Bay Boat Works Inc

What Bay Boat Works Inc does

Bay Boatworks, LLC is a family-owned marina and boat yard located on 31.7 acres along the North East River in Cecil County, Maryland, operating continuously since 1928. The facility provides 137 boat slips, 32 seasonal sailboat moorings (for vessels up to 37 feet with 5'6" draft), indoor and outdoor winter storage for up to 300 boats, and summer land storage for trailered boats and power boats 23 feet and under. The property sits halfway between Baltimore and Philadelphia along I-95, with more than 20 acres of undeveloped marshland and a collection of historic outbuildings. The marina is the first certified Maryland Clean Marina on the North East River (certified April 29, 2002) and holds the 39th Clean Marina Award in the state, indicating compliance with pollution prevention standards across vessel maintenance, fuel dock, sewage pumpout, slip rentals, and winter storage operations.

The company generates revenue across multiple streams: seasonal slip and mooring rentals on a subscription basis (moorings priced at $850-$1,050 per season), transactional fuel sales (gas 87 and diesel with additives and pump-out services), winter/summer storage fees, a ship store selling marine products, snacks, and ice, hauling services via a 50-ton travel lift (up to 16-foot beam), and facilitated contractor services covering mechanical, electrical, fiberglass, rigging, canvas, detailing, and sail repair. The company also offers specialty barge fabrication, towing service, mast stepping, bottom painting, and prop/shaft work. Effective March 18, 2025, ownership transferred from Don and Mary Green to Kimberlee Lloyd — who also owns Charlestown Manor Beach & Campground — and the entity restructured from Bay Boatworks, Inc. to Bay Boatworks, LLC. Don Green remains available to support the transition. Marketing is conducted through the company website, Facebook, and an email newsletter, with no disclosed use of paid digital channels, and the customer base consists of individual recreational sailboat and trailered boat owners in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Name

Bay Boat Works Inc

Legal name

Bay Boatworks, LLC

Website

https://bayboatworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bay Boatworks is a family-owned marina and boat yard in Cecil County, Maryland, providing 137 slips, 32 moorings, seasonal storage, fuel, hauling, and maintenance services to recreational sailboat and trailered boat owners in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marina and Boat Yard Services

NAICS

Marinas (713930), Marinas (71393), Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Boat Building (336612)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFAJAG

Marina & Small Craft Harbor Construction

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Marine & Coastal Construction (Ports, Harbors, Dredging)

SECONDARYTLAKAKAH

Piping, HVAC & Auxiliary Systems Repair

Transportation & Logistics/Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance, Repair & Services (MRO)/Marine Vessel Maintenance & Repair (Shipyards)

SECONDARYIMAJALAD

Heavy Lifting & Material Handling Infrastructure (Goliath Cranes, Jib Cranes, Hoists)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Shipyards & Drydock Infrastructure (Facilities, Lifting, Docking Systems)

Keywords

• Marina services
• Boat slips moorings
• Winter boat storage
• Fuel dock services
• Boat yard maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

North East

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Slip and Mooring Rentals: Seasonal rental of 137 boat slips and 32 moorings for sailboats. Moorings available for sailboats up to 37 feet with 5'6" draft. Summer moorings priced at $850-$1,050 per season.
2. Fuel Sales: Gas (87 regular) and diesel fuel sales with fuel additives, oil, stabilizers, and holding tank products. Two pump-out stations on fuel dock plus traveling pumpout boat service.
3. Winter Storage: Indoor and outdoor winter storage for up to 300 boats with 50-ton travel lift (up to 16ft beam).
4. Summer Land Storage: Summer land storage for trailered boats with ramp access and power boats 23 feet and under.
5. Ship Store Sales: Marine products, parts, supplies, snacks, sodas, and ice sales. Also offers shrink-wrap recycling bags at $15 per bag.
6. Contractor Services: Facilitates various contractor services including air conditioning repair, boat detailing, canvas/upholstery repair, electrical, fiberglass, welding, generator service, marine mechanics, rigging, sail repair, and shrink wrapping.
7. Boat Services: Hull, prop, and shaft work; bottom painting; mast stepping; towing service. Equipment rental including dustless sanders with vacuums.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bay Boatworks is a family-owned marina and boat yard offering wet and dry boat storage (137 slips, 32 sailboat moorings, and winter storage for up to 300 boats) along with a full-service fuel dock, 50-ton travel lift hauling, mobile pump-out, and on-site maintenance including bottom painting, prop and shaft work, and mast stepping. The company supplements these with a ship store, shrink wrapping, towing, custom barge fabrication, and facilitation of third-party contractor services for marine repairs. It serves recreational sailboat and small powerboat owners in the Cecil County, Maryland area along the I-95 corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Product overview

Bay Boat Works is a family-owned marina and boat yard offering a comprehensive suite of marine services. The core offering centers on wet and dry boat storage (137 slips, 32 moorings, and winter storage for up to 300 boats), supplemented by a full-service fuel dock, hauling capabilities via a 50-ton travel lift, and maintenance services including bottom painting, prop/shaft work, and mast stepping. Additional services include a ship store, shrink wrapping with recycling, and access to third-party contractor services covering detailing, mechanical, electrical, fiberglass, rigging, and canvas work. The company also offers specialty barge fabrication and maintains Maryland Clean Marina certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boat Slips

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Marine Trades Association of MarylandminorOthers · 1 January 2025Participates in the Marine Trades Association of Maryland's Shrinkwrap Recycling Program. Customers can purchase shrink-wrap recycling bags ($15) through the program for 2025 season. Marina serves as distribution point for recycling bags and collection site for program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Herrington Harbour Marinas: Family-owned Maryland marina operator with multiple locations on the Chesapeake Bay offering wet slips, moorings, fuel dock, winter storage, and full boat yard services. Closest geographic and operational peer to Bay Boatworks in scale and service mix.
• Hinckley Company: Builder and full-service provider of yachts with boatyard, service, and marina operations concentrated in New England and the Mid-Atlantic (including Oxford, MD). Highly comparable business model combining high-end moorage, storage, repair services, and yacht maintenance.
• Derecktor Shipyards: Full-service shipyard offering haul-out, repair, refit, and storage services at multiple U.S. locations. Overlaps with Bay Boatworks on travel-lift boatyard operations, hull/prop/shaft work, and bottom painting services.

Broad incumbents

• Safe Harbor Marinas: Largest U.S. marina operator with 130+ properties nationwide, including Mid-Atlantic locations. Directly comparable service mix (slips, moorings, storage, fuel, boat yards) but operates at vastly larger consolidated scale as a broad incumbent.
• Suntex Marinas: Major U.S. marina owner/operator with a comparable full-service marina model (slips, storage, fuel, boat yards). Historically a competitor of Safe Harbor, now part of the broader marina consolidator landscape and an obvious reference for any marina platform thesis.
• MarineMax: Public recreational boating company (NYSE: HZO) that combines boat sales, marinas, and brokerage/storage services. Comparable in that it operates marinas and offers boat-related services; broader incumbent because its core is retail boat sales rather than marina operations alone.
• IGY Marinas: International marina operator with U.S. footprint including luxury full-service marinas. Comparable core offering of slip/mooring services, fuel dock, and amenities, but typically focused on premium/yacht segments versus Bay Boatworks' recreational sailboat focus.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/201129929898110
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bay-boat-works-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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