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: Spring 2024 Update
In spring of 2024 Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, has several comprehensive refits underway. In this video, FSS president JB Turner, discusses the Tripp-designed 1961 yacht WILD FIRE as well as an upcoming paint project on an Eastbay named STAR. In the...
Video: New Harbor 28 Sea Trials
See the sea trials of the New Harbor 28, an outboard-powered Downeast-style dayboat built by Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine. This new semi-production powerboat is based on a design by John Alden and updated by Van Gorkam.
New Harbor 28
The New Harbor 28 is a Downeast-style dayboat based on the long-popular Wasque 26. Following the fall 2023 launch of the first hull, this new semi-custom production boat is now available as a turnkey, finished vessel or as a hull-and-deck kit for buyers to fit out themselves.
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.