ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FYF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES of ELIZABETHVILLE, PA. 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
FYF
Location
ELIZABETHVILLE, PA
In business
since 1998
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES hulls (1998–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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ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES HIN FAQ
What does a ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FYF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES still in business?
USCG records list ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES of ELIZABETHVILLE, PA in the MIC database (registered 1998).
How do I decode the year on a ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES hulls (1998–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, "ED ENGLE ENTERPRISES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fyf, last verified 2026-06-12.