Maine boatyards and repair services


BOATYARDS AND BOAT REPAIR SERVICES

MAINE'S renowed and well documented tradition of shipbuilding has eclipsed its less glamourous sibling: boat repair. Any boat owner can safely guess that the tradition of boat upkeep began long before the first keel was ever laid on these shores. While some Native Americans were feasting on oysters and clams, others were undoubtedly working more pitch into the seams of their canoes. When the early fishermen out on Damariscove weren't fishing, you can bet they were fixing. COPYRIGHT 2002 DIAMOND PASS PUBLISHING You won't find much about Maine boat repair in the history books, but the evidence is here, right on our shores, hard at work. Maine has some of the most professional and skilled boat people in the country, if not the world. And when you find them, they'll probably have grease on their faces or bottom paint on their forearms or dust in their hair. They are the people that keep the boats floating, the engines purring, the rigging standing, and the grace gleaming. These resource pages are dedicated to them. The following boatyards and repairers offer boat hauling and storage, and rigging, engine and hull repairs. See index to the left for other specialists.
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SOUTHERN COAST

Piscataqua River
	Dions Yacht Yard 48 Bowen Rd. Kittery, ME 03904 Ch. 08; 207-439-9582	Dion’s is a full-service boatyard on the shores of Kittery's Back Channel. They work in wood, fiberglass, aluminum, and steel for repairs of all kinds. The marine railway can handle craft up to 80 tons, and they can transport boats up to 55 feet overland by hydraulic trailer. They have water, pump-outs, showers, ice, and a well-supplied marine store, but no fuel.
	Dions Yacht Yard
	George A. Patten Yacht Yard 167 1/2 Main Street Elliot, ME 03903 Ch. 16, 68; 207-439-3967	This major repair facility is located about 1.5 miles above the I-95 bridge in Great Cove in the town of Elliot. They haul by hydraulic trailer and can perform repairs of all kinds.
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	Great Bay Marine, Inc. Fox Point Rd. Newington, NH 03801 603-436-5299	Great Bay Marine is a large and well-equipped marina lying in Newington on the north side of Fox Point in Great Bay. Facilities include moorings, deep-water slips, water, electricity, gas, diesel, and ice as well as pump-out, a well-stocked marine store, and showers. The yard hauls with a 35-ton boatlift and can handle a wide range of hull and engine repairs.
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	Action Marine Services Inc 32 Dow Hwy Eliot, ME 03903 207-439-7685
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	C & L Enterprises 44 Cedar Rd Eliot, ME 03903 207-438-9909
		C & L Enterprises
	Clark Marine RR 91 South Berwick, ME 03908 207-384-4817
	Clark Marine	York Harbor Marine Service
York Harbor
	York Harbor Marine Service P.O. Box 578, Route 103 York Harbor, ME 03911 Ch. 09, 16; 207-363-3602	Once past the narrows, York Harbor Marine is on the left, on Harris Island. They can provide transient dock space for lengths to 100 feet, with 6 feet of depth at low. Gas, diesel, water, and electricity to 50 amps are available on the docks. A ship’s store and parts for Johnson and Honda outboards are ashore. They can handle most boat and engine repairs, hauling with a 60-ton marine railway or a hydraulic trailer. Pump-out service is planned in conjunction with the town. York Harbor Marine has showers and laundry machines ashore.
Wells Harbor
	Webhannet River Boatyard P.O. Box 1356 Wells, ME 04090 207-646-9649	This full-service facility specializes in woodwork but can haul you with their hydraulic trailer and perform repairs of all kinds to hull, rig, or mechanical systems. They pump gas and diesel and have ice, a ship’s store, and a bait and tackle shop. The Webhannet River Boatyard has three rental moorings.
Kennebunk River
	Chick’s Marina Ocean Ave. Kennebunkport, ME 04046 Ch. 09, 68; 207-967-2782	Chick’s is the largest marina on the river. The docks have 6 feet of water at low, and they can accommodate boats of well over a hundred feet if you should be so lucky. They pump gas and diesel (you might not be so lucky after all) and have water, electricity, pump-outs, and a marine store. Showers, laundry, and a pay phone are ashore. Chick’s hauls boats by hydraulic trailer and can perform engine and hull repairs.
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	Performance Marine P.O. Box 1039 Rt 9 Lower Village Kennebunk, ME 04043 Ch. 09, 16; 207-967-5550	Performance Marine is a true repair yard that makes no pretensions of being a spit-shined marina. They specialize in stainless steel fabrication, welding, and engine and hull repairs. This is the place a lobsterman comes when he needs a new exhaust system, or the yachtsman when he has charted a new rock with his keel. They haul boats with a boatlift and a 10-ton crane and will stretch their schedules to accommodate transients in need of repairs. They rent several moorings and slips to transients if they are available, but dockage, except for several sightseeing boats, is not really their business. They pump diesel and gas and have water and ice. Pump-outs are planned.
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	Mobile Marine Service, Inc. 18 Log Cabin Rd PO Box 2751 Kennebunkport, ME 04046 207-967-4022
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	George Tufts Boat Repair 130 Campground Rd Kennebunkport, ME 04046 207-985-6196
Saco River
	Rumery’s Boat Yard P.O. Box L 109 Cleaves Street Biddeford, ME 04005 Ch. 09, 16, 68; 207-282-0408	Rumery’s Boat Yard is a real Maine boatyard in the heart of the hard-working town of Biddeford. They may have a mooring or be able to put you on the dock, with water and 16 feet of depth. A chandlery and a shower are ashore. Under the new ownership of Ethan Cook, they are attracting some of the finest boat craftsmen anywhere who can perform all types of hull, engine, rigging, or electrical repairs. They’ve developed a following among owners of Concordia yawls and a reputation for their gorgeous glass version of Nathaniel Herreshoff's Alerion sloop. Recently they introduced a new line of custom trawlers based on a lobsterboat hull.
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	Bastille Boatworks 15 North Ave Camp Ellis Saco, ME 04072 207-284-9535
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	Bill's All Marine 757 Portland Road Saco, ME 04072 207-283-2840
Inland
	Hurricane Marine 512 Back Road Shapleigh, ME 04076 207-324-0200
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CASCO BAY

