Located on beautiful Lake Champlain in the Adirondacks Mountains of northeastern New York State, Westport Marina is a 100-slip full service facility. The Carroll Family specializes in meeting the needs of its guests. Factory-trained technicians can solve your service problems, while the crew in The Galley Restaurant & Bar will keep you well-fed and entertained.The Carroll Family purchased the marina in 1982 and has worked hard to continually improve the facility and the service.
The Town Westport is a quaint town with several bed & breakfasts, restaurants, a hotel, a motel, a championship golf course, groceries, and various stores and antique shops. All of town is within walking distance or pickup service is available. A schedule of events for the community is at the Chamber of Commerce page,.
The Marina Located off Exit 31 of The Northway (I-87), about 2-1/2 hours North of Albany and 2 hours South of Montréal, Westport Marina is easily reached by land. It connects to Montreal via the Richleau River and Canal to the north and via the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River to the south.
Our staff is committed to making sure your stay is enjoyable. We offer Powerboat Rental.
On Friday & Saturday nights, enjoy live entertainment at The Galley. Dinner music on Wednesdays.
Larry manages the shipyard and shop providing the best in service for Inboards, Outboards, Diesels, and generators. Factory-trained in OMC®, Johnson®, Evinrude®, Volvo Penta®, Onan® and Westerbeke® generators and Air conditioning and Refrigeration, they can also take care of Cummins®, all makes of inboard engines and transmissions.
Marine installations for anything from Autopilots to Zincs and marine construction round out their skills. We are authorized dealers for Onan, Volvo Penta, Marine Air, Gunert, Westerbeke, and Cummins.
Under the guidance of Gary we are one of very few Inflatable Boat Warranty and Service Centers who will take care of just about any inflatable ever made. In addition, we have been a complete-line Zodiac®, and Sevylor® dealer sine 1986
A complete discount marine supplies catalog service is available.
The Family and Crew You can see some of us in "costume" when we received the Small Business of the Year Award
Jim started out pumping gas for tips when he was too young to actually work at the marina. Age finally permitted a real summer job. The family buying the marina his Junior year at Union College ('83) provided direction for a major, allowing B.A. in Managerial Economics.
Jim brought computers to the marina and developed 99% of the code for the website. Earning his USCG 100-Ton Ships Master License in '97.
For fun, Jim has learned the "art of inflation" and twists balloon sculptures (yes, that means hats & animals) at local events. Up-close magic is next :-)
Larry handles the mechanical side of the business. With a degree in Automotive Mechanics & Technology from Hudson Valley Community College, he easily transfered his skills to the marine environment. Factory training from Onan, OMC, Volvo-Penta, Yamaha, Zodiac and others, keeps him up-to-date. He has a 100 Ton Master certification from the Coast Guard.
Dee (Mom) keeps a steady hand at the tiller in the Galley Restaurant and Bar. Originally trained and certified as an Art Therapist, she enjoys creating the brochures for the marina and arranging the entertainment for the summers.
In the off season, Dee sings with the Plattsburgh chapter of Sweet Adelines, a women's barbershop chorus. In 1998, they placed quite well in a regional competition.
Bob (Dad) retired from Albany Medical College as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Preventive and Community Medicine. He provides support for the computers and the accounting work, serves as "tech" for the shipstore e-mail questions, as well as handling inflatable sales.
Bob taught Lifeguarding, Water Safety and First Aid for 48 years. For many years he served as Co-Director of the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York, National Aquatic and Small Craft School on Lake George.
Having built scale model ships for years, Bob worked with the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum on the creation of the replica of the Philadephia, Benedict Arnold's gunboat from the Revolutionary War. His small scale model served for fund raising for construction of the full-size replica.
Lane manages our on-site ship store with an extensive selecton of unusual gifts year round.
The Full Time Crew Mary Sue is our book keeper and telephone contact. Gary is our maintenance chief and inflatable boat repair technician. Kevin is our fiberglass repair technician.
Brian O. manages ShipStore.com with world-wide shipping.
Home This page updated 10 March 2008.