KICAN MARINE LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YLD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KICAN MARINE LTD of VICTORIA, 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
YLD
Location
VICTORIA, BC
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
KICAN MARINE LTD hulls (2009–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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KICAN MARINE LTD HIN FAQ
What does a KICAN MARINE LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YLD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KICAN MARINE LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KICAN MARINE LTD hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is KICAN MARINE LTD still in business?
USCG records list KICAN MARINE LTD of VICTORIA, BC in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a KICAN MARINE LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KICAN MARINE LTD hulls (2009–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, "KICAN MARINE LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yld, last verified 2026-06-12.