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