California's Boating & Fishing News
The hunt for the perfect boatyard for regular maintenance, repairs or a major refit project can be tedious as Southern California offers a wide range of full-service boatyards, each with its own specialties and staff of skilled craftspeople.
The Log’s 2021 Guide to Southern California Boatyards (including facilities in Mexico) aims to serve as a starting point for boaters in search of the right repair and haulout facility for their individual needs. This guide provides key data about Southern California boatyard options, including areas of specialty and on-site amenities, to narrow down the many choices.
The guide includes the latest contact information for each local boatyard, such as a name, address, phone number, fax number, website and e-mail address, if available.
The Log recently surveyed the region’s boatyards to ensure that each listing is as accurate and up-to-date as possible. The Log assumes no responsibility for changes that may have occurred since the survey was conducted. Please email information on any needed changes for next year’s guide to editor@thelog.com.
Topete s/n, Zona Comercial
23060 La Paz, Baja California Sur
Specialties: Boat repair and maintenance on all kinds of boats. 40-ton Travelift.
Astilleros Pescadores Unidos de Mazatlán
Manzana 2 3era etpa s/n
Parque Ind. Alfredo V. Bonfil
011-52-669-981-1242 phone
011-52-669-982-3057 fax
Specialties: Steel, aluminum, fiberglass and woodwork. Offers 24-hour security. Travelift: 150 ton.
Atalanta Marina, S.A. de C.V.
La Paz, Baja California Sur
011-52-612-121-5186 phone
011-52-612-121-6445 fax
Specialties: Haulouts. Offers parking; 24-hour security, warehouses for rent.
Baja Naval S.A. de C.V.
Specialties: Full-service boatyard and Marina; more 30 years of experience. Marina with more than 50 slips that range from 33 to 80 feet. LP systems, fiberglass, hull extensions, interior and exterior carpentry, bottom jobs, bow thrusters and stabilizer systems, mig and tig welding and mechanical services for boats up to 70 tons. Within walking distance of downtown Ensenada.
Adjacent to Marina Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
619-819-8779 from U.S.
866-702-6337 toll free from U.S.
Specialties: Mechanical repairs. Performs warranty work. One acre of land on the marina. Fabricate, repair and refurbish vessels; center bilingual staff can help, 24-hour security, water, electricity and 72-ton-capacity marine Travelift.
Specialties: Full-service boatyard. Capable of hauling vessels with an LOA of 262 feet (80 meters) and beams up to 52 feet (16 meters) on a 2,500-ton Lloyd’s Register-certified Synchrolift. Lloyd’s and ABS inspections, bunkering and docking services for up to 300 feet. Gran Peninsula is the result of a market-driven conversion for larger yachts. Management and ownership is the same as Baja Naval Boatyard.
Marina Fonatur Operadora Portuaria, S.A. de C.V.
Av. de las Americas #110, Col. San Antonio El Zacatal
La Paz, Baja California Sur
Specialties: Full-service marina with 85-ton Travelift, launch ramp, dry storage, 24-hour security, restrooms with shower facilities, laundry facilities, swimming pool and Jacuzzi spa, wireless Internet access, first-aid services, fuel supply – regular and diesel, boat slips up to 140 feet and free parking.
Marine Group de Los Cabos
S/N Int. # 3 Colonia La Playa
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur 23400
1-619-600-5539 from U.S.
011-52-624-105-6500 from Mexico
Specialties: Hurricane protected, full-service boatyard offering haul-outs, surveys, maintenance, bottom painting, mechanical work, dry storage and boat supplies. 150-ton Travelift, hurricane protected dry storage for boats and tenders up to 33 feet (10m). Marine supply store offering hundreds of brands. Just a 10-minute drive from the major airport, and a 30-minute drive from Cabo San Lucas.
Paseo de la Marina Sur 214
011-52-322-221-1800 phone
011-52-322-221-1978 fax
Specialties: Full-service boatyard with 80-ton Travelift, dry Yard, dock fuel station, new and previously owned vessels for sale. Open daily, 365 days a year.
