INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZIY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD of MONTREAL, QC. 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
ZIY
Location
MONTREAL, QC
In business
since 1977
Status
Listed active in USCG records
INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZIY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD still in business?
USCG records list INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD of MONTREAL, QC in the MIC database (registered 1977).
How do I decode the year on a INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "INDEPENDENT YACHTS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ziy, last verified 2026-06-12.