Isabella's keel was laid in 1950 by Kettenburg Boatworks, Point Loma California, Near San Diego. She was built for Paul Kettenburg Jr. as his personal fishing vessel and yard tug.

In 1974 during an overnight fishing trip near the Channel Islands she drug her anchor and ended up on the rocks partially sinking her. She was then re-fitted in 1977 with the help of Mauricio & Sons Boatworks. She was updated with new electronics, cabin upgrades and her Chrysler Crowns were removed and she was repowered with CAT 3160’s .
At this time, she was purchased by Mr. Brombacher Her named was changed from “Lucky Lady” to “Isabella “after Mr. Brombacher’s wife. She then made the trek to the Bay area around 1978. In the early 1980’s Malcolm Bury a friend of Mr. Brombacher’s talked him into donating Isabella to the Piedmont Sea Scout’s. At that time, she became SSS Isabella.

She was outfitted with 36” railing around her foredeck, a 5-man life raft, and became a USCG inspected passenger vessel under 46 CFR Subchapter T. Since Isabella was on the small side, she was primarily used for day fishing excursions and overnight trips. She also was used for a short time as the girls’ Sea Scouts training vessel. As the popularity of Sea Scouts grew in the 1980’s and 90’s, the need for larger training vessels were needed. Mr. Bury at this point turned Isabella into his personal yacht and moved her to his dock in Point Richmond where she was meticulously cared for until 2019.

In 2019 Scott Locker purchased Isabella and changed her name to “Love” He aspired using her as an Airbnb which was not permissible in Jack London Marina and decided to sell her.

In August 2020 Cristina and Dino Barsotti purchased “Love” and immediately had a proper re-naming ceremony bringing Isabella back to her former glory….

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Arraangement:

The vessel is a 1951 Kettenburg 41 wooden hulled motor yacht with a rounded chine, semi-planning hull, solidly built of carvel packed Mahogany for the topsides and 7 ply mahogany plywood for the bottom, over oak and Douglass fir framing. She has a transom stern, raked & flared bow, with tumblehome in the aft topsides. She has a raised trunkvcabin with large open aft cockpit. In the main cabin the helm station is on PORT fwd. The upper helm station is on the centerline ofvthe flying bridge, which is reached by ladder on STBD from the aft cockpit. Below we find an anchor chain locker followed by a vee berth stateroom. Next aft is the “L” shaped galley on PORT, with a settee on STBD. Aft in the main saloon is an “L” shaped dinette on PORT and a head on STBD with an enclosed marine toilet and lavatory.