Stones Boatyard is a professional, clean and environmentally friendly do-it-yourself haulout and marine repair facility. We are a full service boatyard with one of the biggest marine travelift’s on Vancouver Island, capable of lifting boats up to 83 US tons/75 Metric tonnes, 85 feet in length and a 19 foot 10″ beam. Boat owners are welcome to work on their own boats, utilize our boat repair services or employ outside contractors.
We also offer winter dryland boat storage with monthly rates beginning in November until the end of February the following year.
Nanaimo Yacht Services: our boat repair division marine technicians and staff carry out repair work and maintenance on your boat or sailing yacht from one-off repairs to ongoing care within our yard, at Stones Marina or in other local marinas. The services we provide range from engine and transmission repair and maintenance, to larger installations such as generators or a bow thruster. We also have staff to complete general labour tasks such as bottom painting, and zinc and aluminum anode changes.
Our chandlery store is open with a huge range of haulout painting and cleaning supplies with antifoul paint from the top brands such as Interlux, and Pettit. We carry a wide range of zinc and aluminum anodes in stock at all times. We are central Vancouver Island’s Yanmar marine diesel engine sales service centre and carry an extensive range of genuine Yanmar parts. Whatever we don’t have in stock we will be able to obtain for you at very competitive prices, (usually overnight) We also carry sealants, marine polish, electrical & plumbing fittings and stainless fasteners such as nuts, bolts, washers, machine screws, hose clamps and cotter pins.
Contact us now to discover more and/or obtain your estimate and see the Contact page for our location and details!
Nanaimo Yacht Charters – Our sister company is Nanaimo Yacht Charters & Sailing School which offers sailing and cruising yacht charters around our 26,000km coastline, an unforgettable Pacific Northwest experience, as well as sailing courses accredited with Canadian Recreational Yachting Association (CRYA) and International Yacht Training (IYT). See their website for further details.
