EXPRESS YACHTING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZYE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to EXPRESS YACHTING of MIDLAND, 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
ZYE
Location
MIDLAND, ON
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
523989 ONTARIO LTD
EXPRESS YACHTING built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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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EXPRESS YACHTING HIN FAQ
What does a EXPRESS YACHTING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZYE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to EXPRESS YACHTING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. EXPRESS YACHTING built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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 EXPRESS YACHTING still in business?
USCG records list EXPRESS YACHTING of MIDLAND, ON in the MIC database (registered 1983), associated with 523989 ONTARIO LTD.
How do I decode the year on a EXPRESS YACHTING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. EXPRESS YACHTING built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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, "EXPRESS YACHTING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zye, last verified 2026-06-12.