MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YBQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES of NANOOSE BAY, BC. 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
YBQ
Location
NANOOSE BAY, BC
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES 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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MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES HIN FAQ
What does a MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YBQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES 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 MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES still in business?
USCG records list MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES of NANOOSE BAY, BC in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES 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, "MARINE TECHNICAL SERVICES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ybq, last verified 2026-06-12.