FIREFISH INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YHX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FIREFISH INDUSTRIES of RED DEER, AB. 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
YHX
Location
RED DEER, AB
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FIREFISH INDUSTRIES hulls (2007–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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FIREFISH INDUSTRIES HIN FAQ
What does a FIREFISH INDUSTRIES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YHX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FIREFISH INDUSTRIES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FIREFISH INDUSTRIES hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FIREFISH INDUSTRIES still in business?
USCG records list FIREFISH INDUSTRIES of RED DEER, AB in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a FIREFISH INDUSTRIES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FIREFISH INDUSTRIES hulls (2007–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, "FIREFISH INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yhx, last verified 2026-06-12.