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