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