MERIDIAN YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MDY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MERIDIAN YACHTS of ARLINGTON, WA. 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
MDY
Location
ARLINGTON, WA
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC
MERIDIAN YACHTS hulls (2007–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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MERIDIAN YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a MERIDIAN YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MDY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MERIDIAN YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MERIDIAN YACHTS hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MERIDIAN YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list MERIDIAN YACHTS of ARLINGTON, WA in the MIC database (registered 2007), associated with BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT CO INC.
How do I decode the year on a MERIDIAN YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MERIDIAN YACHTS hulls (2007–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, "MERIDIAN YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mdy, last verified 2026-06-12.