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