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Safe Harbor Shelburne Shipyard

4584 Harbor Road
Shelburne, VT 05482
Lake Champlain

Lat / Lon: N 44° 26.030' / W 073° 14.850'
Phone: (802) 985-3326
Fax: (802) 985-9510
Email: mary@shelburneshipyard.com
Website: https://shmarinas.com/locations/safe-harbor-shelburne-shipyard

Review for Safe Harbor Shelburne Shipyard

Reviewed by: James Reed , Fringe Benefit VI, on Jun 28, 2025
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 58'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

Had a great experience with Safe Harbor Shelburne! On short notice Andrew had scheduled us in for an oil and filter change. When I was checking pod oil I found water in one pod transmission. Andrew got us hauled out almost immediately for inspection. A propshaft test showed both were out of spec and some evidence of oil seep on the one side. There are limited larger boat services in the are and Andrew took care of getting the props custom delivered and picked up for balance and tuning. They called in a very professional local independent (Mike at Lake Champlain Yacht Service). Mike is Volvo trained and certified. He replaced both shafts and seals and had us on our way within 10days of haul out. We bought the boat used and now we know how smooth it should run! Great staff and experience all around!

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Review for Safe Harbor Shelburne Shipyard

Reviewed by: Charles Truthan , Insandity, on Sep 12, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 37'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

We had our VHF antenna replaced in Norfolk, in 2015, but it did not work. We came to Shelburne's and they had it trouble shot and replaced. It was "bad out of the box"

Since we had work done, they did not charge us for overnight dockage.

They have, by far, the lowest prices for diesel fuel as the owner thinks all the other marina's waaayyyy overcharge!

An outstanding shipyard for service and customer support! Very fair and honest.

If we are ever back that way, we'll be there for fuel and any services we might need.

M/V Insandity, Great Harbour N37

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