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