In August 2020, Dickerson Harbor’s mechanical department installed a new Groco seacock and serviced four others. We installed grease fittings on all four valves and returned them to proper function. We also replaced hoses…
Teak Deck Service for a 1986 Grand Banks Motor Yacht
The teak decks on this 1986 Grand Banks 42 Motor Yacht were looking pretty tired. Over time, chemical…
Grand Banks 49 Motor Yacht Maintenance Reduction
The Grand Banks 49 Motor Yacht designers got a little happy with teak trim, especially around the aft cabin and stern. These brightwork details are hard to maintain and requires…
Covered and Heated Winter Storage on the Chesapeake Bay – The Easy Way!
We are finding more boat owners who love our process for laying their boats up in covered and heated storage the “EASY WAY”. With our two facilities, the marina in Oxford MD and our Dickerson…
Delivering an Eastbay 49 For Sale from New Haven CT to Oxford MD
The 2001 49’ Grand Banks Eastbay HETEARA now For Sale was delivered to Oxford from New Haven CT On Jul 14 by John Shannahan. It’s a mint condition 2001 49 ft Grand Banks Eastbay. This…
Boat Canvas and Eisenglass Care for Your Grand Banks Flybridge Enclosure
We see so many Grand Banks yachts for sale and in our Dickerson Harbor boatyard for repairs that have not had their boat canvas and eisenglass enclosures taken care of properly. We are going to…
Awlgrip Paint Your Grand Banks, Eastbay, or Hinkley in the Hot Summer Months
You are probably thinking “Why would I want to paint the hull or topsides of my Grand Banks, Eastbay, or Hinkley in the middle of the summer, this is when I want to use my…
Holiday?
My wife is off today so President’s Day must be a real holiday. Sounds like a lame excuse for government employees to get more time off than us trencheants (sorry, I made that word up…
Happy V Day
Much nicer today despite the snow we got last night and all the ice this morning. With the temperatures climbing I can already hear the run off from the roof melt. I understand it may…
Thursday
We did get the 3-4″ of snow last night followed by rain. When I left the house it was like going to the 711 and dipping my feet in the slushy machine. On the other…