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