SOUTH SHORE MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YVX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUTH SHORE MARINE of CHESTER BASIN, 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
YVX
Location
CHESTER BASIN, BC
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SOUTH SHORE MARINE 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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SOUTH SHORE MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a SOUTH SHORE MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YVX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUTH SHORE MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUTH SHORE MARINE 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 SOUTH SHORE MARINE still in business?
USCG records list SOUTH SHORE MARINE of CHESTER BASIN, BC in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a SOUTH SHORE MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUTH SHORE MARINE 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, "SOUTH SHORE MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yvx, last verified 2026-06-12.