The new owner of The Ships Tailor has done an amazing job to bring this business back from the…read moredisaster that the last "new owner " created to what it once was for the previous 25 years. Please don't let the experience with the last "new owner"keep you away.

I recently used The Ship's Tailor for some repairs and some new canvas items for my sailboat. Their…read moreservice was great! I can't believe how quickly they got an estimate back and the work completed! I am use to waiting around for months to get anything done in this area. Great service, great work and even followed up with a Thank You card!

Scam. Funds for deposit followed by request for funds for parts. Not a legitimate service.read more

From the owner: Quality, Service. Power, Sail…read more All marine Systems: Electrical, Electronics, Engine, Plumbing, Rigging, Fiberglass, Carpentry, Restorations.

Just hauled out and simply cannot say enough good things about John and the entire experience at…read moreTrue North. I understand that things may have been "iffy" under PREVIOUS ownership, but I have spent a good amount of time in boatyards working on my 1967 Rawson, and this experience has been Grade A all the way! It's a small and hands-on yard, where you can work on your boat or just leave it with confidence knowing that it will be well cared for. John arranged for me to have a spot to tie off the evening before my haul, and he was involved in every aspect of successfully hauling and blocking my boat. He has answers to resources in town for parts and services. The bathroom was clean and the WiFi worked without any silly hoops to jump through. I am happy to be there now and will be happy to return again in the future!

From the owner: Family owned and operated read more

Many thanks to the owner, Carl, for being so generous with his time and helping me add 2 new spring…read morelines to my boat! His advice and experience are greatly appreciated. Miss Stress is now properly moored and, hopefully safe from these storms and high tides!

I had an upgrade to a new lithium house Bank done at this yard. It was a nightmare and ended up…read morecosting way more than expected. I ended up having to take the boat elsewhere after three months, unfinished, to get the job completed. After expressing concern about a bill they threatened to haul the boat. I have never worked with a yard that was less responsive. Unless you want a "blank check yard" take your business elsewhere.

From the owner: Deltaville Boatyard is a full-service yard located on Jackson Creek in Deltaville, Virginia. We…read moreoffer all services, including: mechanical, electrical, electronics installation, custom fabrications, refits and repowers, and more. Our crew is one of the most experienced and educated in the area, holding certifications from ABYC, Garmin, Raymarine, Northern Lights, Kadey-Krogen, Outer Reef Yachts, Pettit Paint, and more. Our mission is to provide our customers a top quality experience from first contact to delivery. We know that your time is important as is your family's safety. We want our customers to feel confident that our project managers will keep you up to date while our educated crew provide repairs to get you back on the water in a vessel you can count on. Your only job is to enjoy your boat! We'll take care of the rest. Jackson Creek is positioned between the Rappahannock and Piankatank Rivers. It is a protected anchorage within minutes to the Chesapeake Bay. The creek was just recently dredged again in November 2017 to allow for easy passage of large vessels. We also have new floating service docks built in Spring of 2018. We are located one mile to the quaint town of Deltaville, Virginia, and a short distance from historical sites such as Yorktown, Jamestown, and Colonial Williamsburg.

Great group of people at this place. We hauled out, had a few issues i needed help with they sent a…read moreguy over quickly to help me, and were very fair in the pricing all the way around. We will be back!!!

