WALKER MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YQK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WALKER MANUFACTURING of SEGUIN, ON. 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
YQK
Location
SEGUIN, ON
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WALKER MANUFACTURING hulls (2013–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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WALKER MANUFACTURING HIN FAQ
What does a WALKER MANUFACTURING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YQK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WALKER MANUFACTURING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WALKER MANUFACTURING hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WALKER MANUFACTURING still in business?
USCG records list WALKER MANUFACTURING of SEGUIN, ON in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a WALKER MANUFACTURING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WALKER MANUFACTURING hulls (2013–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, "WALKER MANUFACTURING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yqk, last verified 2026-06-12.