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As a service to kayakers, Matt Broze of  Mariner Kayaks instituted 
and maintains this international database of:

Found, Lost, and Stolen Kayaks

Last update: 4/5/08 (Note: this list is not out of date.  I update whenever I receive new information)
Unclaimed Found Kayaks (Pink background color) Could it be yours?
Recovered Kayaks (Light green backround color)
There is hope, many of these kayaks were recovered because of this list (and the 
unparalleled honesty of paddlers)

Check the lists below to see if the kayak you bought
or are about to buy is "Hot").

Lost or Stolen River Kayaks (White background)
Note: Due to my lack of time to search them out on the web, stolen river kayaks 
will no longer be included here unless they have been reported directly to us.


Lost or Stolen Touring or Rec. Kayaks (Light blue background)
In all the above groups the kayaks are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, then model.

Most Recent Kayaks Added
(mostly Yellow background with Salmon color column headings)
The most recent additions are at the top of this group (Note: all are also listed
in one of the above lists organized alphabetically by manufacturer and model) Some kayaks listed here (those with NoXXX in the found column) have some generous rewards being offered by several kayak related businesses  in order to encourage anyone who may have purchased it to turn it in and provide some much needed information about its purchase. You could help keep a serial kayak thief behind bars. Click here for the reward details on those recently stolen California kayaks.

How to Avoid Buying a "Hot" Kayak & How to Safeguard Your Kayak
provides information on how to avoid becoming a victim. If you bought a kayak that is on this list please read the above link and call (206)367-2831 or E-mail us.

If you have had your kayak stolen already, and want have your kayak added to this list of stolen kayaks, mail, call, or E-mail us as much of the following information as you can:

1) Your name, address, phone numbers and e-mail addresses where you can be reached so that if we find your kayak, or get a tip about it, we can contact you ASAP (this info will not be published).
 
2) As much information about the kayak as you can, including if possible, make, model, colors, construction material (fiberglass, plastic, wood, skin-on-frame, folding), the Coast Guard hull identification number (HIN), and any distinguishing features about your kayak that could help someone identify it as being your kayak. 

3) Tell us the range of dates (and or time of day) when the theft occurred

4) The police agency, date reported, and case number, along with the officer's name and phone number where the theft was reported. That information means we can contact the police quickly and talk to an officer who knows about the theft and get them to respond as quickly as possible if your kayak has been spotted. 

5) So we can track a serial thief's MO, please tell us, in detail, where and how the theft occurred and if any security measures were defeated during the theft. 

6) Do you want to offer a reward for the kayaks return (and for cooperating with the justice system)? A reward might encourage an innocent new buyer to come forward and return it to you.

Note: The only information that will be published here will be the kayak identification information, the month, year and state where the theft occurred along with any reward amount you choose to offer.

Please, let us know if you later move so we can find you if your kayak is found. It took us months of trying to return a kayak to one victim. Also, if your kayak is recovered and returned to you by some other way than through this website, please let me know that as well, so we can update this list with the good news (and not have someone later thinking that YOU are paddling a stolen kayak).

Note: The Coast Guard hull identification number (HIN) can be found near the stern on the right side
of the hull. On newer boats the manufacturer should also have written the HIN inside the kayak somewhere. This is often the most unique thing about a mass produced kayak. If your kayak is stolen you may need it to get your property back from the police if it is recovered. How else will they know for sure that it is yours?
Therefore, write down and photograph your kayaks' Coast Guard HIN numbers right now and file them somewhere safe and memorable!
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Many dealers don't keep good records and won't have the CG number if you need to report your kayak stolen. If you can't find the number once your kayak is stolen look on your receipt and/or call your dealer and ask them to look up your number. If they tell you they don't have it, or that it would be too much trouble to find, ask them to let you look at the old invoices from around the time you bought it).
While you are thinking about it, mark or etch all your gear and other possessions with your state's two letter code followed by DL and then your driver's license number. Without that, or a serial number (if you have a record of) it will be very difficult or impossible for you to recover your property even if you and the police are looking right at it and all the indications are that it is likely your property.

