Contact us for anything your boat might need: carpentry, commissioning, electronics, electrical, fiberglass, Gelcoat, painting, rigging, mechanical, winterization, shrink-wrapping, survey haul-outs, and scheduled or emergency maintenance.
If we can’t personally take care of it, we’ll introduce you to one of our partners who can.
Carpentry
Interior
Repair of scratches, holes, and water damage
Wood refinishing
Custom covering boards
Custom cabinetry
Hatches
Teak and holly sole
Interior cabinetry installation and repair
Exterior
Rub Rails repair and installation
Teak decking
Bulkhead & hull repair
Complete restoration
Our woodworking team is a group of skilled professionals. They’re also full of innovative ideas about ways to improve your boat. Whether it’s a hole from a flying object, worn or water-damaged wood, or the need for additional storage, we can handle it.
Electrical
Full AC & DC systems
Interior and exterior lighting systems
Galvanic isolators
Alternative energy (solar, wind)
Complete installation of any selected new equipment
Repairs to any water-damaged wiring or components
Additional shore power inputs or selection devices
Evaluation of current electrical system and repair, rewire and upgrade
Troubleshooting and fixing minor and major electrical problems
A good, dependable electrical system ensures that your boat has plenty of power for all the gadgets you have on board.
These days, marine electrical systems are complex. Make sure you get them taken care of by professional electricians like ours, who work to the latest American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) standards.
Fiberglass & Gelcoat
Gelcoat scratches/normal wear-and-tear
Storm damage
Collision damage
Full bottom and relamination (five-year warranty on complete relamination)
Complete core replacements
Moisture tests for fiberglass core issues
Fiberglass repair
Marine Gelcoat repair
Non-skid application
Structural repair
Kayak repairs
Whether you’re dealing with a few scratches or some serious damage, you have the same end goal:
You want your boat back in its original condition, or better.
We understand. We’re committed to restoring your boat’s strength and appearance exactly, right down to the best color matching in Annapolis.
We are also experts at small boat repair. We repair kayaks, dinghies, and daysailers.
Painting
Awlgrip™, Imron™, and Alexseal™ painting and repair
Complete refinishing
Gelcoat compounding and waxing (cleaning and polishing)
Quality bottom preparation and painting
We have lots of experience painting boats like yours — over 2,000 in the past 30 years. You’ll get a fantastic mirror-like finish that’s applied with precision care, whether you’d like a completely new finish or just a touch-up of minor scrapes and dings. Be it Awlgrip™, Imron™, or other high-end finishes, we have the expertise to handle your painting needs.
When you show people your boat, get the WOW factor you have been longing for.
Scheduled Maintenance
You work hard all week and the last thing you need to arrive at your boat to find an engine not pumping water or air conditioning not functioning because of some simple maintenance items. We can help! When it comes to scheduled maintenance, we can inspect and make recommendations as to what is needed before there is a problem.
Let our team keep you on the water instead of in the bilges working on your hard-earned weekends.
Shrink Wrapping
When you store your boat the last thing you want is to come back to a filthy dirty boat in the spring. Shrinkwrapping helps keep that dirt out.
We can prep your boat and wrap her for the off-season either at your dock or at our facility.
We don’t just wrap boats either! Have equipment that is being shipped by a freighter? Wrap it before it goes to protect it from salt spray or road grime.
Survey Haul-Outs
We are in a prime location for haul-outs for boat purchases and insurance surveys. Our crew is very experienced working with most of the local surveyors and having the boat hauled and launched in response to their needs. We are also very responsive to providing work estimates based on survey results, and accomplishing needed repairs and upgrades.
Storage
We are in a prime location and have protected out-of-the-water storage for boats up to 55 feet. Whether it is for the winter or for another purpose, we can accommodate your timing in a secure spot for your boat.
Commissioning
Rigging
Electronics installation
Painting decks and topsides
Survey issues and repair
Air conditioning and heating systems installation
Any other changes or upgrades you need
You have a brand new boat, or maybe a new-used boat. Whether you have found her on your own, or are working closely with a dealer or broker, there will be items you will want addressed before your first cruise.
We’re an authorized Chesapeake Bay service center for Jeanneau, Kadey-Krogan Yachts, and Fontaine Pajot, and Leopard Catamarans. We work closely with the local representatives of these brands and new/prospective owners to address warranty issues and any requested upgrades to your new boat.
We also work with local surveyors to haul and prep used vessels for survey. Our staff will review and estimate survey recommendations with you to discuss feasibility, cost, and timing of recommended repairs.
Give us your boat for commissioning, and we’ll give you your time on the water.
Electronics
GPS, Chartplotters, and Radar
AIS
VHF and SSB radios
Stereo systems
Autopilots
Sonar
Depth sounders
Fishfinders
Inverters and charging systems
Generator installations
Complete interfacing of all onboard computer systems
NMEA 2000 interfacing and troubleshooting
Single-sideband installation, upgrading, and troubleshooting
Watermaker design and installation
Air conditioning and heating systems installation
Today’s boats depend on more and more complex electronics to get us safely and comfortably from place to place.
Our technicians are factory trained by boat technology leaders like Raymarine, Garmin, and ICOM. We are also the only Raymarine Premier Dealer in the greater Annapolis area.
Mechanical
Diesel engine repowers, installation, maintenance, and repair
Gas engine repowers, installation, maintenance, and repair
Outboard engine repair
Complete drive trains (transmissions, shafts, cutlass bearings, etc) repair and replacement
Hydraulic steering systems, controls, and auto-pilots
Propeller repairs
Bow/stern thruster installation and servicing
Running gear
Plumbing
Refrigeration
Air conditioning
Generator installations and repairs
Our mechanics have many years of experience with all of the above equipment, how to repair it and how to install it in small spaces. We’ve earned accreditation with Cummins Marine Power as a certified installation yard for Cummins engines.
Rigging
Standing and running rigging
Life-line replacement
Mast steps
Deck hardware
Winch maintenance and repair
Roller Furler installation and repair
Splicing
Swaging
Deck and rigging design and layout
Our rigging experts can inspect and tune your rigging, repair, and replace needed parts. Our yard has the equipment necessary to step and unstep masts to 80 feet.
Seakeeper
Annapolis Harbor Boat Yard is the area’s original and most experienced licensed dealer and refit/installer of the incredible line of Seakeeper® gyroscopic stabilizing devices, for sail and motor vessels 27 feet and larger, private and commercial. Revolutionary Seakeeper® leveling technology eliminates boat roll for a smooth cruise.
Checkout the Seakeeper Demo Boat Video:
We are also your source for the new Seakeeper RIDE, the only Vessel Attitude Control System.
Contact us today to begin your Seakeeper project!
Winterization
Our local crew is very familiar with all aspects of preparing your boat for the harsh winter. Prevent damage and the expense of repairs in the spring by having us winterize all of your systems in a professional manner, on our site or at your location. We also shrink-wrap and store boats in our facility.