Portland Harbor
	Portland Yacht Services 58 Fore St. Portland, ME 04101 Ch. 09, 16; 207-774-1067	The expanding facilities of PYS lie at the eastern end of Portland Harbor, directly below the Portland Observatory up on the hill. The moorings and docks at PYS have considerable exposure, but they are within walking distance of downtown Portland. The 18 moorings are massive, 4000-pounders. The floats,with water and pump-outs, can accommodate vessels to 120 feet with depths to 20 feet. PYS handles major restoration and repair projects to wood and glass boats, including hull, engine, outboard, rigging, and electrical work, and they have an extensive engine parts department. The yard is also home to the intriguing Maine Narrow Gauge Railway Museum and, in March, the astounding Maine Boatbuilders Show.
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	Gowen Marine 400 Commercial St. Portland, ME 04101 Ch. 09, 16; 207-773-1761	Portland’s Fish Pier is identifiable by a large beige metal building on the Portland side of the harbor and by all the fishing boats docked to the west of it. Gowen’s, further to the west, was once a shipyard, but now caters to recreational boats as well as commercial. They haul everything from trawlers and Casco Bay Lines ferries to yachts of all sizes with their huge 150-ton boatlift. Hull, engine, and electrical repairs can be done by the yard or on a do-it-yourself basis.
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	Port Harbor Marine 1 Spring Point Drive South Portland, ME 04106 207-767-3254	Port Harbor Marine and Spring Point Marina is the first marina to port as you enter Portland Harbor, just before the large oil tankers’ wharf. They have slip space for transients, but no moorings. The fuel dock has 9 feet at low, gas, diesel, water and ice, and a sewage pump-out. The marina has a 35-ton boatlift and can perform hull, engine, rig, and electrical repairs. Ashore there is also a well-stocked ships store, a canvas shop, laundry facilities, and showers.
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	Maine Shipyard Front St. South Portland, ME 04106 207-767-1914	Known for years as the South Portland Shipyard, this is the country’s oldest working shipyard. Its weathered red and yellow sheds are on the southern, South Portland side of Portland Harbor, just to the west of Sunset Marina and couldn’t be more of a contrast. Massive marine railways haul boats to 400 tons, a 25-ton crane towers overhead, and Black Beauty crunches underfoot. This yard was one of two in South Portland to build Liberty Ships in record time and numbers for the war effort in the 1940s. Now under the management of George Drivas, its mainstay is still commercial work, but pleasure boats are an increasing part of its business. The yard can do major hull repairs and repairs to engines and rigs. Future plans call for the expansion of their dockage.
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	Reo Marine 187 Sawyer St South Portland, ME 04106 207-767-5219	Reo Marine is located a couple of blocks inland from Sunset Marina. They specialize in powerboats. Their shop services outboards, outdrives, and inboards of all kinds, and they have a small ships’ store.
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	South Port Marine 14 Ocean Street South Portland, ME 04106 207-799-8191 Fax: 207-767-5937	South Port Marine is the marina farthest into the harbor on the South Portland side of Portland Harbor, just before the Casco Bay Bridge crossing into Portland. It has the advantage of being closer to Portland by land than any of the other South Portland marinas, and it is within walking distance of the supermarkets at the Mill Creek Shopping Center. If your boat draws more than 4 1/2 feet, however, enter at half-tide or better, and follow the channel markers carefully. The outside floats have 6 feet of depth at low and hook-ups for water, pump-outs, electricity to 50 amps, phone and cable. Boats can be hauled with the 60-ton boatlift for repairs to hull or engine. Showers, laundry, a small chandlery, and ice are ashore.
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	Cove Boat Works 29 Brackett St Portland, ME 04102 207-772-5778
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	Foggs Boatworks 120 Pickett St South Portland, ME 04106 207-781-3090
Long Island
	Johnson's Boat Yard 88 Island Ave.Long Island, ME 04050207-766-3319
Falmouth Foreside
	Handy Boat 215 Foreside Rd Falmouth, ME 04105 Ch. 09; 207-781-5110	Founded more than fifty years ago as a boat yard in Falmouth Foreside, Handy Boat now offers almost every conceivable service including an elegant chandlery and the Hallett sail loft. Major repairs of all kinds can be performed, and facilities include ice, water, CNG, electricity, and holding tank pump-outs. There are two docks at Handy’s, the southern one for gas and diesel and the northern one for service, with 8 1/2 feet of water at the ends and 6 feet along the sides.
		Handy Boat
	Wilde Marine 15 Shirley Ln Cumberland, ME 04021 207-944-5297
Chebeague Island
	Chebeague Island Boat Yard P.O. Box 13 Chebeague Island, ME 04017 207-846-4146	Chebeague Island Boatyard is one of those places where time has stood still. Boats are still hauled by tractor and cradled in a field that slopes gently to the beach. Kids plunge into the water off the float, and the smell of boat paint mingles with wafts of cut grass and salt air. Gas and water are available at the float, but depth is limited to 3 feet at low, so approach only at halftide or better. Diesel can be arranged by truck. The boatyard can handle repairs, and they rent moorings.
Yarmouth
	Royal River Boat Yard 307 Bayview St Yarmouth, ME 04096 207-846-9577 Fax: 207-846-6571	Royal River Boat Yard yard has been owned and managed by three generations of the Dugas family, whose grandfather started a small operation here many years ago. With a 50-ton boatlift and a 100-ton marine railway, the yard can make extensive repairs on both commercial and pleasure vessels in steel, fiberglass, or wood. Gas, diesel, water, ice, electricity, and holding-tank pumps are available at their fuel dock, the only one along the Royal River.
		Royal River Boat Yard
	Yankee Marina 142 Lafayette St Yarmouth, ME Ch. 09; 207-846-4326	Water, electricity, and pump-out facilities are available at the slips, but no fuel. Yankee can haul boats of most sizes and perform repairs of all kinds. The yard dredges alongside to 12 feet, and if you get stuck in the river, Yankee can tow you off. “We do a lot of that,” they say.
		Yankee Marina
	Yarmouth Boat Yard Rt. 88 Yarmouth, ME 04096 Ch. 09; 207-846-9050	This yard specializes in smaller powerboats and outboards. Water and electricity are on the floats, and they have aa marine store with an extensive Evinrude/Johnson, OMC parts department. The yard has a 4-ton forklift for small boats and they can repair your engine or outboard or fix your wood or fiberglass hull.
		Yarmouth Boat Yard
	Greene Marine Rt. 1 Yarmouth, ME 04096 207-846-3184	Greene Marine is a fascinating yard located up the shallow Cousins River, several miles away by land from the anchorage on the Royal River. Walter Greene and his crew specialize in building and repairing world-class multihulls in composite-wood construction.
		Greene Marine
	Even Keel Marine 123 Even Keel Road Yarmouth, ME 04096 207-846-4878	Even Keel Boat Yard is tucked hard by Greene Marine on an upland point in the midst of Cousins River saltmarsh, off the Royal River in Yarmouth. Even Keel is the small yard of the sons of Carroll Lowell, fourth-generation boatbuilders. They can design and build you a boat or store or repair one you already have.
		Even Keel Marine
South Freeport
	Strouts Point Wharf Co Main St PO Box 95 South Freeport, ME 04078 Ch. 09, 16; 207-865-3899 Fax: 207-865-4407	Strouts Point Wharf Company has moorings and slips with 8 feet alongside at low in the busy Harraseeket River. Gas, diesel, water, electricity, and holding tank pump-outs are available as well as ice and showers ashore. Their marine store is in the wonderfully-designed little building by the docks. Boats are hauled with a 25-ton boatlift, and repairs of all kinds can be performed. Strout's is a Honda outboared dealer.
Brewer's South Freeport Marine	© Maine Coast Guide	Strouts Point Wharf Co
	Falls Point Marine 3 S Freeport Rd Freeport, ME 04032 207-865-4567 (865-2145)	Falls Point Marine occupies South Freeport's Dunning's Boatyard at Porter's Landing. They are specialists in marine challenges of all kinds.
Brewer's South Freeport Marine		Falls Point Marine
	Casey Yacht Enterprises 255 US Route 1 S Freeport, ME 04032 207-865-4948
Brewer's South Freeport Marine		Casey Yacht Enterprises
	Casco Bay Yacht Exchange 423 US Route 1 PO Box 413 Freeport, ME 04032 207-865-4016 Fax: 207-865-0759
		Casco Bay Yacht Exchange
Merepoint
	Paul's Marina Merepoint Road Brunswick, ME 04011 Ch. 09; 207-729-3067	Paul’s Marina is located on the shores of Merepoint Bay. They have gas, water and pump-out facilities, but their floats have only a couple of feet of water at low. They store boats adn can arrange repairs. Their small general store carries basic marine supplies, ice, and delicious ice cream.
		Paul's Marina
	Smith Boatyard 1003 Mere Point Rd Brunswick, ME 04011 207-729-5248 Fax: 207-729-1018
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Harpswell
	Dolphin Marine Services 515 Basin Point Rd Harpswell, ME 04079 (207-833-6000) 207-833-5343 Fax: 207-833-5343	Dolphin Marine Services is a laid-back, locally-oriented marina and boatyard on Potts Harbor. They pump gas and diesel in and holding tanks out. Water is unavailable, however, because it is drawn from a well. Ice and a pay phone are ashore. Dolphin hauls boats to 40 feet with their hydraulic trailer and ramp, and a mechanic is on hand.
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	Finestkind Boat Yard 11 Bristol Way South Harpswell, ME 04079 207-833-6885 Fax: 207-833-5894
		Finestkind Boat Yard
Quahog Bay
	Great Island Boat Yard 419 Harpswell Islands Rd. Harpswell, ME 04079 Ch. 09; 207-729-1639 Fax: 207-729-1139	Great Island Boat Yard is in Orrs Cove, at the head of Quahog Bay. They haul boats to 50 feet and can perform most repairs. Their fuel dock has gas, diesel, water, pump-outs, and ice, but it is only 4 feet deep alongside at low. A chandlery and brokerage service is ashore.
		Great Island Boat Yard
	Oakhust Island Boatshop Oakhurst Island Rd Cundys Harbor, ME 04011 207-729-6025
		Oakhust Island Boatshop
Brunswick
	Black Seal Boat Co 300 Old Portland Rd Brunswick, ME 04011 Main Phone: 207-721-9771
		Black Seal Boat Co
	Stu's Marine Svc 5 Spring St Brunswick, ME 04011 207-729-5320
		Stu's Marine Svc

