Check the U.S. Coast Guard HIN registry for the history of FDI.
http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_detail.aspx?id=FDI

FDI was originally based in Bellevue, WA. They are out of business since
1988.
They were apparently an importer of some of the Baba boats, but re-badged
with their own MIC code.
Hope this helps.
regards,
Harvey Karten

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Ballreich" <cindy@ballreich.net>
To: <baba-l@ballreich.net>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Baba-L] New Purchase - hull number

> Don Van Valkenburg wrote:
>> Hull number: FDI 301250483
>> I'm not sure what the numbers signify other than perhaps the last two are
>> year 1983 ??
>> Any significance to the other numbers?
>>
>> Alan Sugarman wrote:
>>
>
> "FDI is "Flying Dutchman Inc." I don't know what the 30 means, but it's in
> our HIN too. I believe that the rest of it means that she is hull number
> is 125, and was laid up in April of 1983. She was probably commissioned
> later that year.
>
> Does that sound correct?
>
> Cindy
> s/v Mandisa
> Baba 30 # 218
>
>
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