Our Services
Essential Shipyard Industries offers a full range of boating maintenance service on-site at our shipyards in Anacortes and La Conner. ESI also provides emergency repair services, including 24/7 haul-outs, dockside mechanical repairs, electrical system repowers, collision repair, and prop servicing.
ESI is here to outfit your dreams and is committed to making your boating experience enjoyable. Spend your days enjoying time on the water with family and friends and leave the boat work to us.
Yard Capabilities
Travelift to 100 Tons
Our 100-ton travelift handles everything from runabouts to full-size commercial and fishing vessels, with clear room to work all sides once she's blocked.
Haul-Out & Bottom Painting
Full haul-out and bottom paint service at our own yards. Certified Seahawk Paint applicator with an in-house paint booth, from spot repairs to a full color change.
Electrical Systems & Repowers
Marine electrical installation and repair, from panel upgrades and shore power to full engine repowers on pleasure and commercial vessels alike.
LiFePO4 Battery Systems Specialist
Certified installer of LiFePO4 lithium battery banks for house and starting power, with full system design, monitoring, and integration.
Metal Fabrication
In-house metal fabrication for brackets, railings, hardware, and one-off custom parts, built to fit your boat and repaired or replaced on-site.
Custom Marine Cabinetry
Custom marine cabinetry and joinery built in our own cabinet shop, from interior woodwork and brightwork to one-off cabinetry designed to fit your boat.
Major Refits
From worn topsides to full structural rebuilds, this is where ESI does its highest-dollar work. We handle topside repaints, fiberglass and structural repair, and engine repowers -- the big jobs that keep a boat on the water for another decade. As a Certified GlideCoat Pro dealer, our finish and wax work can bring back a shine that exceeds factory-new paint or gelcoat.
Full Paint and refinishing services
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Full topside and deck repaint using Akzo Nobel's Awlcraft topside finish system, sprayed in our paint booth, large enough for vessels up to 100 tons. From spot repairs to a full color change.
Fiberglass & Structural Repair
Blister repair, delamination and core replacement, transom rebuilds, and gelcoat restoration -- structural work done right, not just cosmetic patching.
Repowers
Full repowers and engine replacements, sail drive and shaft alignment, and complete propulsion system upgrades -- the work that adds another decade of reliable running.