New Meadows
	New Meadows Marine 419 Harpswell Islands Rd. Harpswell, ME 04079 207-729-1639 Fax: 207-729-1139	The New Meadows Marina (443-6277) is a full-service marina near the head of New Meadows River, on the west bank at the Bath Road crossing. They can launch, haul, fix, or store your boat, or they can sell you a new one. Their chandlery and outboard parts department can fill almost any small-boat need.
		New Meadows Marine
	B & W Marine RR 5 Cundys Harbor, ME 04011 207-725-6320
Eastern Shore
	Brewers Boatyard Sebasco, ME 04566 207-389-1388	In the little indentation northeast of Harbor Island on Casco Bay's Eastern Shore, Brewer’s provides “moorings, salvage, railway service repairs, and dock building.” The yard hauls with a 35-ton hydraulic trailer and maintains some moorings in nearby Sebasco Harbor which they will rent if available. When asked if they monitor a VHF channel, they replied, “Half the time, we don’t even monitor the phone.”
		Brewers Boatyard
	Robert Stevens Boat Builder 376 Hermit Island Rd Phippsburg, ME 04562 207-389-1794 Fax: 207-389-1794	The idyllic little boat yard of Robert Stevens Boatbuilder hugs the banks of tricky Cape Small Harbor. Several years ago Robert Stevens built and launched a replica of a Viking knarr, which completed a voyage from Greenland to Newfoundland. Even if you are not going that far, they can help you with repairs, or in a pinch you may be able to launch a trailered boat from their ramp.
		Robert Stevens Boat Builder
Inland
	Bristol Boat Repair & Canvas 367 Roosevelt Trl PO Box 67 Casco, ME 04015 207-655-4656 Fax: 207-655-2171

