Port Vila Boatyard
Slipway and marine services in Port Vila Vanuatu

 

Port Vila Slipway, located on the southwestern corner of Port Vila harbour, has a marine railway with special hydraulic cradles to handle multihulls up to 20 metres long and 25 metric tons.

The slipway provides a complete range of supplies and services for maintenance and repair of yachts including:

In Yard Services

Port Vila Boatyard offers the following Services:

- Haul Out & Launching
- Water Blasting & Mechanical Bio-Fouling Removal
- AQIS Certification
- Bottom Preparation
- Bottom Painting
- Prop Speed Application
- Running Gear Verification, Repair & Maintenance
- Rudder Repairs
- Hull Repairs (Structural)
- General Fiberglass Repairs
- Gel Coat Repairs
- Osmosis Treatment, Removal & Repair
- Full Vessel Paint Jobs
- Cosmetic Repairs & Maintenance
- Carpentry & Cabinetry Work
- Timber Vessel Repairs
- Decks
- Rigging
- Canvas & Upholstery Work
- Steel & Aluminum Vessel Welding & Repair
- Stainless Steel Welding & Manufacturing
- Engine Repairs & Maintenance
- Mechanical Repairs
- Plumbing Repairs
- Electrical Trouble Shooting & Repair
- Electronics Repair
- Complete Refits & Refit Management
- Vessel Tenting (Shrink-wrapping)
- Trailer Boat Monthly Storage Plans
- Passive Storage Plans (cyclone season or long term)
- Vessel Care Taking Plans (for local or absentee owners)

In Water Services

- Vessel care-taking
- Moorings
- Vessel & Mooring Insurance Surveys
- Hull Inspections & Cleaning including AQIS Certification
- Underwater Repairs
- Painting & Varnishing
- Cleaning Services
- Mechanical Servicing & Repairs
- Teak Deck Sanding
- Supply & Delivery of Chandlery Items
- Temporary Crew or Day-workers
- Tradesmen (mechanics, plumbers, carpenters etc)

 

Technical Services

  • - Steel and Stainless steel welding
  • - Fabrication / Lathe work
  • - Plumbing and electrical repairs
  • - Electronics repair and installation of new electronic equipment
  • - Pumps and piping repairs
  • - Marine Diesel & Gas Engines and gearbox repair & maintenance
  • - Outboard engine repair and maintenance
  • - Stern-Drives and Sail-Drive repair & maintenance
  • - Installation of new engines & associated equipment
  • - Structural Timber & fiberglass boat repairs
  • - Fine cabinetry and carpentry
  • - Full vessel paint jobs

Port Vila Yacht Chandlery

Quality Marine materials & Equipment.

  • Life rafts & related safety equipment
  • Hardware
  • Bilge pumps
  • Anodes
  • Paints & Varnishes
  • Paint brushes
  • Sandpaper
  • Tape
  • Sikaflex and 3m
  • Oils and lubes
  • Polishes etc.

What they don’t have in stock they can source locally or from our overseas suppliers and deliver the items to you within a couple of days.

Contact:

Port Vila Boatyard
Pontoon Bay
PO Box 688 | Port Vila
Vanuatu
Office Tel: +678 23417 (Mon-Fri)
E: portvilaboatyard@vanuatu.com.vu
W: www.portvilaboatyard.com