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