KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YPB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD of CHELSEA, 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
YPB
Location
CHELSEA, PQ
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD hulls (2012–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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KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YPB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD still in business?
USCG records list KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD of CHELSEA, PQ in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD hulls (2012–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, "KANE CUSTOM BOATS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ypb, last verified 2026-06-12.