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