TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TEY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS of PLYMOTH DEVON. The company is recorded as out of business since 1992 — 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
TEY
Location
PLYMOTH DEVON
In business
since 1973
Status
Out of business (1992)
TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–1992): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TEY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–1992): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS as out of business since 1992. 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 TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–1992): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "TERRY ERSKINE YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/tey, last verified 2026-06-12.