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