THE SKY IS NO LIMIT
A custom boat builder, service yard and marina in mid-coast Maine, Front Street Shipyard is the most capable boatyard in the Northeast. Welcome to New England’s refit capital.
Visit us in Belfast, Maine, on Penobscot Bay — the world’s greatest cruising grounds.
With a 485-ton lifting capacity, deep-water access, and an in-house talented workforce, Front Street Shipyard is the premier boater’s resource on the east coast. Our team has the ingenuity and experience to undertake the most sophisticated boat building and refit projects. More than 100 experienced boat service professionals at FSS use technologies that range from advanced composite construction to traditional boatbuilding.
For all boats from 20 to 200 feet
Refits & New Builds
It’s always 68 degrees and sunny during refits and new construction at Front Street Shipyard. We have one of the only facilities on the East Coast where boat building and service work on oversized yachts can be performed indoors year-round.
Visit our Mid-Coast Maine Facility
Our modern facility is situated in downtown Belfast, Maine. Walk to Main Street to dine, provision, or shop in our year-round city. VIEW AMENITIES
View our five-axis 3D waterjet cutting services.
Front Street Shipyard’s Manufacturing Division produces parts for all types of manufacturers using one of the largest cutting tables among waterjets in the country,
Our Customers
Stay at our Marina
Cruisers are welcome: Latitude 44° 25′ 46″ / Longitude -69° 0′ 27″
Front Street Shipyard offers seasonal and transient dockage for yachts up to 200 feet. You’ll find water and shorepower power available on the docks. Enjoy wi-fi, a lounge area, showers, and laundry available on site. Walk to downtown Belfast.
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Video: CANGARDA Leaves Belfast Bay for Turkey
The classic 1901 steam-powered yacht CANGARDA is launched from Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, and loaded onto a transport yacht to prepare for her trans-Atlantic crossing to Turkey where she will become part of a museum collection. Video filmed in September 2024.
Video: End of Summer 2024
Summer is coming to an end in 2024 at Front Street Shipyard. President JB Turner talks about several projects that are wrapping up, including the return of S/V ABIDE for maintenance work.
Video: Late Spring 2024 Update from Front Street Shipyard
Step inside the helm of the Bar Harbor Whale Watch vessel FRIENDSHIP V with Front Street Shipyard president JB Turner. Hear about the commissioning and launching process for the entire fleet of boats at the Belfast, Maine, shipyard. Video by Billy Black.
Yacht Design Partners
See custom yacht designs ready to be built.
Front Street Shipyard is proud to partner with the world’s most talented yacht designers on all our new construction and major refit projects. Through these relationships we’ve compiled a collection of innovative designs currently available for new construction at Front Street Shipyard.