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