Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Bath, ME

Bath was the most important U.S. shipbuilding center in the 19th century; the HENRY B. HYDE, three-masted full-rigged wooden ship, and the six-masted schooner WYOMING, the largest of their kind ever built in America, were constructed here. The Maine Maritime Museum is close to the waterfront. There are many historical points of interest.

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A marina with a float landing is on the west side of the river, about 0.1 mile above the bridge at Bath; gasoline, water, a small-craft launching ramp, some marine supplies, and berthage with electricity are available. The town float landing is just northward of the marina. Another marina about 150 yards northward of the town landing, has gasoline, diesel fuel, water, and some marine supplies, and can make engine repairs. Depths of 15 feet are reported alongside these float landings. Provisions, gasoline, diesel fuel, ice, bottled gas, and some marine supplies are available in town.
A shipyard on the east side of the river at Woolwich, about 500 yards north of the bridge, builds steel vessels up to 120 feet long. A boatyard, on the west side of the river about 1.3 miles below the bridge, has a marine railway that can handle craft up to 50 feet in length. Hull, engine, and electrical repairs can be made, and dry open winter storage and some marine supplies are available. Gasoline and water can be obtained at the yard√¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s float landing; depths of 12 feet are reported alongside the float. The yard maintains guest moorings and permits overnight berthing at the float.
Navigation:
Click the “Map View” button above to see a chart of this harbor.
The railroad lift bridge crosses the Kennebec River at Bath to Woolwich. The vertical lift span has a clearance of 10 feet down and 135 feet up. The U.S. Route 1 highway bridge, just north of the railroad bridge, has a fixed span with a clearance of 70 feet.