	Lake Region Marine Roosevelt Trail PO Box 814 South Casco, ME 04077 207-655-6005

MIDCOAST

Georgetown
	Sheepscot Bay Boat HC 33 Box 415 62 Old Schoolhouse Rd. Five Islands, ME 04548 207-371-2442 Fax: 207-371-2432	Sheepscot Bay Boat Company’s docks and blue crane are in the northwest corner of the harbor of Five Islands. They have moorings and slips, two docks with 8 to 10 feet alongside, gas and diesel, and a small chandlery. The yard can repair engines, outboards, and hulls on boats to 30 feet.
		Sheepscot Bay Boat
	Robinhood Marine HC 33 Box 1460 340 Robinhood Rd. Georgetown, ME 04548 Ch. 09; 207 371-2525	This large, full-service yard is in Riggs Cove, a small bight in the larger Robinhood Cove, off the Sheepscot River. It has every facility for the boat and can perform all types of repairs or even build you a new yacht. The fuel dock is midway along the floats with gas and diesel, ice, water, electricity, and sewage pump-out facilities. The water comes from a well, however, and may have a salty or minerally tinge. Taste before you tank.
		Robinhood Marine
Wiscasset
	J K Chubbuck, Inc Chewonki Neck Rd 144 Federal St Wiscasset, ME 04578 207-882-8060 Fax: 207-882-7522

Boothbay Harbor
	Boothbay Region Boatyard P.O. Box 179 Ebenecook Road West Southport, ME 04576 Ch. 09; 207-633-2970 Fax: 207 633-7144	Boothbay Region Boatyard is a large, full-service boatyard in Maddock Cove on Southport Island. They pump gas and diesel. Water, ice, pump-out facilities, and 50-amp electrical service are available at the floats with 6 feet alongside at low. The yard hauls with a 50-ton boatlift and crane, and they can perform all types repairs. The chandlery carries charts and other marine supplies.
		Boothbay Region Boatyard
	Ocean Repair 216 Cape Newagen Rd Southport, ME 04576 207-633-0766 Fax: 207-633-0766
		Ocean Repair
	Blake's Boatyard P.O. Box 220 McKown Point Road West Boothbay, ME 04538 Ch. 09; 207-633-5040 Fax: 207- 633-5195	Blake’s is a small yard tucked down in the western corner of Boothbay Harbor. Water and electricity can be obtained at the floats, but there is only 4 feet of depth at low. The yard has three marine railways and can perform most repairs. There is a well-stocked chandlery that carries charts and hardware.
		Blake's Boatyard
	Samples Shipyard 120 Commercial St PO Box 462 Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 Ch. 09, 68; 207-633-3171 Fax: 207-633-3824	Sample’s Shipyard is recognizable in the outer portion of Boothbay Harbor by its yellow buildings and two marine railways. One of these is a 700-ton giant which regularly hauls huge windjammers and Coast Guard vessels. Samples has been around, they claim, “since almost forever.” During World War II they built wooden minesweepers, and for a while the shipyard was leased by the builders of Steve Dashew’s Deerfoot yachts. While the yard no longer builds ships, it has complete large-vessel repair facilities, including a machine shop. A mechanic is available at all times, and there is a chandlery. The yard maintains transient moorings, but they are quite exposed.

	Atlantic Boat Works 65 Atlantic Ave Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 207-633-4033

	Goodwin Woodworking Country Club Rd Boothbay, ME 04537 207-633-3680

	Maine Yacht Service 125 Atlantic Ave Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 207-633-6374

	Ocean Point Marina P.O. Box 513 Rt 96 East Boothbay, ME 04544 Ch. 09; 207-633-0733	Ocean Point is the new name for C&B Marina. They pump gas and diesel along the north side of the floats, with 12 feet alongside. They have water, electricity, ice, transient dock space, and rental moorings. Showers, laundry facilities, a chandlery, and pump-out facilities are ashore, along with a restaurant on the docks. A 100-ton railway or a 25-ton boatlift and two cranes can pull you or your masts out for all types of repairs.
		Ocean Point Marina
	Hodgdon Yachts P.O. Box 505 East Boothbay, ME 04544 207-633-4194 Fax: 207-633-4668	Hodgdon Yachts, a custom boatbuilder of the largest scale and highest caliber, has recently acquired the boat sheds south of the Lobsterman's Wharf and Inn. They have a small ship's store and big sheds. This is the place to go for MAJOR projects.
		Hodgdon Yachts
	J.E. Jones Boat & Propeller P.O. Box 134 Murray Hill Rd. East Boothbay, ME 04544

	Paul E. Luke HC 65 - Box 816 Rt. 96 East Boothbay, ME 04544 207-633-4971	The Luke yard is on the eastern shore of Linekin Bay. You will see several sheds on the eastern shore along with a crane, a dock, and a float—but no signs of any kind. Luke has several moorings and dock space with 15 feet of water at low. The yard has a large-capacity marine railway, a hydraulic trailer, and a full machine shop and can handle repairs of all kinds.
		Paul E. Luke
Damariscotta and Newcastle
	Riverside Boat 31 Liberty St. Newcastle, ME 04605 207-563-3398	Riverside Boat is about .75 miles downriver from the Damariscotta/Newcastle bridge on the west side of the river. You will see a small dock and float (which dries out at low), a marine railway, and a flagpole. Riverside Boat Company has to rate as one of the most authentic boatyards in all of Maine. Paul Bryant has taken over where his father left off, hauling classic boats with an old Model T, scrubbing them with a brush (what's a pressure washer?) and skidding their cradles across the yard on greased rails. Forms of past boatbuilding projects hang on the sides of the sheds, and sawdust and carefully stacked rough-sawn oak give away the saw that mills the lumber to make them. The railway can handle boats to about 40 feet for repairs.
		Riverside Boat
	Newcastle Marine Newcastle, ME 04553 207-563-5550	Newcastle Marine is located about half a mile from the river. They specialize in mechanical work on smaller boats, particularly outboards, but they are also well-versed in auxiliaries and electrical work.
		Newcastle Marine
	Farrin Boat Shop 19 Sproul Rd Walpole, ME 04573 207-563-5510 Fax: 207-563-8963

