SUNSET KIDD2

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

SUNSET KIDD2 is a 1981 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2025, along with 12 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2016.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 1 May 2025.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 1 May 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2016

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 1 May 2025

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations17

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

632827

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WDE7014

194790

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-194790

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.0 ft × 13.4 ft × 6.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 18 / net 13

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMORGAN YACHT · LARGO, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionAuxiliary Sail

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portSANTA BARBARA, CA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 23 September 2025 · expires 30 September 2026

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it18 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
13 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 19

1 May 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8127554

30 April 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7904200

10 January 2024 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7847966

12 December 2023 In-Service Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7838230

3 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7667592

27 April 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7433669

24 January 2022 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7374765

25 January 2021 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7130304

15 July 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7002876

20 March 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6928715

29 January 2020 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6887344

16 April 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6659996

20 April 2018 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6388195

12 February 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6352734

24 January 2018 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6333287

17 April 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6126562

4 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6016325

20 January 2016 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5795541

13 January 2016 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5796350

Deficiency record · 12

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Each ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retrofelctive material approved IAW 46 CFR 164.018 and arranged IAW IMO Resolution A.658(16). Replace wasted retroreflective material on life floats and apply retro reflective material to ring life buoy. 46 CFR 185.604(i)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 May 2024
Resolved 29 May 2024
Resolution: Received photos of new retroreflective material on life saving equipment.

18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Medical Equipment, medical chest, medical guide

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

A vessel must carry a first aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10). Replace expired burn gel in first aid kit. 46 CFR 184.710

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 May 2024
Resolved 29 May 2024
Resolution: Received confirmation of new burn gel for first aid kit.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency steering position com./ compass reading

Issued 27 April 2022 Resolved

Strong and effective rudder stops must be provided to prevent jamming and damage to the rudder and its fittings. These stops may be structural or internal to the main steering gear. Vessel did not have rudder stops. Make rudder stops as required as per regulation and to the satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector prior to receiving credit for next dry-docking.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 10 January 2024
Resolution: Rudder stops in place, all satisfactory.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 27 April 2022 Resolved

A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Items in kit were expired/ missing. Make kit in compliance with regulations.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 April 2022
Resolution: Made kit in compliance with regulations.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

Life floats must be stowed with a float free link attached to the sea-painter. Float free link was missing the certification tag. Provide a proper float free link.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 8 February 2021
Resolution: Installed new float free link with proper tag.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

Sail running gear shackles shall be moussed to prevent shackles from backing out. Provide moussing wire on shackles indicated.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 8 February 2021
Resolution: Moused shackles as indicated.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 25 January 2021 Resolved

A vessel to which this subchapter applies may not be operated without having on board a valid U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). The COI for the SUNSET KIDD2 expired 20JAN2021. The vessel may not operate as an inspected passenger vessel (carriage of greater than 6 passengers) until a valid COI has been issued. Vessel is permitted to act as an uninspected passenger vessel (less than 6 passengers) or as a recreational vessel.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 3 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel completed a satisfactorily COI inspection.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 15 July 2020 Resolved

Employers must ensure that they and their crewmembers meet the requirements of 46 CFR part 16. Vessel owner/operator serves as master and is not covered under drug testing program. Add owner/operator to program.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 29 July 2020
Resolved 27 July 2020
Resolution: Vessel owner provided evidence showing compliance.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 20 April 2018 Resolved

Update first aid kit.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 May 2018
Resolved 7 May 2018
Resolution: First aid kit updated.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail

Issued 12 February 2018 Resolved

Verify proper hand rail construction.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 12 February 2018
Resolution: Hand rail all sat.

Sail Rigging › Running Rigging › Shackles

Issued 24 January 2018 Resolved

Replace main sheet shackle to boom at both deck & boom.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 24 January 2018
Resolved 30 January 2018

Sail Rigging › Sails › Correct Sail Area of Record

Issued 17 April 2017 Resolved

Sumbit alternate sail configuration to MSC for approval.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 June 2017
Resolved 15 June 2017
Resolution: MSC approved new sail plan.

Casualty record · 1

4 October 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6016325

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.