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