	Chasse Co Route 1A Damariscotta, ME 04543 207-563-5983

South Bristol
	Gamage Shipyard 56 Gamage Dr South Bristol, ME 04568 207-644-8181 Fax: 207-644-8273	Gamage is west of the bridge on the north side of The Gut at South Bristol. Dockage with electricity and water are available, but no fuel. The yard no longer builds boats. Their huge marine railways are now blocked by the shallow-draft floats. But they have a 25-ton boatlift and can perform most hull and engine repairs. Many famous boats were designed and built at the Gamage yard, including the 95-foot gaff-rigged sloop Clearwater, used to spur the cleanup of the Hudson River.
		Gamage Shipyard
	Bittersweet Landing Boat Yard Landing Lane South Bristol, ME 04568 207-644-8731	This small yard is located on the sheltered south shore of The Gut. They have a hydraulic trailer and a private launching ramp. They haul and store boats to 40 feet, and they will tackle some hull and engine repairs and provide marine supplies.

Pemaquid and New Harbor
	Pemaquid Marine 155 Snowball Hill Rd. New Harbor, ME 04554 207-677-2024	Pemaquid Marine is located inland, off Beach Road, halfway between Pemaquid Harbor and New Harbor. They can help you with repairs, hauling, or storage.
Round Pond
	Padebco Custom Boats Anchor Inn Road Round Pond, ME 207-529-5106	This family enterprise of Bruce and Paul Cunningham occupies the large gray building and shingled house farthest east along the waterfront of Round Pond. The yard builds the handsome line of Padebco power boats and also provides hauling, storage, repairs, and overland transport with their hydraulic trailer.
		Padebco Custom Boats
	Yacht Tender Lower Round Pond Rd PO Box 206 Bristol, ME 04539 207-563-1071
Thomaston
	Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding 49 Knox Street Thomaston, ME 04861 207-354-6904 Fax: 207-354-8176	Lyman Morse perches on the banks of the St. George where it makes a sharp bend to the west in Thomaston.This yard first became famous building John Alden’s Malabar schooners and Friendship sloops. Since then their reputation and repertoire has grown to include custom sail and power craft of the highest caliber. The yard can haul all sizes of boats and make repairs of all kinds. Their service floats near the eastern end of the waterfront have 10 feet alongside at low. Pump-outs and showers are available.
		Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding
	Jeff's Marine Service Wadsworth Street PO Box 236 Thomaston, ME 04861 Ch. 09; 207-354-8777 Fax: 207-354-6951	Jeff’s is hidden on the left side of Thomaston Harbor just before the fixed bridge. They have floats with water and electricity and 8 feet of water alongside at low. The yard specializes in the sale and repair of outboards and stern-drives and has a related chandlery.
		Jeff's Marine Service
PENOBSCOT BAY

Tenants Harbor
	Tenants Harbor Boat Yard Barters Point Road Tenants Harbor, ME 04869 207-372-8997	Tenants Harbor Boatyard clings to the steep north shore of Tenants Harbor. It is owned by Jamie Wyeth and boatbuilder George Emery. In addition to maintaining and expanding the Wyeth fleet, the yard specializes in the construction and rebuilding of all types of wooden boats, hauled on their huge 100-ton railway or the smaller 20-ton. They have several moorings that may be available for rental.
Spruce Head
	Spruce Head Marine PO Box 190 36 Island Rd. Spruce Head, ME 04859
Rockland
	Journey’s End Marine 120 Tillson Ave Rockland, ME 04841 Ch. 09, 18; 207-594-4444	Journey’s End has floats both south and north of the Coast Guard pier in Rockland Harbor. Gas, diesel, water, and electricity are available at both docks. Depths range from 6 to 12 feet, with deeper water at the southern dock. The northern dock has pump-out facilities and is next to their office, chandlery, and showers. Transient dockage should be reserved. Journey’s End are mechanical specialists, but they can haul boats and perform repairs of most kinds. They are owned by the O’Hara Group, who in the early 1900s ran a fleet of fishing schooners out of Boston. They still are in the fishing business, with an Alaskan fleet and an ice-making plant in Rockland that supplies most of the Maine coast.
		Journey’s End Marine
	Knight Marine Service 525 Main St. Rockland, ME 04841 Ch. 09; 207-594-4068 dock: 207-594-7216	Knight’s is a full-service boatyard. They have moorings in the northwest corner of Rockland Harbor and a limited amount of dockage with 8 feet of water at the floats. Gas, diesel, water, and ice may be obtained here, and ashore there is a pay phone, a small chandlery, showers, and laundry facilities. The yard has a tugboat, 20 and 35-ton boatlifts, a hydraulic trailer, and a crane. They can handle most repairs.
		Knight Marine Service
	Rockland Harbor Boatyard 19 Front St Rockland, ME 04841 207-594-1766 Fax: 207-594-4337	Rockland Harbor Boatyard, located next to North End Shipyard on Front Street, is a full-service facility. They offer transients mooring rentals and water and pump-outs at their float. The yard can handle any type of repair on all vessels. Owner and marine surveyor Sam Slaymaker recently started International Classic Yachts here to buy, restore, and resell classic wooden yachts.
		Rockland Harbor Boatyard
	Ocean Pursuits Marine Services 75 Front St. Rockland, ME 04841 207-596-7357 Fax: 207-596-9944	Ocean Pursuits, on Front Street, is a full service boatyard run by Bill and Judy Cowan. They offer all types of boat repair, specializing in marine systems and electronic sales, service, and installation.
		Ocean Pursuits Marine Services
	Johanson Boatworks 11 Farwell Drive Rockland, ME 04841 207-596-7060 Fax: 207-596-5656