If your kayak fits the description of a stolen kayak check the Coast Guard HIN. This
number could have been altered so check if your kayak's number could have been changed
by turning a 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 or 9 into an 8 (or a 1 into a 4, 7, or 9). If the first three letters are not
the same as the stolen kayaks made by the same manufacturer be suspicious. In the number
the first three letters are the manufacturers ID code (MIC) assigned by the Coast Guard. The next 
five digits are chosen by the manufacturer. The ninth digit should be a letter less than "M" as it 
denotes the month of manufacture (A=Jan., B=Feb. etc>). The tenth digit is the last number in the
year of manufacture (A9 would have been built in Jan. 1999--or 1989). The last two digits usually
denote the model year so the eleventh digit should be an 8, 9 or 0, for 198?, 199? or 200?. Older
Canadian and non-U.S. origin kayaks may not follow this number scheme and even a few older U.S.
made models may not use a letter for the month. Remember to check for the same hull identification 
number likely to be hidden inside the kayak somewhere as well.

The reward offers listed below were made by the victims when they filed their reports
and some may no longer be valid (especially if several years have elapsed since the theft).

We will try to keep this list up to date. Please help by reporting thefts you have heard
about and adding anything you can about the kayaks below with incomplete information.

Disclaimer: This database is a private listing of kayaks that have been reported stolen. 
We cannot verify the accuracy or timeliness of this information. The person in possession
of the kayak may well be another innocent victim of the thief. Do not take any action 
based on this information without first consulting with us to find the original police agency 
involved so they can coordinate with your local police to aid in the recovery of the kayak 
and hopefully the identification, arrest and prosecution of the thief (and in many cases a 
reward to you for finding the kayak).

Remember to scroll right for more detailed information on each kayak.

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Found? Type Reward Mo./Yr. State Manufacturer Model Coast Guard # Deck color Hull color Trim color How to Claim, and Where Found
Unclaim sea 10/06 TX You identify You Identify You identify You Identify You Identify You Identify Sit-on-top found washed up on a beach in Corpus Christi, TX
Unclaim sea 6/05 CA You identify You Identify You identify You Identify You Identify You Identify Beat up touring kayak found on San Meteo Bridge, describe to outdoorsteve@yahoo.com to claim
Unclaim ??? 5/05 NH You identify You Identify You identify You Identify You Identify You Identify Tell date lost and describe to claim, found on a New Hampshire beach
Unclaim river 4/04 WA You identify You Identify You identify You ID (plastic) You ID (plastic) You Identify Describe to claim, found floating near north shore of Seattle's Lake Union, contact Matt at (206)284-8404
Unclaim sea 5/02 NY You identify You Identify You identify You Identify You Identify You Identify Describe to claim, found floating near shore on Long Island, NY, contact Long Island Police to identify
Unclaim sea 6/02 WA You identify You Identify You identify Red (plastic) Red (plastic) Describe to claim, found in Lake Washington, contact Seattle Police Harbor Patrol (call (206)684-4071)
Unclaim sea 6/01 WA Easy Rider You identify You identify Yellow White You identify Describe to claim, found at Port of Kingston Marina, contact Kitsap Co. Sheriff's Deputy Mike Grant #84
Unclaim sea 7/00 DC You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify Describe to claim, found floating in the Potomac River, contact Washington DC Harbor Police
Unclaim ??? 10/99 WA You identify You identify You identify White White You identify You describe to claim, found on Vashon Island, WA near Lisabeula Park (call (360)779-4774)
Unclaim river 8/99 WA You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify to claim, found in Sultan River (WA) 8/14/99 (call Don at (206)364-8599 or 860-3462)
Unclaim river 7/99 WA ?Sit-on-top? You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify to claim, found in Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River (Washington)
Unclaim sea 12/98 WA Easy Rider You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify You identify to claim, found in Lake Washington after a storm
Found? Type Reward Mo./Yr. State Manufacturer Model Coast Guard # Deck color Hull color Trim color How Found and/or Disposition
Yes river 7/97 WA Aquaterra Keowee ?-2RMKSBJOC Blue (plastic) Blue (plastic) Police sold to finder for a nominal sum after waiting period expired
Yes sea $100 3/97 WA Aquaterra Sea Lion WEM99429H69 Turq./Granite Same (plastic) White/Black Heavy chain cut, police later found it floating in Lake Washington, returned to owner
Yes sea 6/98 WA Current Designs (2) Breeze none--unfinished Gray (plastic) Gray (plastic) Found when truck stolen with them was recovered
Yes sea 6/98 WA Current Designs (6) Breeze none--unfinished Yellow(plastic) Yellow(plastic) Found when truck stolen with them was recovered
Yes sea 6/02 BC Current Designs Gulfstream 2000 QDC12601A101

