Submarine country on the Thames, with the working village of Noank at the mouth of the Mystic River.
70 minutes
From our base in Milford
Fully mobile
We bring water, power, and product
$35 / ft
Wash and wax, priced by the foot
Groton, Connecticut
Thames River east bank, Fishers Island Sound, Noank
Groton sits about seventy minutes east of Milford, holding the east bank of the Thames opposite New London plus a long stretch of Fishers Island Sound running east to the Mystic River. It is best known for the submarine base and Electric Boat, which give the Thames here a scale that no other river on our coast has.
The village of Noank at the mouth of the Mystic River is the part most boaters know. It is a working maritime village with several serious yards, and it sits in a genuinely excellent position for getting to Fishers Island, Block Island, and Newport.
Where we work
Marinas, docks, and yards in Groton.
Where we work in Groton and Noank:
Noank ShipyardOne of the longest-standing marinas in southeastern Connecticut, at the mouth of the Mystic River, with a 600-foot fuel dock and capacity for very large vessels.
Noank Village BoatyardRoughly 90 slips on the Mystic River taking boats up to 100 feet, a certified Clean Marina.
Thames Harbor Inn and MarinaSlips on the Thames east bank.
Local conditions
Real exposure and real distance
A three-year ceramic coating, the service we most often recommend for berths like this. See the service →
Fishers Island Sound is more exposed than anything west of here. Groton and Noank boats get used for genuine passages to Block Island and Newport rather than afternoon runs, and they take weather accordingly. Salt spray on a boat that regularly crosses open water is a different order of problem from a harbor boat's, and it is the single strongest argument for ceramic coating anywhere in our service area.
Distance matters too, and we would rather be straight about it. Seventy minutes each way means a single small wash does not make sense out here. What does make sense is coating work, full corrections, and coordinated bookings where several owners at the same yard go in together. Talk to your dock neighbors before you call and the trip works for everyone.
Services in Groton
Every service, priced by the foot.
The same packages we run across the shoreline. Restoration and seasonal work is quoted after a look at the boat.
