Lost my trimaran in San Francisco

[Compass790]

Originally Posted by hotgrubb

Interesting point...Technically that MAY be true, but if I found the current owner, I wouldn't do that. Building the boat was a defining point in my life. That's not going to change whether I find the boat or not. I am more interested to know that she is still being enjoyed. Under the right circumstances, I would be tempted to buy her back if she was for sale.

Try contacting the marine emporium at Bethel island or Bethel Harbor marina as they know whats going on around the island. If you send an email with a pic they might even put it up on the noticeboard for you.
Tell a bit of a story to pique their interest.

[hotgrubb]

Originally Posted by Compass790

Try contacting the marine emporium at Bethel island or Bethel Harbor marina as they know whats going on around the island. If you send an email with a pic they might even put it up on the noticeboard for you.
Tell a bit of a story to pique their interest.

What a great idea! Tomorrow the search continues.

[hotgrubb]

I talked to Kirby at Napa Marine... no luck. I talked to Jane at Bethel Marine, no luck. Also talked to owner of Marine Emporium next to Sunset. He pointed me to the 38ft. Tristar three times, even though I said it was not the boat. I am beginning to believe that the boat has met its end. Very disappointing.

[Compass790]

Originally Posted by hotgrubb

I talked to Kirby at Napa Marine... no luck. I talked to Jane at Bethel Marine, no luck. Also talked to owner of Marine Emporium next to Sunset. He pointed me to the 38ft. Tristar three times, even though I said it was not the boat. I am beginning to believe that the boat has met its end. Very disappointing.

Oh thats bad luck. If you have a rollup inflatable with an outboard or a kayak it could be worth a drive & a tour around the island & talk to some of the river rats.
If Jamie from Bethel harbour doesn't know of it it may be a goner but it depends how busy she was as to how much effort she would put into asking around I guess.
Do you know the surname of the last owner? There is someone else I could try if she still lives on the island. I worked there around the turn of the century so a lotta water has passed under the bridge since then.There was a fair few, shall we say uncared for boats, scattered around the various sloughs around the time i stayed there.
You can PM me if you want to email me a picture of it.
Good luck otherwise

[hotgrubb]

Patrick Contioso was the owner... now deceased. His son Ryan had lived on the boat where it was docked on Dutch Slough. Patrick lived on Taylor Rd. According to Ryan he and his Dad had a falling out three years before his death and didn't know the boat's fate for certain. I can send you a picture of how I last saw the boat and several of when I owned her. I'll have to figure out how to PM and send images from this forum tomorrow. Thx

[Compass790]

I'll send you a PM with my email.
Yes I still have a contact on the island who may be able to help but no guarantees.

[hotgrubb]

Pictures have been sent... thx

[ben2go]

Originally Posted by hotgrubb

Pictures have been sent... thx

Any luck finding the ole girl?

[hotgrubb]

Nope... still a mystery... bummer.

[Compass790]

Originally Posted by ben2go

Any luck finding the ole girl?

I was trying to help him but lost all his details trying to use my new smartfone so if he sends me the details again I'll try again to get help from on the island. Will take a couple of weeks as I wont be calling the USA, just email.

[Birchcraft]

"In 2019 we found our (36 Foot) 1974 Ed Horstman Trimaran 🐙 (Kraken) in Sausalito,CA on the market and we couldn’t resist."


Check youtube for "sailing trimaran kraken"


Owner Andrew worked on her for a year.

[ben2go]

Originally Posted by hotgrubb

Nope... still a mystery... bummer.

I was hoping you'd find her on the hard somewhere waiting for you to reclaim her.

[Fullbore]

I heard it is 346 km southeast of Hawaii…

[jeepers]

Have you thought to use Google maps & maybe Mapquest? (Hopefully their images are different ie. years/seasons. You seem to know the locations. Google maps looks over fences and into back lots quite nicely. It may just give you a "Tourists" list of places to see/visit. Two years ago I found a boat I had been interested in after the listing closed by browsing Google Maps..

[hotgrubb]

Yep... did Google Earth although the maps were not current.
I did see the Horstman 38ft tied up at Sunset Marina. I got a chance to talk to the newest owner.