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