hindecoder.com/ didn't recognize your HIN. I changed your Q to an A to see the results of the query. The results are below, and I suspect the Q is something other than a Q. Several other letters work instead of a Q, but without knowing the HIN for sure, it's only a guess. Below that I've included how a HIN is decoded. Guess Sailfish didn't have any serial numbers starting with a Q that year.
HIN Search results:
Success! YSIA0074J899 is of the standard HIN type called Current-Format HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from this certified boat history report provider.
YSI HIN Decoder
Our HULL ID Decoder breaks down the Hull identification number into the following information:
The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Current-Format HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is A0074 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (8) and a Model Year of 1999 with month of build (October) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .
The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is YSI. This MIC (YSI) stands for the company name Seminole Marine, Inc which is currently In Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (YSI sometimes goes by these name(s) Sailfish Boats, , , or ).
This company (Seminole Marine, Inc) is owned by Paul Hoppes and is located at Po Box 1899 in Cairo state of Ga. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Seminole Marine, Inc has started making boats, yachts and other watercraft as of 3/31/1987.
The Model Name is uncertain for this Seminole Marine, Inc. But we have approximations: 198 DC or SAILFISH or SF170C or SF170D or 170DC or 154CC or SF154C or 186CC or 196CC SAILFISH.
Contribute a better one to the database please:
Make sure to compare the date of boat manufacturing with the dates in which the company was actually in business.
The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: 2017 Delta Blvd Suite 101 Tallahassee Fl 32303(904)224-9433 Update Per Cg-5093 890626. 8/27/1999 Producing Sailfish Boats. 07/082002 Update Per Rni. 061405 Hmh, Changed Type 1 To Above From 11, Added 11 To Type 2. 101706, Hmh, Changed Zip Code To Above From 31726..
HINs By The NumbersA typical hull identification number (HIN) consists of 12 letters and numbers, as in ABC12345D404.
Here's what the letters and numbers mean:
ABC: This is the U.S. Coast Guard-assigned manufacturer identification code (MIC). Go to the USCG Manufacturers Indentification page to access the Coast Guard's MIC database.
12345: This is the serial number assigned to the hull by the manufacturer. This may be a combination of letters and numbers. The letters "I," "O," and "Q" are excluded because they could be mistaken for numbers.
D: This is the month of certification, indicating the month in which construction began. "A" represents January and "L" represents December. In our example, "D" means April.
4: This is the year of certification. The number is the last digit of the year in which the boat was built. "4" in this case designates 2004.
04: This indicates the boat's model year.