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New Baltimore · Chesterfield Township
Boat mechanic serving New Baltimore and Chesterfield on Anchor Bay
Anchor Bay's shallow northern arm of Lake St. Clair has its own storage yards and marinas, and Brad works all of them, dock to dock.
Shallow water, serious storage capacity
Anchor Bay is the shallow, northernmost arm of Lake St. Clair, and the New Baltimore and Chesterfield Township shoreline around it has built up some of the largest boat storage operations in the area: Propeller Basin Marina sits at the mouth of the Salt River with its own service center and rack storage, and Anchor Bay Marina offers indoor and outdoor rack storage plus a service center that works on Mercury, MerCruiser, Volvo Penta and OMC engines and drives. Sun-Up Marina sits near the mouth of the Salt River as well, and further north into Fair Haven, smaller docks like Decker's Landing Marina, Terry's Marina and Bouvier Bridge Marina serve the upper end of the bay. Whether you're in a rack, a slip or a private dock, Brad comes to the boat.
Shallow water changes the boats
Anchor Bay's depth runs shallower than the main body of Lake St. Clair, which pushes a lot of owners here toward outboards and shallower-draft sterndrives rather than deep-draft cruisers, and makes prop and lower-unit damage from bottom contact a more common concern than on the open lake.
What's typical on the water here
Fishing boats and pontoon boats are common on Anchor Bay's calmer, shallower water, alongside family cruisers based out of the larger storage marinas. The storage yards' scale also means a lot of boats here go in and out of indoor or covered storage every season rather than sitting in the water year-round.
Seasonal timing
With so much rack and indoor storage capacity in this area, haul-out scheduling is often tied to the storage yard's own calendar as much as the weather, so it is worth booking winterization around whichever date your yard has set rather than waiting for the general Lake St. Clair window.
Common calls around Anchor Bay
Outboard and sterndrive lower-unit work is common given the shallow water, along with winterizing tied to the storage yards' schedules and general engine troubleshooting. See outboard repair, sterndrive repair and boat winterization.
Suspect prop or lower-unit damage from shallow water? The haul-out inspection checklist covers what to look for.
Common questions
Can you work on my boat at Propeller Basin or Anchor Bay Marina?
Yes, at the storage marinas around Anchor Bay that allow outside mechanics on site alongside their own service departments, including Propeller Basin Marina and Anchor Bay Marina.
Do you come to home docks on Anchor Bay?
Yes. Plenty of New Baltimore and Chesterfield Township boats sit at private canal or bay docks, and Brad works those the same as a marina slip.
When should I book winterization around Anchor Bay?
Book around your storage yard's own haul-in date. With so much rack and indoor storage capacity in this area, timing is often set by the yard's calendar rather than the general weather window.
Why do outboard and lower-unit repairs come up so often here?
Anchor Bay runs shallower than the main body of Lake St. Clair, so prop and lower-unit contact with the bottom is a more common cause of trouble than on deeper water.
Nearby: Brad also covers Harrison Township, Algonac and Harsens Island and Marine City.
Boat trouble around Anchor Bay
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