finding boats

[highanddry]

Hi everybody,

I would like to know if there is a way to find locations of boats by name. My family built a sailboat in the early 70's and lived on it until 1989 when my parents divorced. I would like to locate my old boat and would like to know if there is a way to do this. Just nastalga really, like to know that she is being taken care of.

Thank you for any help
John

If the vessel was of US registry, and if the vessel was documented, and if the vessel is still documented, you might start online with the USCG National Documentation Center website. There are lists with limited information about documented vessels on this site. If you really want to find the boat, and it meets the above criterium, you can pay to have a title search done. Or... You could call the last marina the boat was in before it was sold, and see if they have any information. I would say, that unless the boat is something really unique (not just to you), at 30+ years old, you may not want to find her. Other people's idea of mantaining a vessel may be a dissapointment to you.