SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LYL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC of BATON ROUGE, LA. The company is recorded as out of business since 2010 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
LYL
Location
BATON ROUGE, LA
In business
since 1980
Status
Out of business (2010)
SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–2010): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC HIN FAQ
What does a SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LYL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–2010): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC still in business?
USCG records list SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC as out of business since 2010. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–2010): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "SLADE MANUFACTURING, LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lyl, last verified 2026-06-12.