UN Blue

UN Blue Regatta Blue Police recovered it a few days after the theft
Yes sea 10/07 QC Current Designs Libra XT   Green/Blue tiger stripes (faded) Lt. Gray/White tiger stripes Black vinyl The owner says
A  friend saw a same kayak model ad on the internet, I responded to the ad with a fake address, so they didn't see my name in case they knew it. I asked to see it first. the response came with a perfect description ( the color pattern is unique, I did it myself). I then gave the phone number of a friend, so they couldn't trace me to where they stole it in the first place. The next call was from 3 minutes away from my friend's. I called the cops again (8th time in one hour). They were "en route" already. The meeting place was across the street. There was nobody there so they took off. My friend got a description of their truck, I called the cops again with the description and they were caught a few streets away.
Yes sea 5/97 WA Current Designs Solstice GTHV QDC59481296 White White Recovered and the thief prosecuted
Yes sea 9/98 WA Current Designs Libra (double) CDLM04902173 Green White Black Recovered by police 3/99 during a drug bust in Pt. Angeles, WA
Yes sea 1/97 CA Current Designs Solstice Recovered by Nancy at Adventure Times Kayaks
Yes 4/03 sea $50 7/01 MD Dagger Baja DAQ60717D000 Blue/Green Blue/Green (plastic) Chesapeake Paddlers Assoc. member, Chip Walsh, saw two suspicious boats and mentioned it in a trip report.  The owner pointed him to the CPA website's stolen boat page (with a link to this stolen boat page).  (continued next line)
Yes 4/03 sea $50 7/01 MD Dagger Savannah DAQ60524D000 Red Red (plastic) He checked the serial numbers and recovered them. Owner reported it and police questioned some likely suspects.
Yes sea WA Easy Rider Dolphin ? Green White Police sold to finder for $25 after 60 days advertising for owner
Yes sea $100 12/94 WA Eddyline Raven EDY04068D292 Fushia Ivory Black vinyl Returned to owner
Yes sea 1/95 WA Eddyline Raven Green White Black vinyl Buyer became suspicious it was stolen & called builder--returned to owner
Yes sea 8/01 CA Futura  C4 Black (carb/Kevlar) Black (carb/Kev) Buyer's friend in kayak shop recognized it was reported stolen kayak
Yes sea 7/99 WA Greg Barton  Prototype none Natural wood White Maroon Buyer saw on this website--returned to the owner after a long search for her--So tell us if you move
Yes sea $100 3/95 WA Home Built Cape Charles Name in hatch Gray White Black tape Bought at a garage sale, used and spotted in a race--Returned to owner
Yes 5/06 sea $250 1/06 TX Mariner Elan MSQ73038B101  Sky Blue White Black Found by police commander who had just been reminded about this theft at a local kayak shop. Later he spotted it in the yard of a pawnshop.
Yes 4/03 sea $100 11/02 WA "Huntercraft"  Skimalong II 16'7" wood-strip Clear (wood-strip) Clear (wood-strip) none Offered in trade for a ski boat. Ski boat owner searched for "Huntercraft" on the internet and discovered the only links were for this unique stolen kayak. He provided information leading to its recovery and got the $100 reward.
Yes sea 8/95 WA Mariner XL MSQ02232C285 Roberts gray Roberts Gray Dark blue (E Returned to ins. co. as the result of a cooperative effort.
