HARWOOD WATER CRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YIG were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HARWOOD WATER CRAFT of PORT SYDNEY, ON. 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
YIG
Location
PORT SYDNEY, ON
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HARWOOD WATER CRAFT 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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HARWOOD WATER CRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a HARWOOD WATER CRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YIG" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HARWOOD WATER CRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HARWOOD WATER CRAFT 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 HARWOOD WATER CRAFT still in business?
USCG records list HARWOOD WATER CRAFT of PORT SYDNEY, ON in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a HARWOOD WATER CRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HARWOOD WATER CRAFT 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, "HARWOOD WATER CRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yig, last verified 2026-06-12.