PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YEY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK of MALAKWA, 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
YEY
Location
MALAKWA, BC
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK hulls (2005–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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PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK HIN FAQ
What does a PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YEY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK hulls (2005–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK still in business?
USCG records list PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK of MALAKWA, BC in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK hulls (2005–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, "PERFORMANCE POLY-TEK HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yey, last verified 2026-06-12.