SOUL WATERMAN HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YXC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUL WATERMAN of VERDUN, PQ. 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
YXC
Location
VERDUN, PQ
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
9329-0385 QUEBEC INC
SOUL WATERMAN 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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SOUL WATERMAN HIN FAQ
What does a SOUL WATERMAN HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YXC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUL WATERMAN — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUL WATERMAN 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 SOUL WATERMAN still in business?
USCG records list SOUL WATERMAN of VERDUN, PQ in the MIC database (registered 2017), associated with 9329-0385 QUEBEC INC.
How do I decode the year on a SOUL WATERMAN HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUL WATERMAN 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, "SOUL WATERMAN HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yxc, last verified 2026-06-12.