Yacht Maintenance Company

01/27/2022

Great opportunity to strengthen maritime industry in the region.

ST. MICHAELS — This spring, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Chesapeake College are partnering to offer the public a chance to learn more about marine welding. Scheduled for Tuesdays,

12/19/2021

Looking forward to presenting one of the signature sculptures at the Cambridge Ice & Oyster Festival. What vessels or maritime icons would you like to see carved in ice?

12/10/2021

Decision made: The Christmas Lights on the Choptank Boat Parade will take place Sunday evening, Dec. 12. Same time, route and entry guidelines. Deck the Hulls!!!

12/08/2021

Boat Parade Update: Mother Grinch is not cooperating! Due to rain and a Gale Watch on Saturday, the Christmas Lights on the Chesapeake Boat Parade has been postponed. Organizers are still considering Sunday evening as a possibility pending wind conditions. Look for an update tomorrow.

12/06/2021

Last call for boats! The 4th annual Cambridge Lights on the Choptank Boat Parade is Saturday evening Dec. 11. The line-up starts at 4:50pm on the Choptank side of the lighthouse with the parade down the creek and back beginning at 5:00/5:15pm. Register at [email protected] by providing your vessel & captain's name, LOA, beam and minimum draft. Registration is required by Thursday, Dec. 9. Currently there is precipitation in the forecast, so Friday, December 10 or Sunday, Dec. 12 are possible rain dates. More updates on this later in the week. Photos of past parades from Jill Jasuta and I Love Dorchester County.

12/03/2021

There is a new glow to our seawall thanks to USAAF P-520! Look for more boats to be decked out as our boating community prepares for the Dec. 11 Christmas Lights on the Choptank Parade. Register your boat at [email protected].

Check it out! The World War II crashboat USAAF P-520 , which made its home in Cambridge earlier this year, is all decked out for the holidays on Cambridge Creek!
>> The crashboat is hosting an open house Dec. 4 from 12-8pm for the Baltimore and Chesapeake Bay Ship Watchers group, but the general public is welcome, too. Details: bit.ly/3ojBXOT
>> On Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, there will be a special ceremony held on board the P-520 starting at 7:45am. Details: bit.ly/32XRuMb
>> The P-520 is anchored right by Ruark Boatworks, Maryland and Hayward Street in Cambridge, MD.
>> Photo here courtesy of Ted Yadlowsky.

11/11/2021

Our fall maintenance work has included electrical repairs and a new canopy for the NOAA Climate.Gov vessel Chesapeake out of Oxford.

11/10/2021

Commercial boats continue to roll on and off our marine railway for a variety of repairs and inspections. Today we said goodbye to "Talbot" (Oxford-Bellevue ferry). Soon after, we rolled up the Annapolitan II charter cruise boat from Baltimore's Inner Harbor. For more information on commercial haul-out and repairs, visit us at https://www.yachtmaintenanceco.com

11/05/2021

Joe Laber is in the yard preparing for another year of oyster dredging off Deal Island in the Virginia W. One of 35 original Chesapeake Bay skipjacks, she was built in 1904 in Guilford, Virginia. Kudos to Joe for keeping this historic boat and tradition active on the Bay.

11/02/2021

Time for winter haul-out? Enjoy Eastern Shore prices and explore our side of the bay in 2022. Learn more about our 60-ton travel lift, storage and winterization services.
https://www.yachtmaintenanceco.com/yacht-storage.html

We provide a full range of boat maintenance and repair including custom carpentry, painting, welding, and mechanical repairs.

10/27/2021

Another boat is heading south today. New Yorker Nick Cancro is taking Marie Elena to Antigua where he plans to enjoy retirement. Nick brought the 1974 Olin Stephens 48' fast cruiser to our yard for mast refurbishment. Over the years, we've also installed a new engine and rudder for Nick who says: "The Yacht Maintenance crew really takes care of me. They are the only guys around who know what they're doing for this type of major repair." Bon Voyage Nick!

10/25/2021

If you cruise along Cambridge Creek, you may have noticed this beauty with the great name and custom logo. Blond Ambition is owned by Pennsylvanian Sherie Munday who summers in Cambridge and is leaving on Thursday for her second voyage to St. Thomas. Sherie is a regular customer and says our crew is "like family." This year, we outfitted the boat with a new transmission and prop. Bon Voyage Sherie. Fair Winds and Following Seas and see you in 2022!