NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NYK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC of NEW YORK, NY. The company is recorded as out of business since 2013 — 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
NYK
Location
NEW YORK, NY
In business
since 2011
Status
Out of business (2013)
NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC hulls (2011–2013) 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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NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC HIN FAQ
What does a NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NYK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC hulls (2011–2013) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC still in business?
USCG records list NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC as out of business since 2013. 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 NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC hulls (2011–2013) 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, "NEW YORK KAYAK COMPANY INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nyk, last verified 2026-06-12.