Waypoint · Owner work

DIY boatyards

30 boatyards that state owners may do their own work, each checked against the marina's own website. Verified businesses rank first.

Yards that let you work on your own boat are getting rarer. Insurance and environmental rules have pushed many facilities to in-house labor only, which is why boaters who do their own bottom paint, thru-hulls, and brightwork end up trading yard names like fishing spots. Every yard on this page states on its own website that owner work is allowed, whether they phrase it as DIY friendly, self-service, or owner work permitted. Where the yard publishes its travel lift capacity, we show it under the card.

DIY still comes with house rules, and they vary widely: some yards allow any work including bottom jobs, some require their environmental controls for sanding and spraying, some welcome your own outside contractor and others do not, and lay-day rates usually climb the longer the project runs. Ask for the yard's work rules and contractor policy in writing before you haul, and be realistic about the schedule; the classic DIY trap is a two-week job blocking a jack stand spot into its third month.

Alabama

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Barber Marina

Marinas & Storage

Elberta marina with a 400 slip dry storage building for boats to 42 feet, concrete floating docks, fuel, pump-out, and a full service boat yard.

Elberta, AL · Elberta and the Wolf Bay and Intracoastal Waterway area

Stated lift capacity: 110 tons

California

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Berkeley Marine Center

Marinas & Storage

Full service boatyard in Berkeley Marina operating since 1978, handling hull repairs, bottom paint, rigging, welding, electrical, and gas, diesel, and electric repowers.

Berkeley, CA · Bay Area boaters of Berkeley Marina and beyond

Stated lift capacity: 30 tons

Florida

BB

Bradenton Beach Marina

Marinas & Storage

Full-service resort marina in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, with wet slips, rentals, boat repair, and tours.

Bradenton Beach, FL

CB

Cracker Boy Boat Works

Marinas & Storage

Do-it-yourself boatyard with Florida locations in Riviera Beach and Fort Pierce where owners build, repair, and maintain their own vessels.

Riviera Beach, FL · Riviera Beach and Fort Pierce

Stated lift capacity: 150 tons

GD

Gibson Dry Dock

Marinas & Storage

Family-owned boatyard on the St. Johns River with haul out, dry and in-water storage, dockage, and a do-it-yourself work area.

San Mateo, FL

IM

Indiantown Marina

Marinas & Storage

Inland hurricane hole on the Okeechobee Waterway with boat storage and a do-it-yourself and full-service boatyard.

Indiantown, FL

Stated lift capacity: 50 tons

Oasis Boat Yard & Marina

Oasis Boat Yard & Marina

Marinas & Storage

Full-service and do-it-yourself boatyard in St. Augustine with a 45-slip marina offering daily, monthly, and annual rentals.

St. Augustine, FL

Pelicans Perch Marina & Boatyard

Pelicans Perch Marina & Boatyard

Marinas & Storage

Family-owned Pensacola marina and working boatyard since 1950, with floating docks and a 50-ton travel lift.

Pensacola, FL

Stated lift capacity: 50 tons

PM

Pensacola Marine Center

Marinas & Storage

Bayou Chico marina and boatyard with wet slips to 164 feet, a 550 boat dry storage barn, 110 ton Travelift, fuel dock and hurricane haul-out yard.

Pensacola, FL · Pensacola, Bayou Chico

Stated lift capacity: 110 tons

P3

PORT 32 Fort Lauderdale

Marinas & Storage

PORT 32's Fort Lauderdale marina offering dry stack boat storage, one of 17 PORT 32 locations.

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Fort Lauderdale

Stated lift capacity: 150 tons

Riverside Marina, Inc.

Riverside Marina, Inc.

Marinas & Storage

Riverside Marina, Inc. is a marina in Fort Pierce.

Fort Pierce, FL

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Seven Seas Marina & Boatyard, Inc.

Marinas & Storage

Port Orange marina with wet slips, a 66-slip dry stackhouse, a do-it-yourself boatyard, and fuel.

Port Orange, FL

Georgia

SM

St. Marys Boat Services

Marinas & Storage

Do-it-yourself boatyard on Point Peter Road in St. Marys with a 50 ton hoist, hurricane season storage and fiberglass, wood and paint work.

St. Marys, GA · St. Marys GA, southern Georgia and northern Florida ICW

Stated lift capacity: 50 tons

IL

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Crowley's Yacht Yard

Marinas & Storage

Chicago boatyard on the Calumet River offering indoor heated storage on a 25 acre site plus mechanical, rigging, paint and systems work.

