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