ENCORE MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YQL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ENCORE MARINE INC of NEWMARKET, 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
YQL
Location
NEWMARKET, ON
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ENCORE MARINE INC 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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ENCORE MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a ENCORE MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YQL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ENCORE MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ENCORE MARINE INC 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 ENCORE MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list ENCORE MARINE INC of NEWMARKET, ON in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a ENCORE MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ENCORE MARINE INC 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, "ENCORE MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yql, last verified 2026-06-12.