Birdon Marina and Shipyard

Birdon Marina and Shipyard Birdon’s Portland, Connecticut location hosts a full-service boatyard and Marina alongside the river.

Birdon’s Portland, Connecticut location hosts a full-service boatyard and Marina. We have approximately 120 slips along the river and can accommodate up to 30 boats on moorings. Our Travel Lift capacity is 35-tons, and we offer both a launch ramp for seasonal pass holders as well as a fuel dock and pump out. We host additional facilities for our mechanical, paint and fiberglass repair, carpentry,

welding and metal fabrication shops, as well as offer a variety of mechanical, electrical and HVAC services. The Marina is fully equipped with an onsite parts department to service the needs of our customers. We have the following American Boat Yacht Council (ABYC) certifications:
• Diesel Engines
• Gasoline Engines
• Systems
• Standards
• Marine Electrical
We are certified by the following engine and equipment manufacturers:
• Yanmar Small, Medium and Common Rail Engines and Sail Drives
• Westerbeke Engines and Generators
• Dometec Marine
• Fischer Panda Generators
• Kohler Generators
• NMEA Certified Marine Electronics and NMEA 2000
• Hamilton Jet Drives

10/18/2023
09/01/2023
To our valued community members:This Friday, August 4th starting at 7am we will be bringing several concrete trucks into...
08/03/2023

To our valued community members:

This Friday, August 4th starting at 7am we will be bringing several concrete trucks into our facility to pour the floor of our new 30,000 square foot full rate production (FRP) building.

There will be traffic controllers to facilitate the safe and efficient flow of traffic, but please be advised that there may be additional slow-moving traffic, delays, and noise on Riverview Street.

We recognize the impact that this will have on community members and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact the marina office with any questions.

Senator Richard Blumenthal visited Birdon’s Portland, Connecticut facility on July 24th, 2023, to see first-hand the imp...
07/26/2023

Senator Richard Blumenthal visited Birdon’s Portland, Connecticut facility on July 24th, 2023, to see first-hand the impact of the unprecedented flooding along the Connecticut River. The visit brought together State Rep. Christie Carpino, Ryan Curley - Portland First Selectman, Motor Lifeboat (MLB) Program Manager Dennis Hancock and representatives from local businesses, Portland Boat Works, Glastonbury Marina, and V's Rolling Stone Wood Fired Pizza.

“The flooding has hit many Connecticut businesses hard,” said MLB Program Manager Dennis Hancock. “It’s important to us that Birdon plays an active role in helping drive the recovery process for this disaster.”

Seeing the impact that this disaster has had on local Connecticut businesses conveys the seriousness of the situation to national leaders like Senator Blumenthal. On Monday, Governor Ned Lamont, alongside Senator Blumenthal, requested a federal disaster declaration that would provide relief funding for businesses impacted by the flooding.

04/02/2022

DEEP Boating Instructors will be teaching boating certificate courses at various locations across the state next week. If you want to get your certificate before the season starts, now is a great time!
Please see the link below for more information!

https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Education/Boating-Classes

04/01/2022

Attention Boaters!
Please see the following notice if you boat on the Thames River.

From April 1, 2022 to June 25, 2025, between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., the Connecticut Department of Transportation will conduct repairs on the Gold Star I-95 Northbound Bridge over the Thames River, mile 3.1. Work will be performed from hanging platforms on the bridge structure. The platforms will extend over the river approximately 420 feet from the shoreline on the New London side and 290 feet from the shoreline on the Groton side and will not be over federal channel. The reduction in vertical clearance caused by the platforms will not exceed 3 feet below the current bridge vertical clearances of 135 feet (MHW). A safety boat will be in the water and will monitor VHF Channel 16 when work is performed over the water. Questions may be addressed to Scott Thompson, Project Manager Aetna Bridge Company, at 401-663-6052 or Keith Schoppe, CT DOT, at 860-213-2360.

Chart 13213, New London Harbor, LNM 47/20 (CGD1)

Photo Credit: https://www.theday.com/article/20150222/nws01/302229965

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54 Riverview Street
Portland, CT
06480

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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Yankee Boat Yard & Marina is a full service boat yard and marina located along the scenic Connecticut River in Portland, CT. We have 75 slips along the river and can accommodate up to 40 boats on floating dock & ball moorings for our summer boaters. We also have the capacity to store up to 400 boats on land during the winter. We have 20,000 s.f. of indoor cold storage and 15,000 s.f. of indoor heated storage. New spacious state-of-the-art facilities for our Mechanical, Paint & Fiberglass Repair, and Woodworking shops, coupled with a parts department and a fully stocked ship's store complete the services you expect from a top rate, full service facility.