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