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. We has the ingenuity and experience to undertake the most sophisticated boat building and refit projects. The yard’s team of more than 100 experienced boat service professionals uses technologies that range from advanced composite construction to traditional boatbuilding.

For all boats from 20 to 200 feet

Refit projects
It’s always 68 degrees and sunny during refits and service work 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: Fall 2020 Update
Front Street Shipyard president JB Turner discusses the projects underway during the 2020-21 winter season, including BARAKA and CANGARDA. Video by Billy Black.
Video: Time-Lapse Installation of the 5-Axis 3D Waterjet Machine
This time-lapse video shows the two-week assembly process of Front Street Shipyard’s new 5-axis 3D waterjet cutting machine from Waterjet USA LLC.
TEMPUS FUGIT Testimonial
Video: Following the refit of TEMPUS FUGIT in early 2020, her captain talked about his time at Front Street Shipyard working with our talented team. 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.
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