	Art's Marine Service N Shore Dr Owls Head, ME 04854 207-594-7246

	York's Marine 11 Gordon Dr Rockland, ME 04841 207-596-7400

Rockport
	Rockport Marine P.O. Box 203 Rockport, ME 04856 207-236-9651 Fax: 207-236-0758	Taylor Allen’s expanded Rockport Marine specializes in building, restoration, and repair of wooden boats. They can, however, provide hull and engine repairs for boats of all kinds, and they have a 35-ton boatlift. In addition to dockage and moorings, the yard offers gas, diesel, water, pump-outs, and electricity at the floats, with 9 feet or more alongside. Ice and marine hardware are available.
Camden
	Wayfarer Marine P.O. Box 677 Sea St. Camden, ME 04843 Ch. 09, 71; 207-236-4378 Fax: 207-236-2371	Wayfarer’s docks and floats line the east side of Camden's inner harbor. The fuel dock pumps gas and diesel and has ice, water, electricity, and sewage pump-out. Ashore, all services are available. This is a major yard with a large staff of experienced craftsmen capable of repairs on wood, fiberglass, or metal hulls and on engines or electronics. On a site where ships have been built for a century or more, the yard has a 110-ton travelhoist, 80-ton and 35-ton hydraulic trailers a 35-ton rigging crane, and a beautiful yard tug, the Barbie D.. Wayfarer can also assist with Customs and Immigration for international arrivals wanting to use Camden as their landfall. Showers and laundry facilities are available for crew, and there is a good marine store, with charts.
North Haven
	Thayers Y-Knot Boatyard 1 Main St. RR 1 Box 668A North Haven, ME 04853 Ch. 09; 207-867-4701 Fax: 207-867-4702	Thayer’s, with 15 employees, is North Haven’s largest business. The yard is on the eastern side of Southern Harbor. Red-and-green stakes mark a channel to the stone dock and floats. The channel is dredged to 3.5 feet at low. You can get water and electricity at the yard, and there is a chandlery, but no fuel. The yard has a 25-ton marine railway and boatlift and can handle most repairs, including diesel engines and electronics. A diver is also available if you happen to be unfortunate enough to need one. The description of owner Bud Thayer in the company literature reads, “You name it, he can do it.”

	J.O. Brown & Son Sea Side Lane North Haven, ME 04853 Ch. 16; 207-867-4621	Located east of North Haven's ferry landing, this yard was started in 1899 at the old clam and lobster processing factory. Fourth-generation Foy Brown is still building wooden boats here, ranging from traditional lobsterboats to a radical Phil Bolger design. In addition to their moorings, there is space alongside, in 5 feet of water at low. Gas, diesel, water, ice, and electricity may be obtained at the floats, and there is a chandlery. The yard has a 15-ton boatlift and can handle hull and engine repairs. Or you can do them yourself.
Vinalhaven
	Hopkins Boatyard West Main Street Vinalhaven, ME 04863 207-863-2551	Hopkins has no signs but it is recognizable by the 30-ton boatlift and the cradled boats on the west side of Vinalhaven's Carvers Harbor. The yard has some marine supplies and can do repairs. There is a small dock and a float with 8 feet alongside, but no fuel.
Islesboro
	Pendleton Yacht Yard 525 Pendleton Point Rd Islesboro, ME 04848 Ch. 09, 16; 207-734-6728 Fax: 207-734-8314	At the northern end of Ames Cove on Islesboro, Pendleton has a dock and float that dries out at low and has 5 or 6 feet alongside at high. Keep your eyes peeled for rocks when entering this part of Ames Cove. Gas and diesel are available. The yard has a boatlift and marine railway, and offers “major and minor repairs,” as well as a chandlery.

	Dark Harbor Boat Yard 700 Acre Island Islesboro, ME 04848 Ch. 09; 207-734-2246 Fax: 207-734-8331	Dark Harbor Boat Yard is on 700 Acre Island, west of Islesboro. It has gas, diesel, electricity, water, and ice at the floats, with about 6 feet alongside at low. There is a bit less depth in the approach to the floats, however, so choose a time other than dead low. The end of the ledge to the west is marked with a pipe. The yard has a chandlery, a 20-ton marine railway, a hydraulic trailer, and the ability to handle most repairs. For the crew, they have showers and laundry facilities.
Belfast
	Belfast Boatyard PO Box 142 Belfast, ME 04915 207-338-5098	Past the Belfast city landing and the tugboats on the south shore, Belfast Boatyard has 8 feet alongside the floats at low, with water, pump-outs, and electricity but no fuel. The yard offers storage, repairs, and marine supplies.

	Maine-Way Boat Works RR 2 Box 629 Belfast, ME 04915 207-342-5611 Fax: 207-342-4000

Penobscot River
	Devereux Marine Rt. 166 Castine Rd. Penobscot, ME 04476 207-326-4800	Devereaux's floats are behind the rusting Squall, bought for $1 from the Coast Guard and sunk in Morse Cove as a breakwater.The floats are accessible only at higher tides, but they have water and electricity and pump-out facilities. The yard has a 30-ton boatlift and can perform hull, rigging, and engine repairs, or you can tackle them yourself. “And put in,” say Bill Stephenson and Andrea Doyle, “that we’re real nice.”

	Winterport Marine PO Box 130 Water St. Winterport, ME 04496 207-220-8885	This full-service marina was once a ship dock, and the floats have 13 feet of water alongside at low. Gas, diesel, water, ice, electricity, pump-outs and marine supplies are available here. Winterport Marine has a full-time mechanic and can perform hull and engine repairs, with a 12-ton boatlift, a 100-ton marine railway, and a hydraulic trailer and ramp. The yard also offers towing and diving services. For the crew, Winterport Marine has a pay phone, showers, and a takeout.

	Mid-Coast Marine 1076 N Main St PO Box 148 Winterport, ME 04496 207-223-4781	Mid Coast Marine lies 2 miles up the Penobscot River from Winterport. This new facility has moorings and dockage as well as gas, water, and electricity. They can haul by hydraulic trailer and perform most repairs.

