DESIGN CATAMARAN INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YOV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DESIGN CATAMARAN INC of TROIS RIVIERES, 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
YOV
Location
TROIS RIVIERES, PQ
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DESIGN CATAMARAN INC 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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DESIGN CATAMARAN INC HIN FAQ
What does a DESIGN CATAMARAN INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YOV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DESIGN CATAMARAN INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DESIGN CATAMARAN INC 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 DESIGN CATAMARAN INC still in business?
USCG records list DESIGN CATAMARAN INC of TROIS RIVIERES, PQ in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a DESIGN CATAMARAN INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DESIGN CATAMARAN INC 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, "DESIGN CATAMARAN INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yov, last verified 2026-06-12.