10+ Tips on storing your boat for the winter

10+ Tips on storing your boat for the winter

After a long summer of boating fun, it’s time to store away your vessel for the colder months ahead. Unlike your car, a boat has many more exposed parts that can corrode over time, which in turn affects performance and costs hundreds of dollars to repair. The harsh winter weather can further worsen these effects. Thus, it is essential to take care of your boat once you have finished using it in…

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Winter Boat Storage Tips

Winter Boat Storage Tips

Boat owners have to store their vessels during the winter season, and it is important that you prepare for this in advance so that you can protect your boat and keep it safe. Water will freeze in low temperatures, and even if it doesn’t turn into solid ice, very cold water can still damage your boat, so storing it out of the water is a must. This will prevent ice or weather damage to the hull,…

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Boatyard Rules & Practices

Boatyard Rules & Practices

Stones Boatyard is a “do-it-yourself” boatyard and welcomes all commercial and recreational boaters. Vessel Owners may perform their own work and may also hire professional Contractors to work on their Vessels. The Boatyard also manages a listing of approved on-site tenant and outside Contractors. Vessel Owners and Contractors, however, must follow the Boatyard Rules and Practices. It is the…

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Repairs and Maintenance for Inflatable Boats

Repairs and Maintenance for Inflatable Boats

The popularity of and demand for inflatable boats has drastically increased over the past few years. New methods of production, stronger materials, and updated models are the main reasons for the popularity of inflatable boats. Since the use of these boats has increased, it is necessary to know about the repair and maintenance for the same. Here are 10 common questions people ask while…

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Inflatable dinghy and Rib Repairs

Inflatable dinghy and Rib Repairs

Inflatable dinghy repairs is more than sticking on a patch. Our trained and experienced technicians repair inflatables with the highest quality materials to ensure the reliability and appearance of the inflatable is the best it can be.From cleaning and annual servicing to complete refurbishment we have extensive experience of working on inflatables. Typical services we provide include: Tube…

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Boat Painting by Experienced Marine Painters

Boat Painting by Experienced Marine Painters

Why paint your boat’s bottom yourself when you can get someone else to do it for you and remove all that hassle and stress! At Nanaimo Yacht Services @ Stones Boatyard, we offer an excellent rate, skill and speed of service for boat painting in a paved yard in picturesque Nanaimo! We are professional, experienced marina painters. Not sure which paint to use? Not a problem! Once you have hauled…

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How To Clean Your Inflatable Boat

How To Clean Your Inflatable Boat

Like any other boat, inflatable boats need proper care and maintenance in order to function at their best and last a long time. When left unmaintained inflatable boats may only last for 2 to 3 years– a significant loss on your investment. But with regular cleaning you can expect to enjoy that boat for 20 or even 30 long years, and you could even trade or resell it. The question now is, how does…

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Abous Us - Stones Boatyard and The Marine Store

Abous Us – Stones Boatyard and The Marine Store

The Nanaimo Yacht Services @ Stones Boatyard management team comes from more than 35 years of managing boat service-related businesses in various locations before settling in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Shari & Ian MacPherson – DirectorsIan, a licensed diesel and gas mechanic, and Shari built and launched an Endurance 40 ketch and then spent ten years cruising, traveling as far as the Caribbean…

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Nanaimo Yacht Services Rates

Nanaimo Yacht Services Rates

Our Yacht Services rates for labour and other service rates are: Skilled labourIncludes mechanical, electrical, electronic fibreglass work and rigging$120 per man hour Get A Quote General labourIncludes bottom prepping/painting,  cleaning, waxing/polishing topsides, hull zinc renewal$49 per man hour Get A Quote Boat HauloutLifting your boat, moving to a standing area and chocking or not as…

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Travel directions to Stones Boatyard

Travel directions to Stones Boatyard

Our centrally located boatyard in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island is just a short trip from Victoria BC , Comox, Courtenay and Campbell River, the Sunshine Coast, Metro Vancouver and the rest of Vancouver Island. We are readily accessible from Vancouver and Seattle by ferry or a short flight by seaplane as well as regular aircraft. And of course we’re at the head of the Gulf Islands enabling easy…

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Stones Boatyard

Stones Boatyard is a professional, clean and environmentally friendly do-it-yourself boat haulout and marine repair facility, located in Nanaimo on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Before you arrive there is a fuel dock on the approach to the boat lift dock. The boat yard features include: Modern, remote controlled 83 US ton Marine TraveliftWaiting dock adjacent to the…

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Handy Tools to Have on Your Boat

Handy Tools to Have on Your Boat

Your boat may be in tip-top condition, but before you leave the dock it is always a good idea to have some basic tools on board. Hopefully, nothing will go wrong, but like safety equipment, it’s always better to have the equipment on board than not. Some simple tools might make the difference between a fun day being over way too early. This isn’t a complete list of tools designed to cover every…

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Boat Cleaning & Boat Detailing

Boat Cleaning & Boat Detailing

At Nanaimo Yacht Services @ Stones Boatyard, we offer a wide range of boat and marine repairs, as well as maintenance such as boat detailing and cleaning. We can provide simple boat washing, compounding and waxing and boat detailing where we will buff, protect and polish all the hardest to reach places. Before Our boat bottom cleaning services are second to none! Our boat detailing services…

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Tide Knowledge for Boaters

Tide Knowledge for Boaters

Tides are the result of the interaction of gravitation pull between the earth, the moon and the sun. If you’ve done any boating in this part of the world you will know that knowing what is going on with the tides is critical to planning a successful trip. Tides are one of the essential areas of knowledge for boaters. Know your tides or risk getting your boat stuck in the mud or damaged by…

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Boat Storage in Nanaimo, Vancouver – 17 Expert Tips

Boat Storage in Nanaimo, Vancouver – 17 Expert Tips

To help boats and yachts retain their value it’s important every owner knows the best practices in boat storage. Having a boat is a lot of work. We have compiled a list of expert-recommended tips for storing your boat. BEST PRACTICES IN BOAT STORAGE The right boat storage is a major factor in determining how long a boat will last. Below are 17 expert tips and best practices you should try when…

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How to prepare your boat for haulout

How to prepare your boat for haulout

Even if you’re lucky enough to keep your boat somewhere you can sail all year round, you will still want to have your boat hauled out for annual checks and maintenance. For most of us having the boat hauled out for a few months a year is just part of normal boating. If you’re planning to have some work done on your boat then you may need to store the boat in a different part of the boatyard and…

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Nanaimo Boat Yard offers yacht care & management Vancouver Island. Boat maintenance and dry boat storage Nanaimo, Vancouver Island BC Canada.