FLETCHER BOATS, INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YRD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FLETCHER BOATS, INC. of PORT ANGELES, WA. 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
YRD
Location
PORT ANGELES, WA
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FLETCHER BOATS, INC. hulls (1987–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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FLETCHER BOATS, INC. HIN FAQ
What does a FLETCHER BOATS, INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YRD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FLETCHER BOATS, INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FLETCHER BOATS, INC. hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FLETCHER BOATS, INC. still in business?
USCG records list FLETCHER BOATS, INC. of PORT ANGELES, WA in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a FLETCHER BOATS, INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FLETCHER BOATS, INC. hulls (1987–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, "FLETCHER BOATS, INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yrd, last verified 2026-06-12.