STARSHIP YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YGS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to STARSHIP YACHTS INC of SIDNEY, BC. 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
YGS
Location
SIDNEY, BC
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
STARSHIP YACHTS INC 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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STARSHIP YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a STARSHIP YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YGS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to STARSHIP YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. STARSHIP YACHTS INC 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 STARSHIP YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list STARSHIP YACHTS INC of SIDNEY, BC in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a STARSHIP YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. STARSHIP YACHTS INC 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, "STARSHIP YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ygs, last verified 2026-06-12.