BEACH MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YLR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BEACH MARINE of HAMILTON, 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
YLR
Location
HAMILTON, ON
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BEACH MARINE hulls (2012–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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BEACH MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a BEACH MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YLR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BEACH MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BEACH MARINE hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BEACH MARINE still in business?
USCG records list BEACH MARINE of HAMILTON, ON in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a BEACH MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BEACH MARINE hulls (2012–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, "BEACH MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ylr, last verified 2026-06-12.