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