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