A protected, full-service marina where summer days, trusted service and generations of boating experience come together.
Seasonal slips, convenient fuel, thoughtful amenities and a relaxed park-like setting just 13 miles from Long Island Sound.
Professional service, winter storage, winterization and spring commissioning from a team that understands New England boating.
Set inside a protected freshwater basin on the Connecticut River, Chester Boat Basin is the kind of place where boating feels easy. Keep the boat here for summer, handle service and storage with one trusted team, then settle into a relaxed marina setting that still feels unmistakably local.
Our Story
A practical home base for the whole boating year, from a protected summer slip to off-season care and hands-on mechanical work.
A protected home base with water, power, Wi-Fi and easy access to the Connecticut River.
Explore slips
Winterization, shrink wrapping, storage and spring commissioning coordinated through one marina team.
Winter storage
Mechanical, electrical, fiberglass and seasonal service backed by serious marine experience.
Service department
Convenient marine-grade fuel right at the marina, so your day can stay focused on the water.
Fuel dock
A park-like marina should make the hours before and after boating feel just as good. Chester keeps the essentials close and the atmosphere easy.
Chester Boat Basin is more than dockage. It is a working marina with the equipment and know-how to help keep your boat ready through the whole New England season.
Outdoor storage, professional winterization, required shrink wrapping where applicable, off-season service and spring commissioning can be coordinated through one marina team.
A protected Chester setting with the Connecticut River at the doorstep, Long Island Sound about 13 miles south, and familiar Lower River landmarks close by.
Chester Boat Basin became part of the Petzold family operation in 2020, extending a marine-business legacy associated with Petzold's Marine Center since 1945.
Petzold family marine business begins.
Marina roots begin at this Chester property.
Chester Boat Basin joins the Petzold family operation.
A full-service home on the Connecticut River.
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Dock lifeIn the yard
Summer momentsEvening on the river
Whether you're looking for a summer slip, professional boat service or a trusted place for winter storage, our Chester team is ready to help.
