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