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