Puerto de La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
011-52-612-121-6363 phone and fax
Specialties: Provides full yard services to haul, launch and store vessels up to 20 tons. Bottom service, topside service, fiberglass repairs, sandblasting, welding and fabrication, complete topside paint, mechanical repairs and dry storage up to 20 ton. 24-hour security. 20-ton hydraulic trailer and 150-ton railway. Haulouts up to 200 tons on marine railway. Power boats to 120 feet.
Specialties: Full-service trailerboat repair for all makes and models (outboard, inboard and sterndrive vessels), trailerboat storage, trailer repair, fiberglass repair and canvas work. Located minutes from the water; open seven days a week.
Specialties: Engine rebuilding and machine shop, paint and sand blasting, electrics and electronics bench, boat building and design, welding and metal shop, engine room and pilot house building.
Specialties: A family owned full-service boatyard operating on Shelter Island for more than 60 years, offering a complete range of services for boats from 20 to 200 feet.
Driscoll Mission Bay Boat Yard and Marina
Specialties: Lift capacity: 100 ton Travelift and 30 ton Travelift. Mechanical repairs, electrical repairs, woodworking, painting, aluminum work, steel work, gelcoat repairs.
Canvas and upholstery and rigging are subcontracted. Electronics, moorage, deli, bathrooms, and showers.
Specialties: Full-service marine repairs and refits. Lift capabilities include 40-ton marine railway or sling haulout with 90-ton crane. Mobile 90-ton crane available for rigging, mast work and engine repowering. Full-service boatyard offers bottom paint, mechanical repairs, fiberglass and gelcoat repairs, LP and enamel paint application. Complete metal fabrication shop on-site. Woodworking shop on-site: finish carpentry, cabinet work, planking and other structural repair work. Complete restorations and new construction. 150-foot work dock available. Clients may do some work, with restrictions. Moorage, limited dry storage, restaurants nearby, restrooms and showers. Koehler Kraft Custom Boat Building located on-site. Family owned and operated since 1938, specializing in personal one-on-one attention for boats and boat owners. Website offers weekly progress updates for owners to monitor ongoing and past projects. Home of the San Diego Wooden Boat Festival.
Specialties: Full-service boatyard with three yards in two locations (San Diego and Los Cabos). Haulouts, surveys, Coast Guard inspections, insurance estimates, maintenance, bottom and hull painting, mechanical work, prop and shaft work, PropScan, engine repairs/repowers, custom metal fabrication, machining parts and more. 665-ton, 300-ton, 150-ton, 100-ton and 25-ton Travelifts. Boat storage available in Cabo location.
Marine Group Boat Works (National City)
Specialties: Full-service boatyard located in National City, south San Diego. Haulouts, Coast Guard inspections, surveys, maintenance, bottom and hull painting, mechanical work, prop and shaft work, engine repairs/repowers, custom metal fabrication and more. 300-ton Travelift. Deep water access. Sister locations in Chula Vista, San Diego and San Jose del Cabo.
Specialties: San Diego’s only authorized MerCruiser and Volvo Penta boatyard on San Diego Bay. Full-service facility can handle a wide range of mechanical, electrical, carpentry and paint work; has machine shop and weld shop.
Specialties: Full-service boatyard with large discount marine chandlery on site. Repower specialists. Highly qualified technicians. Authorized dealer for: Yanmar Marine, Cummins Marine, Volvo Penta, MerCruiser, Honda Marine, Westerbeke and Universal Diesel Marine Engines.
Specialties: Fully licensed and insured boat transport service; will deliver anywhere within continental United States and Hawai’i (temporarily suspended). Boat storage also available.
Specialties: Now with a lifting capacity of 165 tons. Maxi prep antifouling work, hull extensions, hardtops, flybridge enclosures, gelcoat blister repair, yacht refinishing, cleaning and varnishing. Yacht sales, upholstery, engine and O/D sales and service, hull and topside painting, mechanical, electronic sales and service, sign painting, electrical, woodworking, insurance, rigging and yacht maintenance.
