KITS BOAT SALES LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YSQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KITS BOAT SALES LTD of VANCOUVER, 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
YSQ
Location
VANCOUVER, BC
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
AB MARINE GROUP
KITS BOAT SALES LTD hulls (2014–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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KITS BOAT SALES LTD HIN FAQ
What does a KITS BOAT SALES LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YSQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KITS BOAT SALES LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KITS BOAT SALES LTD hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is KITS BOAT SALES LTD still in business?
USCG records list KITS BOAT SALES LTD of VANCOUVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 2014), associated with AB MARINE GROUP.
How do I decode the year on a KITS BOAT SALES LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KITS BOAT SALES LTD hulls (2014–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, "KITS BOAT SALES LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ysq, last verified 2026-06-12.