Passagemaker Magazine

WASHBURN’S
BOAT YARD

For over 20 years we have specialized in outfitting new trawlers
and refitting older vessels for safe, comfortable offshore
passages and self-sufficient cruising in remote areas.

P.O. Box 1169, Solomons, Maryland 20688

410-326-6701 Fax 410-326-4816 wby@chesapeake.net
www.washburnsboatyard.com

• Cabinet making/interior refits
• Custom fiberglass fabrication
• Integrated hydraulic systems
• Tank fabrication and replacement
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• Blister repair with 10 year warranty
• Deck core repair
• Comprehensive electrical services by
ABYC certified technicians
• Certified welding - all metals

Our Comprehensive Outfitting Services Include: Dealers for:

•Northern Lights/Lugger • Roll Stabilizers • Village Marine Watermakers • Key Power Hydraulic Drives • Volvo Diesel – Now IPS Certified

• American Trac DC Bow Thrusters

• Cruisair/MarineAir – Now Certified in Chillers

• Fuel Polishing • Sea Land VacuFlush • Side Power DC Bow Thrusters

We purchased our 2007 Selene 53 in March of 2012. We played with it for a year while we wrapped up the sale of our house and in the spring of 2013, we finally moved on board. Although the boat was generally in excellent condition, we knew some upgrades and maintenance were needed. After discussions with other Selene owners and reading boatyard reviews on Active Captain, we decided that Washburn’s was the yard to do the work.

It was the right decision.

Our “new home” spent eight weeks at the Washburn yard
undergoing instrument upgrades, rebuilding the stabiliz-
ers, bottom soda blasting, fairing, epoxy barrier coats and
bottom paint. In addition, and as expected, other smaller
items surfaced that needed attention. We were away from
the boat the entire time but both Eric and Luke, the owners
of Washburn’s, kept us updated via phone and email. It
was not an easy job, especially the electrical upgrades as
we were integrating a new Garmin navigation system with
the existing Furuno system. Eric spent a lot of time on the phone talking to both companies to ensure that the systems
would work together
In the end, the only surprise we had was how pleasant and professional all of the Washburn staff was and how willing they
were to explain the work they had performed. We will need additional work in the future and Washburn’s will be the yard to
do it.