CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YLH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING of MACTIER, 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
YLH
Location
MACTIER, ON
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING 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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CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING HIN FAQ
What does a CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YLH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING 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 CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING still in business?
USCG records list CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING of MACTIER, ON in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING 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, "CRAIG'S CUSTOM WELDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ylh, last verified 2026-06-12.