HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YJU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO of MOUNT ELFIN, 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
YJU
Location
MOUNT ELFIN, ON
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO 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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HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO HIN FAQ
What does a HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YJU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO 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 HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO still in business?
USCG records list HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO of MOUNT ELFIN, ON in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO 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, "HOVERCRAFT ONTARIO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yju, last verified 2026-06-12.