Founded in 1938 and operating from Shelter Island in Point Loma since 1952, Koehler Kraft Charters runs San Diego's longest-standing boat yard alongside classic-vessel yacht charters at 2302 Shelter Island Drive. The yard runs a 90-ton crane, a 40-ton marine railway system, and a 150-foot work dock that can haul vessels from 20 to 70 feet for full service, coordinating DC-system and inverter integration work with San Diego Boat Electric. The yard was relocated to its current America's Cup Harbor site in 1952, and in 1956 Koehler Kraft built the first San Diego Harbor patrol and rescue boat, a radar-equipped craft with fire-fighting capability and a 40-knot top speed. Bottom-paint service runs Interlux Ultra with Biolux antifouling and Micron Extra VOC systems in-house, and the scheduled refit haul-out calendar ties into the maintenance cycle of San Diego Yacht Charters. The custom-build arm produces cold-molded wooden yachts from 6 to 60 feet using traditional mahogany-and-epoxy construction paired with modern adhesives and coatings, and the yard also hosts the annual Wooden Boat Festival drawing classic-yacht owners and restoration specialists from across the West Coast.