HIWAY HOUSEBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YJS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HIWAY HOUSEBOATS of SYLVAN LAKE, 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
YJS
Location
SYLVAN LAKE, AB
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HIWAY HOUSEBOATS hulls (2008–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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HIWAY HOUSEBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a HIWAY HOUSEBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YJS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HIWAY HOUSEBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HIWAY HOUSEBOATS hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HIWAY HOUSEBOATS still in business?
USCG records list HIWAY HOUSEBOATS of SYLVAN LAKE, AB in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a HIWAY HOUSEBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HIWAY HOUSEBOATS hulls (2008–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, "HIWAY HOUSEBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yjs, last verified 2026-06-12.