VORTEX MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YGW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VORTEX MARINE of JARVIS BAY. 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
YGW
Location
JARVIS BAY
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
VORTEX MARINE 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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VORTEX MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a VORTEX MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YGW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VORTEX MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VORTEX MARINE 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 VORTEX MARINE still in business?
USCG records list VORTEX MARINE of JARVIS BAY in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a VORTEX MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VORTEX MARINE 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.
Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "VORTEX MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ygw, last verified 2026-06-12.