BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YVR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES of SOOKE, 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
YVR
Location
SOOKE, BC
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES hulls (2016–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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BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES HIN FAQ
What does a BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YVR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES still in business?
USCG records list BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES of SOOKE, BC in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES hulls (2016–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, "BABY DUCK INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yvr, last verified 2026-06-12.