THE DORY SHOP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YNF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE DORY SHOP of LUNENBURG, 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
YNF
Location
LUNENBURG, BC
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE DORY SHOP 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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THE DORY SHOP HIN FAQ
What does a THE DORY SHOP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YNF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE DORY SHOP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE DORY SHOP 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 THE DORY SHOP still in business?
USCG records list THE DORY SHOP of LUNENBURG, BC in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a THE DORY SHOP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE DORY SHOP 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, "THE DORY SHOP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ynf, last verified 2026-06-12.