FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FDD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR of MIAMI, FL. The company is recorded as out of business since 1989 — 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
FDD
Location
MIAMI, FL
In business
since 1988
Status
Out of business (1989)
FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR hulls (1988–1989) 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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FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR HIN FAQ
What does a FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FDD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR hulls (1988–1989) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR still in business?
USCG records list FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR as out of business since 1989. 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 FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR hulls (1988–1989) 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, "FRIENDLY BOAT REPAIR HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fdd, last verified 2026-06-12.