Found? Type Reward Mo./Yr. State Manufacturer Model Coast Guard # Deck color Hull color Trim color Distinguishing features
Yes ?/07 sea $500 8/05 WA NC Kayaks Explorer Std. NVK70367C303 Yellow White Black Stolen together with the 8/05 Necky Elaho it was spotted in the Craig's List photo (and also seen by the buyer of) the Elaho. It took a few months but it was also returned to the owner. However, owner could not ecover the paddles and accessories with it, even though he had described them  previously to both me and the police, because they had no name or serial numbers. LESSON HERE: MARK ALL YOUR GEAR WITH YOUR DRIVER' LICENSE NUMBER!
Claimed sea Recovered 9/06 OR Necky Looksha iV-S   Green White   Owner mentioned the theft from his waterfront and someone mentioned they had seen a notice of a couple of kayaks found abandoned not too far away
Yes12/06 sea $500 8/05 WA Necky Elaho QNK12071I101 Blue White Black Buyer (Craig's List) became suspicious of this repainted kayak and contacted us with the model he had found on this webpage he thought might be it. The original owner didn't recognize it as his kayak at first but it turned out it was his. 
Yes sea 6/96 WA Necky Narpa QNK35002C394 Gray (Granite) Gray (plastic) Blue (decal) Returned to owner--Matt found investigating a tip (a kayak being towed by a rubber raft just seemed wrong).
Yes sea 2/96 WA Necky Nootka (dbl.) QNK02721F693 Off White Off White Turquoise Found in overgrown lot--returned to owner
Yes  sea   9/05 WA Necky Looksha IV-S QNK????????? White White White Owner found it on Craig's List months later and recovered it with the aid of police. An alert reader of this website reported this same Craig's List ad to me.  I called the owner and discovered he had recovered it the day before.
Yes 6/03 sea $100 1/03 WA Necky Tahsis QNK12740?202 Red White Black Adv. in small ad paper ($500), a potential buyer thought it might be this kayak and contacted the owner, the owner  saw it, confirmed it was his and called police. The trail of possession led back to someone now in jail for auto theft.
Yes sea 1/02 WA Nimbus Solander Plus 9502207-492 Light Sea Green White Purple Recovered by Bellingham, WA police
Yes sea 2/97 WA NW Kayaks Cadence LP NWG01088E388 Pink Gray ? These colors were reported by police to kayak shops (after finding it in truck with other stolen goods)
Yes sea 3/97 WA NW Kayaks Cadence LP NWG01088E388 Fushia Mint Purple These colors were reported to us by owner--returned to owner when Matt suspected it was the same kayak
Yes rec 6/98 WA Old Town Loon 138 Coast Guard released the kayak to the finder after the waiting period.
Yes sea $250 3/00 WA Pacific Water S. Sea Otter (old) PWS1220FC484 Dark Green Light Green Black vinyl Found by police in woods near shore about a mile from the place it was stolen
Yes river 6/98 WA Perception 3D (ww) 69776D898 Red/Purple Red/Purple Recovered by Lynnwood, WA police
Claimed sea Recovered 9/06 OR Perception Sonoma   Red White   Owner mentioned the theft from his waterfront and someone mentioned they had seen a notice of a couple of kayaks found abandoned not too far away
Yes river $150 6/07 WI Pyranha S6F XJBARADWK304 Green/Blue Green/Blue (plastic) Victim spotted in  on someone's car, called the police, and got it back
Yes sea 1/02 WA Seaward Endeavour QKN003180998 Yellow Yellow Burnt Orange Recovered by Bellingham, WA police
