Serving Clear Lake, Galveston Bay & the Texas Gulf Coast
Comprehensive Yacht and Boat Service in One Clear Lake Shipyard
When your vessel needs more than a single repair, choosing the right shipyard can make the difference between a coordinated project and a frustrating experience.
True North Marine operates a full-service shipyard in Clear Lake Shores, Texas
Serving yacht and boat owners throughout Clear Lake, League City, Kemah, Seabrook, Galveston Bay, Houston, and surrounding Gulf Coast communities.
Our trained in-house technicians, project managers, service managers, and administrative staff coordinate work across multiple vessel systems. Instead of hiring several independent marine contractors and managing their schedules yourself, you have one experienced team overseeing the scope, sequence, workmanship, and communication from arrival through completion.
Whether your vessel needs a routine haul-out, bottom job, propulsion repair, system upgrade, or complex multi-system project, True North Marine provides one company and one point of accountability.
Full-Service Shipyard Capabilities
True North Marine provides comprehensive yacht and boat repair, maintenance, installation, and upgrade services at our Clear Lake Shores shipyard. Multiple services can be scheduled during the same yard visit, helping owners reduce downtime and avoid moving the vessel between unrelated providers.
Haul-Out and Below-the-Waterline Services
Our shipyard provides planned and urgent haul-out services for inspections, repairs, maintenance, and other work that cannot be completed while the vessel is in the water.
Services include :
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Scheduled haul-outs, haul-and-block service, and emergency vessel hauls
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Bottom jobs, surface preparation, and antifouling paint renewal
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Anode inspection and replacement
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Through-hull and seacock installation or replacement
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Propeller, prop shaft, and dripless shaft seal service
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Bow thruster installation, troubleshooting, and repair
Multi-System Yacht and Boat Repair
Many shipyard projects involve more than the hull or underwater equipment. While the vessel is in the yard, True North Marine can coordinate repairs and upgrades across multiple onboard systems, including:
- Engines, generators, propulsion equipment, and repower
- Marine electrical, batteries, charging systems, and power management
- Engines, generators, propulsion equipment, and repower
- Air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, and climate-control systems
- Navigation, communication, monitoring, and marine electronics
- Freshwater, plumbing, sanitation, and waste systems
- Equipment installations, upgrades, inspections, and diagnostics
By completing related services during the same yard period, owners can address more of the vessel’s needs through one coordinated project.
One Team Across Multiple Vessel Systems
A yacht is a network of interconnected systems. A mechanical repair may affect electrical loads, plumbing, ventilation, controls, equipment access, or final commissioning. Treating each repair as an isolated project can lead to missed dependencies, scheduling conflicts, and repeated work.
True North Marine takes a multi-disciplinary approach. Our project managers and technicians evaluate how the requested work may affect surrounding systems and organize the project in the appropriate sequence.
This coordinated approach provides several benefits:
- Fewer handoffs between unrelated service providers
- Better communication across technical disciplines
- More efficient sequencing of repairs and installations
- Clearer responsibility for the overall project
- One team available for future maintenance and support
You do not have to act as the project’s general contractor. True North Marine manages the approved work and keeps you informed throughout the process.
Turnkey Shipyard Project Management
Large yacht repairs, refits, repowers, and upgrade projects require more than skilled labor. They also require planning, scheduling, parts coordination, documentation, and regular communication.
True North Marine provides project management for complex shipyard work, helping owners understand the scope, approve recommended services, and follow progress without coordinating each technician independently.
The True North Marine Shipyard Process
01 - Request Shipyard Service
Provide information about your vessel, location, service needs, and desired timing.
02 · Scope Review
A True North Marine service manager reviews the request and recommends an inspection, haul-out, diagnostic visit, or other appropriate next step.
03 · Project Planning
Our team coordinates haul-out scheduling, vessel access, inspections, parts, equipment, technicians, and related service requirements.
05 · Coordinated Work
A project manager oversees the approved scope, organizes the sequence of work, and communicates project updates.
02 · Testing and Delivery
Completed systems are tested as appropriate, work is documented, and the vessel is prepared for delivery or return to the water.
Bottom Jobs and Antifouling Paint in Clear Lake
A professionally completed bottom job protects the hull, supports vessel performance, and helps reduce marine growth in the warm waters of Clear Lake and Galveston Bay.
True North Marine provides complete yacht and boat bottom services, including haul-out, inspection, surface preparation, coating evaluation, antifouling paint application, and related below-the-waterline maintenance.
During the same yard visit, our team can inspect and service anodes, through-hulls, seacocks, propellers, shafts, shaft seals, and other underwater components. Any additional concerns can be documented and discussed before further work is performed.
Conveniently Located for Clear Lake and Galveston Bay
True North Marine’s Clear Lake Shores shipyard is conveniently positioned to serve boats and yachts from marinas throughout the region, including:
Clear Lake Shores
Kemah
Seabrook
League City
Nassau Bay
Clear Lake
Galveston Bay
Houston and surrounding Gulf Coast communities
We also serve owners who keep their vessels in the Clear Lake area but live in Dallas, Austin, elsewhere in Texas, or outside the state. Our local project management team can coordinate approved work and provide updates while the vessel is in service.
Why Choose the True North Marine Shipyard?
True North Marine offers more than access to a yard. We provide the technicians, project management, technical capabilities, and communication required to manage the work through one company.
Yacht and boat owners choose our Clear Lake shipyard for:
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A True North Marine-operated facility
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Trained in-house technicians and support staff
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Multi-system repair, maintenance, and installation capabilities
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Project management for large and complex jobs
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Consistent communication and documented work
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Dockside service and ongoing maintenance after the yard visit
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One company accountable for the complete project
Our goal is to simplify the service process, reduce vessel downtime, and return your boat ready for the water.
Frequently Asked Questions
True North Marine operates a full-service shipyard in Clear Lake Shores, Texas. The shipyard serves yacht and boat owners throughout Clear Lake, Kemah, Seabrook, League City, Galveston Bay, Houston, and nearby Texas Gulf Coast communities.
Services include haul-outs, haul-and-block service, emergency hauls, bottom jobs, antifouling paint, anode replacement, bow thruster work, through-hulls, seacocks, propellers, shafts, shaft seals, mechanical repairs, electrical service, HVAC, plumbing, electronics, repowers, inspections, installations, and vessel upgrades.
Yes. Multi-system work is a core part of the True North Marine service model. Our project managers can coordinate mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, electronics, propulsion, bottom work, and other approved services during the same shipyard project.
Yes. Many mechanical, electrical, electronics, HVAC, plumbing, sanitation, installation, and preventive maintenance services normally performed dockside can also be coordinated while the vessel is in the shipyard.
True North Marine operates the shipyard using its own trained technicians, project managers, service managers, and support staff. The facility is not positioned as an outside-contractor yard where unrelated service providers work independently.
Haul-out capacity depends on vessel length, beam, draft, weight, configuration, and current equipment specifications. Contact True North Marine with your vessel details so the team can confirm whether the shipyard can accommodate it.
Emergency haul availability depends on the vessel, conditions, shipyard capacity, and scheduling at the time of the request. Contact True North Marine as soon as possible with the vessel’s location and the nature of the issue.
Bring Your Vessel to One Accountable Team
Whether you need a haul-out, bottom job, emergency repair, repower, equipment installation, or coordinated work across multiple systems, True North Marine provides full-service yacht and boat repair through one Clear Lake shipyard team.