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