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