UKAI KAYAK KTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YUL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to UKAI KAYAK KTD 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
YUL
Location
VANCOUVER, BC
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
UKAI KAYAK KTD hulls (2015–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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UKAI KAYAK KTD HIN FAQ
What does a UKAI KAYAK KTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YUL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to UKAI KAYAK KTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. UKAI KAYAK KTD hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is UKAI KAYAK KTD still in business?
USCG records list UKAI KAYAK KTD of VANCOUVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a UKAI KAYAK KTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. UKAI KAYAK KTD hulls (2015–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, "UKAI KAYAK KTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yul, last verified 2026-06-12.