What Is: Marine Service & Parts?
Marine service and parts businesses cater to the boating community, providing essential services and supplies to both commercial and recreational boaters. These businesses, often individually or family-owned, are operated as marine service facilities in coastal and other waterfront areas. Although the primary focus of these businesses is the repair, maintenance, servicing and storage of power boats, sailboats and other seagoing vessels, they also sell parts and accessories for various watercraft. Marine service and parts establishments offer such services as anchoring and docking of vessels; engine repair and maintenance, including tune-ups; electronics and navigation sales and servicing; installation and repair of steering and fuel parts, pumps, blowers and related components; fabrication and installation of wooden replacement parts; rigging maintenance and repair; marine hardware, carpet and customized painting; plumbing and refrigeration installation and repair; boat trailering, power washing, winterizing and shrink wrap; and the sale of a myriad of boating supplies and accessories such as seats, covers, trailers and anchors.
