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