LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LYO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC of RUTHVEN, IA. 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
LYO
Location
RUTHVEN, IA
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC hulls (2000–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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LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LYO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC of RUTHVEN, IA in the MIC database (registered 2000).
How do I decode the year on a LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC hulls (2000–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, "LOST ISLAND YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lyo, last verified 2026-06-12.