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