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Seattle

Seattle has marinas on Elliott Bay and Lake Union and yards on the ship canal. The largest drydock at Lake Union Drydock Company takes vessels up to 420 ft.

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6,000 LT

Drydock capacity at Lake Union Drydock Company

350 ft

Longest vessel Nautical Landing lists on Lake Union

300 ft

Longest vessel Elliott Bay Marina lists, with over 1,200 slips

760 ft

Clear length of the large lock at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

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Seattle pages

For crewJobsWhere yacht work is in Seattle: the marinas and yards on Elliott Bay, Lake Union and the ship canal, the rules for foreign crew and pay figures. Jobs in the area are listed above.For captainsBerthsSuperyacht berths in Seattle: Bell Harbor Marina, Elliott Bay Marina, and two freshwater moorages on Lake Union, with sizes, rates and the customs and lock rules.For captains and yardsRefitsRefit yards in Seattle: Lake Union Drydock Company with a 6,000 ton drydock, and Pacific Fishermen Shipyard on the ship canal in Ballard.For owners and charter guestsVisitingWhen to come to Seattle by yacht, the boat show in February and how to reach the marinas by water.

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Elliott Bay, Lake Union and the ship canal

Four sites sit within about 6 km of each other: Elliott Bay Marina on Elliott Bay, Nautical Landing and Lake Union Drydock Company on Lake Union, and Pacific Fishermen Shipyard in Ballard on the freshwater side of the locks. Bell Harbor Marina, on the downtown waterfront, is south of this area.

Elliott Bay Marina. 2601 West Marina Place. Over 1,200 slips for vessels up to 300 ft.

Nautical Landing. 2500 Westlake Avenue North. Freshwater moorage on the west shore of Lake Union, to 350 ft.

Lake Union Drydock Company. 1515 Fairview Avenue East. Drydock #8 takes vessels up to 420 ft by 57 ft.

Pacific Fishermen Shipyard. 5351 24th Avenue NW, Ballard. Marine railways and a screw lift, 150 to 600 tons.

Seasons

Best months and weather

9°

147

Jan

10°

Feb

12°

106

Mar

15°

Apr

19°

May

22°

Jun

25°

Jul

25°

Aug

22°

Sep

16°

Oct

11°

160

Nov

8°

145

Dec

Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.

Rain and temperature are 1991 to 2020 monthly normals for Seattle Tacoma International Airport, from NOAA NCEI. Figures are converted from inches and degrees Fahrenheit and rounded. Monthly high is the mean daily maximum. Season bands are our own estimate.

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