Chicago, IL · Chicago and Lake Michigan boaters

Stated lift capacity: 35 tons

Maine

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Safe Harbor Kittery Point

Marinas & Storage

Full service Kittery yard offering indoor, heated, outdoor, and wet winter storage with engine, electrical, fiberglass, paint, carpentry, and canvas work on site.

Kittery, ME · Kittery and the Piscataqua River region

Stated lift capacity: 55 tons

SP

South Port Marine

Marinas & Storage

South Portland marina offering nightly through year round slips, winter storage, Yamaha and Mercury service and repowers, a fuel dock, rentals, and boat sales.

South Portland, ME · South Portland and Casco Bay

Stated lift capacity: 55 tons

Maryland

BJ

Bert Jabin Yacht Yard

Marinas & Storage

Back Creek yard founded in 1959 with over 200 wet slips, 25 acres of land storage, boatel racks and more than 25 on-site marine service companies.

Annapolis, MD · Back Creek, Annapolis

Stated lift capacity: 75 tons

HH

Herrington Harbour Marinas

Marinas & Storage

Family owned since 1978, twin Chesapeake marina resorts with 600 slips each, four travelifts up to 85 tons and land storage for 1,500 boats.

Tracys Landing, MD · Herring Bay on Maryland's western shore, between Annapolis and Solomons

Stated lift capacity: 85 tons

MM

Maryland Marina

Marinas & Storage

Frog Mortar Creek marina in Middle River with 360 slips, room for over 600 boats and a service department for engine, rigging and fiberglass work.

Middle River, MD · Middle River and Baltimore County waterfront

Stated lift capacity: 25 tons

MI

DM

Desmond Marine

Marinas & Storage

Port Huron marina with three heated and secured storage buildings, rack and launch valet service, a fuel station and an on-site marine hardware store.

Port Huron, MI · Port Huron blue water area

Stated lift capacity: 50 tons

New Hampshire

GB

Great Bay Marine

Marinas & Storage

Year round boatyard on the Piscataqua River founded in 1956, with winter storage, OEM trained engine service, ABYC electrical work, slips, moorings, and a fuel dock.

Newington, NH · New Hampshire Seacoast

OH

BM

Brenner75 Marine

Marinas & Storage

Toledo company operating four Maumee River marinas with dock rental, rack and launch, storage, fuel and posted 2026-27 winterization packages.

Toledo, OH · Toledo, Maumee River and western Lake Erie

Rhode Island

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Safe Harbor New England Boatworks

Marinas & Storage

Large Portsmouth yard with travel lifts rated to 200 tons, wet and dry storage, winter haul out, boat building, and full vessel service departments.

Portsmouth, RI · Portsmouth, RI

Stated lift capacity: 200 tons

Texas

HB

Hooking Bull Boatyard

Marinas & Storage

Small do it yourself boatyard at Cove Harbor off the Intracoastal Waterway with a 60 ton lift, ship store and 24 hour emergency haul-out.

Rockport, TX · Rockport, off the Intracoastal Waterway

Stated lift capacity: 60 tons

Virginia

CM

Cobb's Marina

Marinas & Storage

Three generation family marina on Little Creek since 1958 with a 75 ton travel lift, ABYC certified technicians, 70 floating slips and a fuel dock.

Norfolk, VA · Little Creek, Norfolk, near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay

Stated lift capacity: 75 tons

Washington

CB

Canal Boatyard

Marinas & Storage

Do-it-yourself boatyard on the Ballard ship canal with over 50 years of operation, serving recreational boaters and commercial fishermen with posted 2026 rates.

Seattle, WA · Seattle

PO

Port of Everett Marina

Marinas & Storage

Largest public marina on the West Coast with 2,300 slips for vessels 20 to 143 feet, guest docks, fuel and a six acre boatyard.

Everett, WA · Everett

Stated lift capacity: 75 tons

PO

Port of Friday Harbor

Marinas & Storage

Public marina in the heart of the San Juan Islands with year-round and visitor moorage, a fuel pier and seasonal guest reservations.

Friday Harbor, WA · Friday Harbor, San Juan Islands

Stated lift capacity: 18 tons

SM

Skyline Marine Center

Marinas & Storage

Marina and boatyard at Skyline near the San Juans with moorage, valet dry storage, 50 ton Travelift haulout and a daily fuel dock.

Anacortes, WA · Anacortes

Stated lift capacity: 50 tons

SM

Swantown Marina & Boatworks

Marinas & Storage

Port of Olympia marina and boatworks at the south end of Puget Sound with more than 650 slips, guest docks, fuel and a service yard.

Olympia, WA · Olympia

Stated lift capacity: 82 tons

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