Balboa Boat Yard of California
Specialties: A full-service yard specializing in everything from basic bottom service to complex repower projects. Sportfishers, motoryachts and trawlers. All aspects of repair and refitting.
Specialties: Bottom painting. Haulouts, offloads, on-loads, commissioning, crane work, prop and shaft repair, through-hull and transducer installation, bow and stern thruster installation and repair, fiberglass fabrication and repair, DuPont paint certified, LP and gelcoat repair. Cabo, Grand Banks and Hinckley Yachts service center. Seakeeper Gyro Sales and installation certified. 50-ton marine Travelift. All water is recycled.
Specialties: Repowering, all mechanical repairs, electrical, woodworking, full chandlery. Aluminum/stainless steel welding and fabrication, all shipwright services, rigging, LP painting. DIY space available.
Specialties: 50 years in the same location in the city of Orange. We specialize in: fiberglass and gelcoat repair, upholstery, canvas and boat covers, engine and outdrive repair and replacement, used boats, engines, outdrives, new and used boat trailer sales and repairs, boat rentals.
949-456-9935 (service & sales)
Specialties: Premier Volvo Penta and Crusader authorized dealer, IPS certified, diesel and gasoline engines, marine gear boxes, custom development, high-performance engines and setups, hydraulic systems, commercial vessels and technical consulting.
Specialties: Restoration of wooden boats to installation of today’s electronics. Haulouts, bottom painting, electrical, mechanical, rigging, custom painting, full detailing, fiberglass/gelcoat repairing as well as engine and outdrive services.
Specialties: Full-service boatyard. Offers a variety of services for vessels up to 140 feet, including haulouts to 90 tons, custom carpentry, bottom painting, topside painting, fiberglass repairs, electrical, plumbing, engine repairs and service, electronics sales and installation, offloads, commissioning and marine hardware store.
Specialties: Air conditioning and heating, electrical systems, electronics, navigation, stabilization systems, thruster and steering, watermaker as well as system engineering and design.
Sea & Ski Marine Inc.
Specialties: Authorized Volvo-Penta Service Center. From routine maintenance to complete engine installations, repair and servicing of gasoline and diesel engines, stern drives, and electrical.
Specialties: Full-service boatyard. Haulouts, bottom painting, thru hulls, mechanical, painting, fiberglass and gelcoat repairs, electrical, fabrication, woodworking, rigging and detailing.
Specialties: Full-service boatyard with 75-ton Travelift. Custom welding and fabrication, mechanical repairs, chandlery and do-it-yourself yard.
Specialties: Authorized Yamaha outboard sales and service dealer as well as a full-service boatyard. Offers a wide range of boatyard services from bottom paint to outboard repair and warranty.
Specialties: Maintain and repair tugboats, government vessels, fireboats, ferries, barges, offshore oil equipment, research vessels, and yachts as well as many other types of marine equipment.
victor@tbymdr.com (Service Manager)
Specialties: Full-service boatyard with three Marine Travelifts (35, 60 & 100-ton) and haulout ways for vessels up to 28 feet wide (beam). A new marina with 115 wet slips, remodeled bathrooms & showers, laundry, cable/internet, abundant parking, card key access, and CCTV security cameras. Newly built garages and storage lockers. Largest boatyard in Marina del Rey with experienced staff to answer all of your boating questions. Free haulout and launch after one year tenancy in marina. Certified Clean Marina.
Specialties: Haulouts, bottom painting, fiberglass repair, L.P painting, re-powers, engine alignment, shaft, strut and propeller service, thru hull and hull plumbing.
Cerritos Yacht Anchorage/Eddie’s Marine Service
Specialties: A full-service boatyard. Crane haulouts to 32,000 lbs. for sailboats and power boats. A do-it-yourself yard, family owned and operated since 1942.
Specialties: Full service boat yard started as a yacht manufacturer. Stern and bow pulpit extensions, hardtop additions, hull and superstructure repair, fiberglass fabrication or repair, metal and wood work, custom stainless steel work, bottom work, blister repair, thru hull servicing, painting, sandblasting, welding, detailing, interior design/redesign, custom cabinetry, custom upholstery, electrical and plumbing design as well as installation/repair and upgrades.