	Graves Dryland Marine 6 Karr Ave Orrington, ME 04474 207-989-5484

	Jackson Boat 1265 State St Veazie, ME 04401 207-945-3458 Fax: 207-990-0733

Castine
	Eaton’s Boatyard P.O. Box 123 Sea St. Castine, ME 04421 Ch. 09, 16; 207-326-8579 Fax: 207-326-4727	Eaton’s dock and floats and big shingled shed are west of the Castine Yacht Club and just east of Dennett’s Wharf and the Castine ton docks. Their fuel dock, with 16 feet alongside at low, has gas and diesel, pump-outs, ice, and water. They have a marine railway and can handle hull and engine repairs. Call the yard for a tow if you end up on a nearby ledge. Ken Eaton’s workboat is said to be the hardest-working in Maine. The hull is 73-years young, and the engine is a mere 40. If you are lucky enough to be on Eaton’s docks, you’ll find Ken a gracious host. He’ll even cook lobsters for you in his boathouse.
Cape Rosier
	Seal Cove Boatyard 124 Horseshoe Cove Rd Harborside, ME 04642 Ch. 09; 207-326-4422 Fax: 207-326-4411	Seal Cove Boatyard is tucked in the narrow head of rocky Horseshoe Cove. Owner Bob Vaughan specializes in the rebuilding and restoration of wooden boats and handles the usual storage and repairs. You are likely to see some great old classics at the moorings and up in the yard. The route from the mooring area to the yard is narrow and crooked. Don’t try it without someone from the yard to guide you. There is no fuel or ice, but water is available at the floats. The yard has mechanics for engine repairs, a large marine railway, and a 30-ton boatlift. Repairs can be made on wood and glass hulls.

MOUNT DESERT REGION

Eggemoggin Reach
	Benjamin River Marine Route 175 Brooklin, ME 04616 207-359-2244 Fax: 207-359-2244	This small, serious repair yard in the harbor of Benjamin River, off Eggemoggin Reach, has expanded its facilities on the east side of the cove. The yard hauls boats on a marine railway and provides storage and limited marine supplies. No fuel is available. There is water and electricity at the float, which dries out at extreme low tides.

	Brooklin Boat Yard P. O. Box 143 Center Harbor Rd. Brooklin, ME 04616 207-359-2236 Fax: 207-359-8871	Brooklin Boat Yard is in Center Harbor, off Eggemoggin Reach. It is owned by Steve White, the son of author E.B. White, has gained a reputation for designing and building boats of refined simplicity and classic grace in the aesthetic tradition of Herreshoff. In addition, the yard maintains or services the classics in the harbor. The yard has two marine railways and a 25-ton boatlift and can handle most repairs. There is water at the float, with 4 to 5 feet alongside at low, but no fuel.

	Flye Point Marine Flye Point Roa PO Box 13 Brooklin, ME 04616 207-359-2007

Stonington
	Billings Diesel & Marine Moose Island Rd P. O. Box 67 Stonington, ME 04681 Ch. 09, 16; 207-367-2328 Fax: 207-367-5925	Billings is a very large yard in Stonington at the western end of the Deer Island Thorofare. The fuel float is located north of the large finger pier. At low tide, give the end of the pier a good berth as you enter. Gas, diesel, pump-outs, and ice are available, with 5 or 6 feet alongside at low. They can haul up to 425 tons with one of four marine railways, a 35-ton boatlift; or a 20-ton mobile crane. They can make hull and engine repairs of all kinds to wood, fiberglass, steel, and aluminum vessels. They have an extensive machine shop, an electronics shop, and a large chandlery. Curiously, they won’t touch outboards (do they know something we don’t?). A word of caution: a good part of the business at Billings comes from repairs to boats that have found Merchants Row the hard way—with their keels or props.
Blue Hill Bay
	Raynes Marine Works E Blue Hill Rd Blue Hill, ME 04614 207-374-2877 Fax: 207-374-3232	Raynes Marine Works is in a cove just west of Peters Point in Blue Hill Harbor. This small yard can haul boats up to 32 feet for storage and for hull, rigging, and engine repairs. The cove dries out at low, so call from the yacht club.

	Webbers Cove Boat Yard Morgan Bay Rd East Blue Hill, ME 04629 207 374-2841 Fax: 207 374-2176	Webber’s Cove Boatyard is at the head of McHeard Cove in Blue Hill Bay. The floats of the boatyard are dry at low water. There is a 15-ton boatlift, and repairs can be made. Limited marine supplies are available, but no fuel or water.
Bass Harbor
	Morris Yachts 110 Granville Rd PO Box 395 Bass Harbor, ME 04653 Ch. 09; 207-244-5509, 5511 Fax: 207-244-5866	Morris Yachts is located near the mouth of the Bass Harbor, on the eastern side. While the Morris Yachts themselves are built inland, Morris operates its charter fleet here as well as running a full-service yard. They haul with a 30-ton boatlift and can handle repairs of all kinds. Water, electricity, and pump-outs are available at the floats, with 15 feet alongside at low, and they may install diesel pumps pending permits.

	Indalo Marine Ingall Rd Bernard, ME 04612 207-244-9050

	James H Rich Boat Yard Route 102 West Tremont, ME 207-244-3208 Fax: 207-244-7984

Southwest Harbor and Manset
	Hinckley Company Hinckley Service 130 Shore Rd Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 Ch. 09; 207-244-5531, 5572 Fax: 207-244-9433	Hinckley is located on the Manset shores of Southwest Harbor. In addition to building exquisite yachts, this major boatyard provides diesel, water, ice, pump-outs, and electricity at the floats with 10 feet alongside at low. Hinckley has a marine railway that can handle boats to 65 feet, a 20-ton crane, and a 70-ton lift, and they still are expanding their service facilities. Hull, rigging, electronics, metalworking, and engine repairs of all kinds can be made, or they can spray a new coat of gloss on your topsides. There is a well stocked ship’s store (244-2553), and showers, laundry, and a pay phone are right at the head of their dock.

	Manset Boathouse Little Isalnd Shore Rd PO Box 2 Bass Harbor, ME 04653 207-244-5561

	Marine Subcontractors, Inc. PO Box 228 45 Forest Ln Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 207-244-4332 Fax: 207-244-9754

	Manset Yacht Services Shore Road Manset, ME 04656 207-244-4040	Manset Yacht Services has rental moorings and water at their Manset floats for transients. They haul with a 40-ton boatlift and can handle general repairs, and they are a dealer for J-boats. Their real specialty is storage, and lots of it, in a huge, heated indoor storage shed.

