PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YMZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT of PEACE RIVER, AB. 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
YMZ
Location
PEACE RIVER, AB
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT hulls (2010–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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PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YMZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT still in business?
USCG records list PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT of PEACE RIVER, AB in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT hulls (2010–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, "PEACE VALLEY WOODCRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ymz, last verified 2026-06-12.