Specialties: Lift capacity – 60-ton Travelift. Mechanical repairs: all engines, diesel, inboard outdrives, Volvo, MerCruiser, OMC. Electrical repairs, woodworking, chandlery. Painting: brush and spray. Gelcoat repairs, rigging shop and electronics.
mshydlb1@aol.com (general manager)
mshydmgr@aol.com (yard manager)
Specialties: One-stop marine center with full-service boatyard and chandlery. Hauling and launching (100-ton elevator boat lift and 15-ton crane), marine mechanics, hydro-washing, bottom painting, blister repair, shipwright and fiberglass.
simon@windwardyachtcenter.com (haul and repair)
chris@windwardyachtcenter.com (assistant yard manager)
Specialties: Full service yacht and boat repair yard up to 100 tons. Fiberglass repair, bottom painting, mechanical, shipwright services. Do-it-yourself boat slips.
Specialties: Mercury dealer, gelcoat application, fiberglass repair, stern drive and jet boat repair, indoor and outdoor boat storage.
Specialties: Full paint jobs, including gelcoat and fiberglass repairs. We welcome Do-It-Yourself or we can help!
Specialties: A marina with 108 wet slips, 31 inside tie slips, and dry storage for up to 450 boats and trailers. Wet slips up to 50 feet and end-ties up to 98 feet. Newest docks in Channel Islands Harbor with abundant parking, card key access, laundry and shower facilities, and CCT security cameras. Free haulout and launch after one-year tenancy.
DERECKTOR VENTURA INC Derecktor owned & operated since October 2020
Formerly Ventura Marina and Yacht Harbor
1644 Anchors Way Drive Ventura, CA 93001 USA Phone: 805-642-6755 Email: sales@derecktormh.com Website: www.derecktorventura.com
Specialties: Dockside servicing up to 100 ft and hauling vessels up to 60 ft with a 35-ton Travelift. Crane service available on-demand along with a 20-ton negative forklift. Highly-skilled professionals in engine repair, repowers and mechanical systems, including hydraulics and refrigeration. Yanmar dealer; new Yanmar parts and engines available. On-site Yanmar mechanics, rigger and Raymarine tech/electrician.
Fabrication and welding in aluminum and stainless steel, with both manual and CNC machining. Complete driveline repair and modifications, including saildrives and bow thruster installations. Electric and hybrid power conversions. Superb Awlgrip paint, racing bottoms, fiberglass and composite repairs. Excellent woodworking and restoration skills. Rigging and mast repairs. In-house chandlery, convenient fuel dock and live bait available at our Marina.
joe@tbyci.com (Service Manager)
Specialties: Full-service boatyard and marina. Two Marine Travelifts (50-ton and 75-ton), a 30-ton 110-foot-reach Hydraulic Mobile Boom Crane, and haulout ways for vessels up to 20 feet wide (beam). Largest boatyard in Ventura County with experienced staff to answer all of your boating questions. Free haulout and launch after one year tenancy in marina. State of the art environmental clarifier for a cleaner approach to boating repair.
Specialties: A first-class shipyard servicing commercial and recreational vessels up to 200 tons. Two Travelifts: 35-ton and 200-ton. Services include painting, sandblasting, LP coatings, racing bottoms, fiberglass and gelcoat repairs, rigging, mechanical, welding, aluminum and stainless fabrication, stern extensions and bulbous bow installations, complete repowers and commissioning, bow and stern thruster installations. Well-developed network of off-site services for small and large boat owners. Full range of repair, maintenance and fabrication options. Do-it-yourselfers welcome. On-site chandlery. Convenient fuel dock. Crane and offloading services available
Specialties: Full-service boatyard. Sterling LP application, fiberglass repair, custom logos, and haulouts.
Specialties: This is one of the few small, self-service boatyards in coastal California. Full line of marine supplies and marine repair shop on-site. Outboard engine sales and service. Service inboard gas and diesel engines, outboard two and four stroke models, transmissions, overdrive. Repair and replace thru hulls and propeller shafts.
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