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Marine Group Boat Works, National City CA

Marine Group Boat Works is a combination of South Bay Multihulls and Knight & Carver. South Bay Multihulls was started in Chula Vista in the 1970s and was primarily a maintenance facility. Knight & Carver was also started in the mid-1970s and was primarily a yacht builder. South Bay reorganized as Marine Group Boat Works in 2006, took over Knight & Carver in 2013 and is now both a builder of and a maintenance facility for high-performance small craft. Visit the company at www.marinegroupbw.com. They operate two yards, one at 1313 Bay Marina Drive in National City - see it here - the other at 997 G street in Chula Vista - see it here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 1 April 2020.

Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Ft. Built Disposition
Built by South Bay Multihulls
579614 Bright Star Maysel White Recreational 32 43 1977 Now Virgin Star
587627 Mere Image 2 Milton Sanders Recreational 19 36 1977 Active
47-03 595876 Kekona John Dalton Recreational 36 43 1978 Active
36-03 646436 China Doll James Bates Recreational 13 36 1981 Active
44-03 651166 Zia Mellon Holding Passenger 16 45 1981 Active
50-06 671160 Free Lance James Kingman Recreational 36 45 1984 Active
677697 Ocean Intrigue Sea Sport Cruises Passenger 34 69 1984 Active
42-09 907938 Manu Kai Islands Beach Passenger 10 43 1986 Active
908818 Ultra Ultra Sailing Passenger 17 49 1986 Active
Built by Knight & Carver in San Diego
587666 Rail Time Rail Time Sport Fishing Passenger 44 48 1977 Active
595128 Pacific Star Pacific Star Sportfishing Passenger 81 66 1978 Active
633656 Teka III Recreational 48 53 1981 Active
642683 Mirage Recreational 54 49 1981 Active
651796 Pacific Pearl Recreational 75 62 1982 Expired
653699 Spirit of Solar Solar Turbines Inc Recreational 160 87 1983 Active
661338 Msbhaven Ms B Haven Marine Llc Recreational 193 80 1983 Active
672019 Drumbeat Drumbeat Inc Recreational 28 48 1984 Active
679522 Ambar III Ambar Enterprises Inc Recreational 96 68 1985 Active
681335 Steal'n Time Recreational 57 56 1985 Active
690396 Ras-La-Mar Phoenix Pacific Llc Recreational 90 71 1985 Active
691877 Time Out Cabrillo Yachts Inc Recreational 58 59 1985 Inactive
903009 Meridian Recreational 30 46 1986 Active
903239 Eldorado Hotel Casino Realty Recreational 56 62 1986 Active
918771 Cadet Rothwell Family Recreational 12 31 1987 Active
923424 Slo Dance Unspecified 68 64 1986 Expired
926120 Prelude Getlivin Llc Recreational 108 78 1988 Active
931419 Altamar Re Mex Group Llc Recreational 117 88 1988 Active
942943 Dulcinea Johnson Machinery Co. Recreational 167 84 1988 Active
943836 Neptunes Chariot Lb/Neptune's Chariot Ltd Recreational 76 72 1981 NLD
948457 Chula Moonstone Llc Recreational 143 79 1989 Active
956836 La Mer City Of Los Angeles Unclassified 142 76 1989 Active
959440 Sea Mist Rbk Marine Llc Passenger 125 73 1990 Active
963753 Croupier Croupier Inc Recreational 103 77 1990 Active
963760 Katherine Recreational 93 78 1990 Active
978837 Hallelujah Recreational 60 58 1991 Active
996153 Nahoku II Anela Kai Catamaran Inc Passenger 14 45 1989 Active
996383 Aloha Lady Recreational 7 33 1993 Active
1022754 Wanderlust Recreational 105 72 1994 Active
1022755 After Midnight Fishing 86 72 1994 Active
1025147 Scotch Bonnet Recreational 30 56 1994 Active
1039192 The Last Dance K&C Pacific Llc Recreational 59 60 1996 Active
1049612 Discovery Aeneid Shipping Corp Recreational 93 77 1996 Expired
Built by Knight & Carver in National City
1056509 Vixen Charleston On The Harbor Passenger 68 54 1997 Active
1060702 Olgalina Recreational 15 33 1997 Expired
1082213 Blue Dolphin Blue Dolphin Charters Ltd Passenger 46 63 1999 Active
1085913 Janamari Frequensea Llc Recreational 121 77 1999 Active
1087108 Pacific Drifter Jabar Speed Llc Recreational 72 76 1999 NLD
1088594 Nancy Susan Recreational 15 33 1999 Active
1092591 San-Bil Recreational 86 60 2000 Active
1096206 Golden Eye 2000 Passenger 28 54 2000 Active
1096454 Lucky Lady Na Pali Sea Tours Inc Passenger 23 60 2000 Active
1096865 New El Dorado III Passenger 28 54 2000 Expired
1098979 Chiller Recreational 15 33 2000 Active
1100680 Flannery CWM Family Trust Recreational 36 49 2000 Active
1108376 Fjordland Passenger 36 64 2001 Active
1114463 Outlawsss Recreational 12 33 2001 NLD
1126443 Royal Buzzard M/V Royal Buzzard Inc Recreational 67 70 2002 NLD
1137033 Honi Olani Ko Olina Catamaran Corp Passenger 24 53 2003 Active
1171164 Arjuna The Grimstad Family Trust Recreational 37 44 2004 Active
1227106 Makara Makara - Haan Llc Recreational 125 70 2002 Active
Built by Marine Group Boat Works
Port of San Diego Police Boat Active
Port of Los Angeles Police Boat Active
Net Skiffs ? boats
U.S. Navy Range Training Support Craft 114 2010 Active
U.S. Navy Range Training Support Craft 114 2011 Active
U.S. Navy Range Training Support Craft 114 2012 Active
U.S. Navy Range Training Support Craft 114 2014 Active
U.S. Navy Barrier Tug Boat 12d 26 2011 Active
U.S. Navy Barrier Tug Boat 12d 26 2011 Active
U.S. Navy SWOB Barge 180 2012 Active
U.S. Navy Dive Boat 60 2015 16 boats
U.S. Navy Tug 5 boats
U.S. Navy Workboat 6 boats
60 DS 501 to 516 U.S. Navy Dive Boat 71 60 2016 Building
1279561 Blue Fin NASSCO Harbor Tug 24 39 2017 Active

 

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