SEA STAR MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YQT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SEA STAR MARINE INC of NANAIMO, BC. 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
YQT
Location
NANAIMO, BC
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SEA STAR 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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SEA STAR MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a SEA STAR MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YQT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SEA STAR MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SEA STAR 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 SEA STAR MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list SEA STAR MARINE INC of NANAIMO, BC in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a SEA STAR 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. SEA STAR 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, "SEA STAR MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yqt, last verified 2026-06-12.