The transmission of my new-to-me1983 Wauquiez 38 broke down just off Deltaville on a long trip home…read morefrom buying her in FL. The towboat/US guy brought me here & I couldn't have been luckier. This family-owned full-service marina at the southern entrance of Chesapeake Bay is extremely well run, clean, organized & friendly. Everyone I dealt with here at every level struck me as honest, friendly & competent. I had to leave the boat over the winter to have the transmission, shaft seal, & cutlass bearing replaced. Because they charge one price per boat (not per foot) for winter storage the place is full of very big sailboats wintering on long passages up & down the US coast. Mine was on the smaller side. Because they allow you to work on your own boat, which USED to be the norm, I spent many weekends over the fall & spring there & got to know this beautiful area filled with lots of marine businesses & extremely friendly people willing to help out a stranger. I was actually a little sad to leave in Spring. The yard did my repairs on time, highly professionally & their prices were reasonable compared to many other bigger-name marinas in the area. Their well-maintained facilities also included free use of a pool, showers, clubhouse lounge & even use of a car for local errands. Deltaville is only about an hour by car from Colonial Williamsburg & close to other historic sites like Jamestown. Sailing families with kids will particularly enjoy stopping here, though there is no mass transit as far as I could see. DYC sells boat gas but not diesel, which was a surprise, but it isn't far away. The inlet to get in here can get shallow but I saw scores of big deep-draft fixed-keel sailboats on the hard here so evidently not a problem. You just need to time your comings & goings well. This breakdown could have been a soul-destroying, money-sucking nightmare for me at some other marinas. Instead, I was extremely lucky to land here. Can't praise & thank everyone there enough.

A little over 2 years ago I commissioned two jibs and an offshore mainsail from Jerry and Justin in…read moreDeltaville. The sails fit perfectly and are well made. The new main has full length battens. On a trip to Maine this year, a cotter ring was snatched out on the lower batten in sloppy offshore conditions and one of the shackles connecting to the slide was lost. I emailed Jerry, and Justin, Jerry and Meghean had new hardware (this time with cotter pins) in my hands within 3 days. Excellent service!

Deltaville. My inmast furler had failed and the rigger recommended modifying the mainsail for slab…read morereefing. As the mainsail was still in good shape, I elected to modify the sail and get a stack pack. Evolution was recommended, by the yard doing my mast work. I was happy with the modifications to the mainsail; but, their communications were pretty poor. The sail technician gave me an attitude when I asked for time frames, for completion. I wasn't told until later, the sailbag (for the stack pack) wouldn't be ready for two weeks after my mast work was done and the mainsail installed. After paying $250 to have the stack pack installed, the installers had shoved the mainsail in the bag and then stomped it down with their feet. They use a different system for easing the lazy jacks, by loosening a knot on top of the sailbag. It's too high for me to reach, so I had to modify it, to longer lines and blocks, running down to cleats at the base of the mast. Additionally, they placed the padeyes so low on the mast (the attachment point for the lazyjacksj, the sail ends falling over the sides of the lazy jacks and sailbag. I ended up moving the lazy Jack padeyes farther up the mast and adding padeyes to attach the front of the sailbag to hold it up (they'd never installed them, just left it hanging down). They also installed the bag too far forward, as there is a large gap at the front. Very poor communications, very poor installation and needless modification on the stackpack.

Sword Marine is a class act. Brought them a trailer that had not moved in a decade for…read morediagnosing/repair, discussed the must-dos and the nice-to-haves, and found the right level of repair that fit my needs and my budget. Great communication throughout. Nice folks - I'll use them again.

From the owner: Swords Marine was started by Bob is 2011 as a strictly mobile service. As business grew the need…read morefor a shop was quickly discovered. Bob quickly acquired a small shop space in historic Gloucester Courthouse and his son Bobby began working for him on his days off from his full time job until he started full time with the company in early 2013. In early 2013 Swords Marine saw the need to expand again and moved to its current location in the Cobbs Creek area of Mathews, VA. The new location includes a 1,200 sq/ft show and parts room and a 2,400 sq.ft 3 bay shop. At the same time Dale was brought on as a third mechanic and Janet began running the front office. Even with the growth in shop size and employees we still hold to our roots and retain the ability to service at our customers location.Some of the services we offer:Tune-UpsOil ChangesScheduled MaintenanceComputer DiagnosticsFuel System Check Ups and CleaningGear Case/Lower Unit ServiceWater Pump ReplacementWinterizingElectronics Ins