ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YOQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL of PORT COLBORNE, ON. 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
YOQ
Location
PORT COLBORNE, ON
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL hulls (2011–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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ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL HIN FAQ
What does a ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YOQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL still in business?
USCG records list ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL of PORT COLBORNE, ON in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL hulls (2011–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, "ALLIED MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yoq, last verified 2026-06-12.