THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QYB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER of WHITBY, ON. 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
QYB
Location
WHITBY, ON
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER hulls (1988–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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THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER HIN FAQ
What does a THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QYB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER still in business?
USCG records list THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER of WHITBY, ON in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER hulls (1988–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, "THE CUSTOM YACHT BUILDER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qyb, last verified 2026-06-12.