SERVICE
John Williams Boat Company offers full repair and restoration services plus facilities for indoor and outdoor storage of at least 100 boats. We offer repairs and servicing with the same attention to detail and quality evidenced in our boat building.
Whether you need a single plank replaced or the entire hull re-framed and planked, we are fully equipped for carvel and lapstrake planking as well as cold molding. We are recognized for our skill in extensive structural and mechanical retrofits and restorations on both wooden and fiberglass vessels. We handle boats as large as 60 feet in length.
You’ll find our facilities provide everything you need:
- Launching and hauling service using our NEW 50-ton Travelift and 14-ton hydraulic crane with 60-foot boom
- Competitive rates
- Inside storage and unlimited outside storage
At our full-service boat yard, you’ll find:
- The deep, clear water of Somes Sound right up to our dock (38 feet at low tide)
- Fresh artesian-well water
- In-water repair capability
- Full-time rigger, master mechanic, machinist, welder, fiberglass and master carpenters, and painters
- Immediate access to electronics and electrical technicians, a boat-transport service, a sailmaker, and upholsterer
- Next-day delivery from major marine distributors
- Private float for dockage of large vessels by reservation
Come see us when you’re cruising beautiful Mount Desert.
Service Rates
Mechanical / Electrical: $ 68.00/hour
Welding, machine work: $ 68.00/hour
Awlgrip: $ 65.00/hour
Paint/varnish, fiberglass: $ 60.00/hour
Carpentry and rigging: $ 60.00/hour
Refrigeration: $ 68.00/hour
All other work: $ 50.00/hour
Overtime labor: Time and a Half
Environmental/Disposal Rates
Environmental Surcharge: 2.5% of invoice
Diesel Hazardous Waste: $ 9.00/gal
Gas Hazardous Waste: $ 15.00/gal
Shrink Wrap Re-bag Kit: $ 25.00 /bag
Storage Rates
Storage rates include haul/cradle/launch
Outside Storage: $ 55.00/foot
Inside Storage: $ 85.00/foot
Inside Heated Storage: $ 125.00/foot
*25′ minimum charge includes bowsprit and boomkin
SUMMER BOAT STORAGE
For boats not launched by September 1
40% of the Winter Storage Charge
SHORT-TERM BOAT STORAGE
First week (or part thereof): $ 20.00/day
Next three weeks: $ 10.00/day
Each additional day: $ 5.00/day
OTHER STORAGE CHARGES
Tenders, inflatable rafts: $ 150.00/each*
Use of storage locker/crate: $ 300.00/year
* Plus labor for handling
Yard and Mooring Rates
Travelift: $ 125.00/use*
Crane: $ 90.00/hour*
Yard work boat: $ 40.00/hour*
Yard work truck: $ 35.00/ use*
Pressure washer: $ 35.00/use*
* Plus labor
MOORING RENTAL
Night: $ 25.00
Week: $ 150.00
Month: $ 500.00
Season: $ 1,500.00
ESTIMATES
In the event estimates for labor and materials have been made, they shall not be considered binding. The charges shall be based on labor and materials actually supplied, calculated at the rates listed above.