JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YUW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP 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
YUW
Location
VANCOUVER, BC
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP 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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JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP HIN FAQ
What does a JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YUW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP 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 JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP still in business?
USCG records list JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP of VANCOUVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP 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, "JOE'S BBQ BOAT SHOP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yuw, last verified 2026-06-12.