CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZYC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD of BURLINGTON, ON. The company is recorded as out of business since 1985 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
ZYC
Location
BURLINGTON, ON
In business
since 1981
Status
Out of business (1985)
CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1985): 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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CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD HIN FAQ
What does a CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZYC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1985): 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 CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD still in business?
USCG records list CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD as out of business since 1985. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1985): 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, "CRUISING YACHTS LIMITD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zyc, last verified 2026-06-12.