978717 ALBERTA LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YEZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to 978717 ALBERTA LTD of SHEREOOD PARK, AB. 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
YEZ
Location
SHEREOOD PARK, AB
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
978717 ALBERTA LTD 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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978717 ALBERTA LTD HIN FAQ
What does a 978717 ALBERTA LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YEZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to 978717 ALBERTA LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. 978717 ALBERTA LTD 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 978717 ALBERTA LTD still in business?
USCG records list 978717 ALBERTA LTD of SHEREOOD PARK, AB in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a 978717 ALBERTA LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. 978717 ALBERTA LTD 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, "978717 ALBERTA LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yez, last verified 2026-06-12.