NORDIC BOAT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YGJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORDIC BOAT of SHERBROOKE, 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
YGJ
Location
SHERBROOKE, QC
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NORDIC BOAT hulls (2006–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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NORDIC BOAT HIN FAQ
What does a NORDIC BOAT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YGJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORDIC BOAT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORDIC BOAT hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NORDIC BOAT still in business?
USCG records list NORDIC BOAT of SHERBROOKE, QC in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a NORDIC BOAT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORDIC BOAT hulls (2006–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, "NORDIC BOAT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ygj, last verified 2026-06-12.