	Southwest Boat 168 Clark Point Road P.O. Box 260 Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 207-244-5525 Fax: 207-667-4013	Identifiable by its large marine railway tucked next to Southwest Harbor town dock, Southwest Boat specializes in steel boat work. Depending on their work load, they may have moorings or dockage, with depths of 10 to 12 feet and pump-outs.
Somes Sound
	John M. Williams Co. Hall Quarry Mt. Desert, ME 04660 Ch. 09; 207-244-7854 Fax: 207-244-9912	This custom boatbuilder and repair yard is located on the west side of Somes Sound at the old Hall Quarry. Williams builds the Stanley line of boats based on the lobsterboat hull form in various sizes. They also haul with a 30-ton boatlift and can make engine, hull, refrigeration, metalworking, and rigging repairs, or you can tackle them yourself. They have rental moorings for transients and a float with water. In a pinch, fuel can be delivered by truck. Don’t try to anchor here, depths drop off to over 100 feet!

	Henry R. Abel Yacht Yard P.O. Box 184 Mt. Desert, ME 04660 207-276-5837 Fax: 207-276-5777	The Abel yard is located on the northeast side of Somes Sound, just beyond white-and-orange can “10” where the chart indicates a marine railway. The yard has several floats, with 7 feet reported alongside. Water, electricity, and ice are available, but no fuel. This spotless yard handles hull repairs and painting in its large sheds, including one for spray-painting. It has two boatlifts, of 35 and 50 tons. Engine repairs can be arranged.

Northeast Harbor
	Mount Desert Yacht Yard Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 207-276-5114	Mount Desert Yacht Yard is at the northwestern end of Northeast Harbor, the yard has moorings and dockage for its customers, but they are occasionally available to others. There is 6 or 7 feet alongside at low, with water and electricity but no fuel. The yard hauls with two boatlifts and a crane, and they can perform hull and engine repairs.

	Eden Yacht Maintenance PO Box 1121 Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 207-276-3294

Cranberry Islands
	Newman and Gray Boatyard Mayton Rd. Spurling Cove Great Cranberry Is., ME 04625 207-244-0575	Originally from Southwest Harbor, Jarvis Newman and Ed Gray have built a year-round yard with sheds, a marine railway, and boatlift to the east of the town wharf. They build new boats and do all kinds of repairs.

	Cranberry Island Boatyard P.O. Box 129 Great Cranberry Is., ME 04625 207-244-7316	Cranberry Island Boat Yard is located on the east side of the island on the tricky cove known as The Pool. They maintain the local fleet and build the elegant Western Way dinghies and a jet boat and they can probably help you if you need repairs. Ask for their help before entering The Pool.
Frenchman Bay
	Bar Harbor Boating Co. Point Lookout Rd. Hulls Cove, ME 04644 207-288-5797	On the north side of Hulls Cove, Bar Harbor Boating has gas, water, and electricity at the floats, with 6 feet alongside at low. They have a marine railway and can handle hull repairs.

	Elk Spar & Boat Shop 577 Norway Dr RR 2 Box 3640 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-288-9045

	Lake & Sea Boatworks 204 Knox Rd Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-288-8961 Fax: 207-288-5532

	Misty Mountain Boat Shop RR 1 Box 388 Hancock, ME 04640 207-422-4770

	West Cove Boat Yard Waukeag Avenue Sorrento, ME 04677 Ch. 07; 207-422-3137	West Cove Boat Yard is a custom builder of wooden boats in Sorrento on Frenchman Bay. It has a 20-ton marine railway plus a 15-ton crane and can do hull and engine repairs.

	Winter Harbor Marina Sargent Street Winter Harbor, ME 04693 Ch. 09; 207-963-7449	Warren Pettegrow has transformed Winter Harbor Marine into an easy and convenient cruising destination. Their floats are in Henry Cove, with 6 feet at low, have water, diesel and gas on tap as well as pump-out facilities and electricity. They haul with a hydraulic trailer and can handle most repairs, including outboards. The yard has ice and a small chandlery and showers and laundry facilities and is a short walk to the town of Winter Harbor.

DOWN EAST
	Jonesport Shipyard PO Box 214 Jonesport, ME 04354 Ch. 09, 16; 207-497-2701	Jonesport Shipyard is located east of the Jonesport town floats near the head of the harbor. They can haul and repair boats up to 17 tons or 45 feet, and they provide showers, laundry, and ice. Don’t be tempted to reach the shipyard by boat, or you’ll find the bottom instead.

	Pettegrow Boat Yard HRC 70, BOX 444 Bucks Harbor, ME 04655 207-255-8740	This unpretentious yard in Starboard Cove has rental moorings, limited marine supplies, charts, and a 90-ton marine railway, but no fuel. They are capable of hull and engine repairs. This is the last boatyard until you reach Eastport and one of the least expensive in Maine.

PASSAMAQUODDY BAY
	Moose Island Marine Deep Cove Rd PO Box 105 Eastport, ME 04631 207-853-2566 yard 207-853-9692	Moose Island Marine is across the street from Eastport's breakwater. Their boatyard isnearby on Deep Cove. Owner Dean Pike handles all sorts of dockside service, particularly mechanical repairs. The chandlery offers the largest selection of marine supplies and fasteners east of Mount Desert Island, including charts, courtesy flags, outboards, and Volvo parts.

	Cobscook Bay Boatworks P.O. Box 183 Brewster Rd. Eastport, ME 04631 207-853-0675	Despite the name, this new operation is located in Eastport, in the northern part of town, on Harris Cove, off Western Passage. They specialize in the restoration, repair, and new construction of wooden boats, but they can handle all kinds of repairs, and they are a Yanmar dealer. Plans are under way for a 120-ton marine railway and a full-service marina, with slips, moorings, pump-outs, showers, and laundry.

SAINT JOHN
	Saint John Marina 2050 Westfield Rd Saint John, NB E2M 6N1 CANADA 506-738-8484 Fax: 506-738-2007	Saint John Marina is a full-service facility in Ketepec on the Saint John River's Grand Bay. They pump gas and diesel and have water, electricity, pump-outs, and ice at the floats with 8 feet of water alongside. They haul boats with a crane and do engine, hull, rigging, and outboard repairs. Their store sells marine hardware and charts.Showers and a pay phone are ashore for the crew, as well as a volleyball court and a licensed restaurant and lounge.

	Millidgeville Marine 1034 Millidge Avenue Saint John, NB E2K 2P6 CANADA 506-633-1454


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