marine Solutions for you and the planet.

Building Maine’s Working Waterfront for the Future
At The Boat Yard, we design and build durable, sustainable marine infrastructure — from piers and docks to seawalls and electric vessel systems. Rooted in Yarmouth, Maine, our work supports coastal communities by combining traditional craftsmanship with innovative, eco-friendly solutions that withstand the changing ocean environment.

Logistics support for Maine marine construction including heavy hauling and infrastructure setup.
A boat moving at high speed on a lake with green trees on the shoreline in the background.
A wooden custom pier construction project on Maine riverfront property
Custom wooden pier and dock construction project for coastal Maine property
Wooden pier extending over a calm river, with a small boat docked beneath it and green leafy branches in the foreground, under a blue sky with some clouds.

Custom piers

  • We’ll design, permit, and construct your new pier, ramp, gangway, and dock, working with you to design something you’ll love for years to come.

    We use sustainable materials whenever possible, and build for the future, keeping in mind bigger storms, storm surges, and rising seas.

  • We’ll repair your existing pier, or dismantle and replace it. And we’ll help you plan ahead and budget for future projects.

A wooden dock extends over green water toward a metal ramp leading to a platform with trees and cloudy sky in the background.

custom docks and dock services

  • We’ll design and build small docks up to full marina dock systems, ideally suited to your location.

    We use sustainable materials and alternative floatation materials whenever possible.

  • We repair docks and floats, and service and store docks from Casco Bay, Maine.

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seawalls

  • Custom seawalls and retaining walls using locally-appropriate materials and construction techniques.

  • We’ll perform emergency repairs after storms or planned replacements, and help you budget accordingly.

electric outboard motors

Flux Marine electric outboard motor on The Boat Yard's New Maine Skiff

We work with boat operators to see if electric outboard motors are a good fit, and if so, we will sell, configure, and install the systems.

  • Electric outboard and kicker motors from Flux Marine, Torqeedo, ePropulsion, Photon Marine, Electrine, and Shred Electric

  • Diesel outboards that can use biodiesel from OXE Marine and Mercury

  • Efficient gas motors from Tohatsu

100% Electric

100% Electric

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Grants Available to convert your aquaculture, harvesting, or fishing operation to 100% electric power.

We’ll replace your generators with reliable, seaworthy batteries, solar panels, and micro-wind turbines — available now!

Marine logistics

We barge, crane, haul, launch, and truck your harvests, boats, and equipment, where and how they need to go.

Logistics support for Maine marine construction including heavy hauling and infrastructure setup.

  • Our tugboat “Boomer”, pushboat “The Pickle”, and barge with knuckle boom crane have delivered modular homes, supported pier construction, and harvested kelp.

A worker operating a crane lifting a large wooden beam into place at a waterfront construction site, with a dock for a waterfront property in Maine

  • Our cranes, telehandler, and tractors can lift and haul almost anything — give us a challenge!

A white pickup truck with marine construction equipment for a custom dock project in Yarmouth, Maine

  • Our electric and biodiesel trucks get the job done.

in the news

Electric boats poised to make waves on Maine Coast

Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram, by Tux Turkel

Electric boats are slowly taking off in Maine

Maine Public Radio, by Murray Carpenter

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