DROP MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YZA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DROP MARINE INC of NELSON, BC. 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
YZA
Location
NELSON, BC
In business
since 2019
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DROP MARINE 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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DROP MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a DROP MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YZA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DROP MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DROP MARINE 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 DROP MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list DROP MARINE INC of NELSON, BC in the MIC database (registered 2019).
How do I decode the year on a DROP MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DROP MARINE 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, "DROP MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yza, last verified 2026-06-12.