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