ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VDS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS of FT LAUDERDALE, FL. 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
VDS
Location
FT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS hulls (2013–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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ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS HIN FAQ
What does a ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VDS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS still in business?
USCG records list ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS of FT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS hulls (2013–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, "ARDELL YACHT AND SHIP BROKERS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vds, last verified 2026-06-12.