SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YYU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC of GRAVENHURST, ON. 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
YYU
Location
GRAVENHURST, ON
In business
since 2019
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC hulls (2019–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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SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC HIN FAQ
What does a SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YYU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC hulls (2019–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC still in business?
USCG records list SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC of GRAVENHURST, ON in the MIC database (registered 2019).
How do I decode the year on a SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC hulls (2019–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, "SWIFT CANOE COMPANY INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yyu, last verified 2026-06-12.