FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YPJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD of COURTENAY, 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
YPJ
Location
COURTENAY, BC
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS 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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FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YPJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS 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 FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD still in business?
USCG records list FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD of COURTENAY, BC in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS 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, "FORBIDDEN ALLOY PRODUCTS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ypj, last verified 2026-06-12.