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ABOUT US

Started in 1938,  Koehler Kraft is San Diego's oldest family owned & operated boatyard. 

Now run by master shipwright, C.F. Koehler, our boatyard offers a full range of services on fiberglass and wooden yachts of all types. 

 

Let us bring your visions to life with our custom, cold-molded wooden Koehler Krafts. We marry the traditional style of wooden boats with the modern technology used to build them.  

Koehler Kraft is home to San Diego's Annual Wooden Boat Festival, a Father's Day Weekend tradition! 

Koehler Kraft- We Fix Boats! 

Getting the 1928 59' 10-meter 'Sally' ready for Opening Day at the Yacht Club

HISTORY

Koehler Kraft Company (originally Mercury Marine) was founded in 1938 as a builder of a popular line of mahogany sport fishing boats and racing runabouts. Clarence Koehler Sr. moved the yard to its current Shelter Island location in 1952. In 1956, Koehler Kraft built the first San Diego Harbor patrol and rescue boat. At the time, this ultra-modern craft boasted radar and fire-fighting capabilities with a top speed of over 40 knots. (still faster than the current fleet)

CF Koehler Jr. now owns and operates the yard after working with his father for over 20 years. Today, Koehler Kraft offers a unique combination of the best traditional skills and modern techniques and technology.

original advertisement announcing the new name and location for the boatyard

MEET CF KOEHLER

CF KOEHLER

President, Koehler Kraft

CF Koehler Jr. now owns and operates the yard after working with his father for over 20 years. Today, Koehler Kraft offers a unique combination of the best traditional skills and modern techniques and technology.

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