DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YBH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD of BARRIE, 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
YBH
Location
BARRIE, ON
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD hulls (2004–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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DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD HIN FAQ
What does a DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YBH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD still in business?
USCG records list DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD of BARRIE, ON in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD hulls (2004–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, "DOCK START DISTRIBUTING LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ybh, last verified 2026-06-12.