YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QZO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC of DARTMOUTH, NS. 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
QZO
Location
DARTMOUTH, NS
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC hulls (2003–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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YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC HIN FAQ
What does a YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QZO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC still in business?
USCG records list YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC of DARTMOUTH, NS in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC hulls (2003–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, "YACHTSMITHS INTERNAITONAL INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qzo, last verified 2026-06-12.