HIGH COUNTRY MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YWZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HIGH COUNTRY MARINE of WHITEHORSE, YT. 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
YWZ
Location
WHITEHORSE, YT
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HIGH COUNTRY MARINE hulls (2017–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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HIGH COUNTRY MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a HIGH COUNTRY MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YWZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HIGH COUNTRY MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HIGH COUNTRY MARINE hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HIGH COUNTRY MARINE still in business?
USCG records list HIGH COUNTRY MARINE of WHITEHORSE, YT in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a HIGH COUNTRY MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HIGH COUNTRY MARINE hulls (2017–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, "HIGH COUNTRY MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ywz, last verified 2026-06-12.