Does Your Boat Need Love?
BEACON provides a mobile boat repair service in the San Francisco Bay Area. While our specialty is wooden boats, we have skills in all kinds of repairs, restorations and improvements: wood and fiberglass structural work, varnishing, hardware installation, custom woodwork, et cetera. Hire us as contract labor for your next haul out. Have an interesting project in an overgrown field? We are interested! Furthermore, enjoy our network of recommended yards, subcontractors, captains, and more. We are based in Petaluma, CA.
^Window varnishing by Richardson Bay Boatworks Andy Sommer: (415) 497-6493
Our Repair Services
Traditional Wooden Boat Repair
Are you worried about a butt block or the condition of your keelbolts? You see a crack on a frame at the turn of the bilge? We are fully capable plankers, steam-benders, backbone replacers and leak detectors.
Modern Fiberglass Vessel Repair
Crazed gelcoat, soggy bottom transom, discoloration of the hull, chalky and crumbling rubrails, rotten stringers under your engine(^)...we can address these issues, and more.
Winterizing, Maintenance, Hardware Installation
Owning a boat is often stressful and even overwhelming. Hire us to check on your boat, maintain it, and modify it to fit your boating needs. Bow thrusters, additional stanchions, cowl vents, you name it.
Lofting & New Construction
Don't let the company name fool you: let us round up our local shipwright pals and build you something new. Or, if you have plans you would like lofted full size, drop us a line; we're happy to draw it out for you.
Client Testimonials
Joe S.
“If you're looking for reliable, expert mobile boat repair in the San Francisco Bay Area, I highly recommend @beacon_boat_repair and Charlie Edwards. Charlie is incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, on-time, and thorough in his work—whether it's routine maintenance, troubleshooting mechanical and structural issues, or tackling more complex repairs, he brings professionalism and precision to every job.
One of the best parts about working with Charlie is his mobile service—he comes to you, saving you time and hassle while still delivering top-quality workmanship. He’s also great at clearly explaining what needs to be done and why, and staying on budget - which is invaluable for both new and experienced boat owners.
If your boat needs attention, give Charlie a call. You'll be in very capable hands.”