls (2015–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, "THE BOAT YARD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/emx, last verified 2026-06-12.