Claimed sea Abandoned 3/08 LA Seaward Legend QKN00469L606 Orange White Gray found demolished on I-10 near exit 20 to Sulphur, LA., I contacted the designer who knew whose kayak it was. tthe load bars on the owner's kayak rack came loose in a windstorm and the kayak hit the highway and was run over by a truck before it could be recovered.
Yes sea   5/04 WA Seaward Navigator QKN005060901 Red White Black Recovered by Bellingham, WA police
Yes sea $400 3/00 CA Seaward Quest ? Red White Yellow The next buyer advertised it for sale and a potential customer saw a stolen kayak poster for it in a kayak shop
Yes sea 2/99 WA Seda Gypsy SDDP0106D494 Yellow(plastic) Yellow(plastic) Red/white? Recovered 3/99
Yes sea 12/94 WA Seda Gypsy SDDG0090E494 Blue White Black Buyer became suspicious and called us--returned to owner & we started this stolen kayak list
Yes 3/03 sea 3/03 WA Spirit Line Baidarka  Skin-on-frame Brown  Brown   Hearing of the theft, a paddler remembered seeing them on a car near shipping terminals. The shipping co. was tracked down,  the kayaks recovered, and the suspect (also about to leave the state) was arrested at the airport.
Yes 3/03 sea 3/03 WA Spirit Line Baidarka  Skin-on-frame Very Pale Yellow Very Pale Yellow   Same incident as above kayak.
Found? Type Reward Mo./Yr. State Manufacturer Model Coast Guard # Deck color Hull color Trim color Distinguishing features
No river 9/02 NH unknown European vintage fiberglass Orange-ish Red
No river 3/00 CO Creek 280 Purple (plastic) Purple (plastic)
No river Lost 6/99 NC Aquaterra Keowee II WEM29416B399 Dk.Green (plastic) Dk.Green (plast) (plastic)  bumpers stickers relating to chip mills, crack in seat mount repaired w/metal strap, chip in bow repaired w/black roof cement.
No river 11/89 WA Aquaterra Keowee  WEM95530C989 Blue (plastic) Blue (plastic)
No river 11/89 WA Aquaterra Keowee WEM30771E989 Yellow(plastic) Yellow (plastic)
No river 11/89 WA Aquaterra Keowee WEM95677?989 ? (plastic) ? (plastic)
No canoe 7/07 QC Dagger Caption 14 DAQ????????? A 14' WW Canoe Yellow Black gunnels Name "La Bete" decal on each side in blue, electric pump with white trough-hull on upper right side just in front of Dagger decal, pump battery in rear seat area, switch on rear seat, large yellow float bags strapped into each end
No river 4/96 WA Dagger Crossfire DAQ00940G393 Yellow(plastic) Yellow (plastic) (plastic) Most are multi colored this is solid yellow, Red grabloops & floatbags, bulkhead is footbrace
No river $250 10/03 WA Dagger Ego DAQ????????? Blue (plastic) Blue (plastic) (plastic) Stolen outside Green River Gorge Resort with blue Liquid Logic Session, 2 Seda Helmets, one yellow, one gold, 2 Harmony skirts, Orange w/black bent shaft & Yellow std. blue shaft Werner paddles, and 2 Lotus PFDs, blue, red
No river 3/01 WA Dagger Freefall DAQ01850L393 Red & Black Red & Black (plastic) Red w/mottled black stripes, very used, repaired crack on bottom near seat location
No river $200 3/06 MI Dagger Mambo 8.5 WEMK2B33C505 Red (plastic) Red (plastic) (plastic) May have "Nebraska Huskers" Logos on both sides
No river 6/98 WA Dagger Outburst DAQ53915D696 Dk. Blue & Black Dk. Blue & Blk. Buzzsaw logo back deck, Snapdr. backband, Yellow blade black shaft Werner "Quest" pad
No river Lost 4/00