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Boat detailing at Dodson Boatyard

Full-service yard on Stonington Harbor with a 60-ton Travelift and fuel dock.

60-ton travel lift Fuel dock Stonington Harbor
Full-service boatyard

Stonington Harbor

WaterStonington Harbor
AccessOpen to the public

We are not affiliated with Dodson Boatyard. We are an independent mobile detailer that services boats kept there.

Dodson Boatyard is the principal full-service yard on Stonington Harbor, operating a 60-ton Travelift, a fuel dock, and a ship's store. It sits in what locals will tell you, with some justice, is the most beautiful harbour on the East Coast.

Stonington is Connecticut's easternmost cruising port and the only one with genuine Atlantic Ocean exposure, which puts the boats kept here in a different category from anything further west.

Detailing here

What we watch for at this marina.

A coated hull sheds salt and rinses clean with far less effort.
A coated hull sheds salt and rinses clean with far less effort. See the service →

Atlantic exposure is not a marginal difference. Everything west of Stonington is Long Island Sound, which is protected water whether owners think of it that way or not. Boats here take a salt load that nothing on the rest of our coast matches, and a finish that would hold two seasons in Milford will look tired after one.

That makes this the strongest case for ceramic coating anywhere in our range and the place we are least likely to recommend anything else. At eighty minutes from Milford, work out here makes sense as coating jobs and full corrections rather than routine washing.

What owners say

Our clients say it best.

5.0 average from 20 customer reviews
★★★★★
“Matt was a pleasure to work with and did a great job detailing my 2…”
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David Tuvlin24 July 2026

★★★★★
“Matt and team compounded and waxed my boat today, very plea…”
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Bill Viggiano22 July 2026

★★★★★
“Matt and his team did a great job bringing the shine back on my 20…”
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Matt Kemish13 July 2026

★★★★★
“Matt and his team do excellent work. He recently waxed my boat and it looks amazing.”

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