Work at Cabrillo.
Hi Nancy. Love your Icon! The following was my reply I sent to Sven in a PM last week. Maybe he didn't get it.
I have used both Cabrillo Boat Yard & Marina Ship Yard, I prefer Marina Shipyard in Long Beach, Alamitos Bay, it's about a two hour trip south for me, but there are two marinas that are closer. Colonial is very close but I don't think they let you do your own work. They are supposed to be very good but expensive. There is Cabrillo Boat Yard and I stopped going there because the they could not give me a quote until they hauled the boat and we're a bit un pleasant the last time I talked to them. They also use a crane and I don't like the idea of a flying boat.
Cabrillo Marina has been pretty good as far as my experiences go with working on my boat. I think it comes down to not disturbing people and mainly Live A Boards in your general area with noise from power tools. I have seen quite a few boats get sanded and painted right in the slips. I am also far away from the office and the Dock Master who is named Darryl. I have heard talk that he can be difficult but to tell you the truth I have never seen him on a dock. I only see him at the Annual Marina Picnic which is coming up by the way and is a pretty good party with music, free food, booze and raffles.
I know other marinas don't tolerate any work. Cabrillo's pretty good. Check the The Marina Rules and Regulations section of your License Agreement.
Marina Shipyard
6400 Marina Drive
Long Beach
CA 90803
Phone: (562) 594-0995
Fax: (562) 431-7457
Cabrillo Boat Shop
500 Pier C Street
Long Beach, California
90813
(562) 951-5768
http://www.cabrilloboatshop.com/
Colonial Yacht Anchorage
Expensive?
Berth 204 Anchorage Rd.
Wilmington, CA* 90744
(310) 830-1161
Fax (310) 830-5343
http://www.colonialyacht.com/