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Boat Yards

Time to get your boat hauled out? Nearly every part of the San Francisco Bay has at least one boat yard that can haul your boat, paint the bottom, and take care of countless other boat maintenance tasks. Many boat yards have rigging services, electricians, mechanics, and woodworkers.

Anderson's Boat Yard

415.332.5432

400 Harbor Drive

Sausalito, CA 94965

Largest boatyard in Sausalito.

Access: At the north end of Clipper Yacht Harbor.

Arques Shipyard & Marina

415.332.3552

2350 Marinship Way

Sausalito, CA 94965

Small marina that is part of the Arques Shipyard. No public facilities.

Access: Follow the channel north into Richardson Bay. Take the left fork in the channel and head toward the fuel dock at the south end of Clipper Yacht Harbor. Arques is on the left as you approach the fuel dock.

Bay Marine Boatworks

800.900.6646

310 West Cutting Blvd.

Point Richmond, CA 94804

Full-service boat yard. 88-ton Travelift, up to 23' beam. Bay Propeller prop services on site. Machine and wood shops, electrical and fiberglass repair, LPU painting, engine repair and repowering, rigging.

Access: Near the end of the Richmond channel, just past the covered berths & fuel dock at Channel Marina.

Bay Ship & Yacht Shipyard

Bay Ship and Yacht

510.337.9122

2900 Main Street #2100

Alameda, CA 95401

Boatyard specializing in ships and large yachts 80 feet and larger. Performed the extensive rebuilding of the tall ship C.A. Thayer. Drydock capability to 390 feet.

Bayside Boatworks

415.332.5744

2360 Marinship Way

Sausalito, CA 94965

Berkeley Marine Center

510.843.8195

1 Spinnaker Way

Berkeley, CA 94710

Full service boatyard. Lift capacity to 35 tons. Fuel dock and chandlery.

Access: At Berkeley Marina, at the northwest corner.

British Marine

800.400.2757

#9 Embarcadero Cove

Oakland, CA 94606

Haul-outs to 30 tons. Diesel engine repairs; Perkins Marine dealer.

Access: Next to Embarcadero Cove marina.

D. W. Kinstle Boat Works

510.428.0558

Emeryville, CA

Keefe Kaplan Maritime Inc. (KKMI)

510.235.5564

530 W. Cutting Blvd.

Point Richmond, CA 94804

Full-service boatyard. Engine service, metal fabrication, fiberglass and wooden boat repair, custom cabinetry, sailboat rigging, and painting. Chandlery, yacht brokerage, and marine electronics store on-site.

Access: At the end of the Richmond Channel, to starboard.

Napa Valley Marina

707.252.8011

1200 Milton Road

Napa, CA 94559

The Napa Valley Marina is the only large public boating facility, other than launch ramps, on the Napa River. In addition to covered and open slips, there's a guest dock, a fuel dock, and a large boatyard. The boatyard has room for more than 250 boats. With warmer weather and cheaper rates than anywhere else this close to San Francisco, the boatyard is a popular site for large owner-managed projects.

Access: Enter the Mare Island Strait between Mare Island and Vallejo and proceed 9 miles north. The marina is about 6 miles south of downtown Napa.

Nelson's Marine

510.814.1858

1500 Ferry Point

Alameda, CA 94501

Access: On the south-west corner of Alameda, inside the old Navy basin.

North Bay Boatworks

415.332.3395

2350 Marinship Way

Sausalito, CA 94965

Builder of wooden boats using traditional methods and materials. All use plank on frame construction, both lapstrake and carvel styles. Offers all stages of boatbuilding, using standard or custom designs, including design, lofting, harvesting of timber, construction, and outfitting for cruising.

Pier 66 Boatyard

415.431.6666

San Francisco, CA

Point Richmond Boat Yard

510.234.6360

Point Richmond, CA

Richardson Bay Boatworks

415.331.0742

Sausalito, CA

San Francisco Boat Works

415.626.3275

835 China Basin St.

San Francisco, CA 94107

Spaulding Wooden Boat Center

415.332.3721

Foot of Gate 5 Road

Sausalito, CA 94965

One of the few remaining boat yards focused on wooden boats.

Stone Boat Yard

510.523.3030

Alameda, CA

One of the bay area's oldest boat yards, now closed. Buy a piece of bay area boating history! The Stone Boat Yard is for sale.

Svendsen's Boatyard

Svendsen's Boat Works

510.522.2886

1851 Clement Ave.

Alameda, CA 94501

35-ton Travelift and 60-ton elevator. All aspects of marine repair.

Access: At Alameda Marina.

The Boat Yard at Grand Marina

510.521.6100

2021 Alaska Packer Place

Alameda, CA 94501

Full-service boat yard; services include bottom and antifouling painting, fiberglass and gelcoat repairs, Awlgrip LPU hull painting, electronic installations, custom yacht woodwork, rigging and spar tuning, PSS shaft seals, engine tune-ups, and cooling and exhaust systems. Service for Honda outboards and repairs for other makes of gas and diesel engines. Dealer for Honda generators.

Access: At Grand Marina. Follow the Oakland Estuary approximately 4 nm from the bay. The entrance to Grand Marina is on your starboard side across from Coast Guard Island. Proceed to the end of the channel to the Boat Yard at Grand Marina. Look for the large steel building.

Vallejo Boatworks

707.554.-.2813

1 Harbor Way

Vallejo, CA 94950

Owner Captain Richard Cunningham.