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