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