RUGGED SHORES INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YYB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RUGGED SHORES INC of PARADISE, NF. 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
YYB
Location
PARADISE, NF
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RUGGED SHORES INC hulls (2018–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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RUGGED SHORES INC HIN FAQ
What does a RUGGED SHORES INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YYB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RUGGED SHORES INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RUGGED SHORES INC hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is RUGGED SHORES INC still in business?
USCG records list RUGGED SHORES INC of PARADISE, NF in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a RUGGED SHORES INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RUGGED SHORES INC hulls (2018–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, "RUGGED SHORES INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yyb, last verified 2026-06-12.