Bradenton, Florida · Manatee River
Boat Yard and Marina in Bradenton, Florida
Family owned on the Manatee River: travel-lift haul-outs, bottom jobs, outboard service, engine repair, fiberglass and gel coat, wet slips and dry storage.
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- 96 reviews, as of October 27, 2026
- 4.3 on Google
- boat yard and marina in Bradenton
- Family owned
- boat repair, haul-outs and slips
- Licensed & insured
- haul, block and re-launch in the yard
- Travel lift
- wet slips on the Manatee River
- Two docks
What the yard does
Boat repair, haul-outs and storage in one yard
Blenker hauls, paints, details and repairs boats, and rents slips and storage. Choose a service for the details and to ask for a quote.
Bottom Jobs
Travel-lift haul-out, pressure wash, Pettit or Interlux bottom paint and re-launch on the Manatee River.
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Haul-Out & Storage
Travel-lift haul-outs on the Manatee River: haul, block, re-launch, short hauls, pressure wash and yard labor.
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Marina Slips
Wet slips on two Manatee River docks at a working boat yard: the West Dock with power, the East Dock with electric for an added charge.
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Dry Storage
Dry boat storage and trailer storage at a family-owned boat yard on the Manatee River in Bradenton.
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Outboard Service
Outboard repair, 20-, 100- and 200-hour service and chemical flushes at a yard on the Manatee River.
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Engine & Transmission Repair
Engine and transmission repair, plus wiring, panels, bilge pumps, seacocks and stuffing boxes, at the yard.
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Fiberglass & Gel Coat
Gelcoat and fiberglass repair, collision damage and transom work, with the travel lift in the same yard.
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Marine Paint Systems
Awlgrip topsides, Pettit and Interlux bottom paint, and general painting and refinishing.
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Boat Detailing
Blenker, a Bradenton boat yard, details boats in house. Ask the office what a detail covers for your boat.
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Boat Disposal & Scrapping
Scrap an old, junk or derelict boat, running or not, brought in by water or on a trailer.
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Who Blenker is
A family-owned yard on the Manatee River
Blenker Boatworks & Marina runs a boat yard and a marina side by side in Bradenton. The yard hauls, repairs and paints boats, and the marina rents slips on the Manatee River and storage space ashore.
On the mechanical side, Blenker services outboards and repairs engines, transmissions, electrical panels and other onboard systems.
Work and storage together
A boat can come out for a bottom job and go back to its slip or into dry storage without leaving the property.
Hull and finish work
Fiberglass and gel coat repair, collision damage, custom fiberglass work, and transom repair and replacement.
Three paint systems
Pettit and Interlux bottom paint, and Awlgrip topside and finish systems.
Disposal, running or not
Full vessel disposal and scrapping, with derelict and non-running boats accepted.
Haul-out
Can Blenker haul my boat?
It depends on the boat. Call with your boat's length, beam, draft and weight to check whether it fits the travel lift. If it does, the work is done on blocks in the yard and the same lift puts the boat back in the river.
- Haul
- Block
- Re-launch
How a haul-out works, step by stepBottom jobs, from the lift to the paint
Before and after
See what a bottom job does
Drag the handle to compare. These are illustrations of the kind of change each job makes, not photos of a customer's boat.
Slips and storage
Where can I keep my boat in Bradenton?
At Blenker, in the water or on land. Slips W1 to W21 on the West Dock come with power, and slips E1 to E20 on the East Dock have electric available for an added monthly charge. Dry storage holds a boat out of the water on the property, and trailer storage is available, with the trailer kept off-site. To ask whether a slip or a storage space is open, call and give the boat's size and say whether it needs power.
Blenker works on power boats only and does not take sailboats, for slips, storage or yard work.
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Where is Blenker Boatworks & Marina?
Blenker is at 2504 88th St Ct NW, Bradenton, FL 34209, on the Manatee River. Boats reach the yard by water, straight to the travel lift, or on a trailer by road.
The yard sells marina fuel at its own fuel dock and runs a Fuel Club.
Office hours: Mon–Fri 9:30am–4:00pm. Call (941) 794-5500 or get directions on Google Maps.
Google reviews
What customers say about Blenker
Three Google reviews, each quoted word for word with the date it was posted.
“This is a hidden gem with breathtaking views. You'll meet the saltiest of marine operators, with generations worth of local waterway knowledge. It's like stepping back into a better place in time.”
Google review · June 2023
“Great people, great service, best rates in town, They treat you Right!!!!!”
Google review · August 2020
“Great place have had a boat there for years nice and safe.”
Google review · August 2018
Get a quote
Tell Blenker what your boat needs
Use the quote form to send the boat's length and type, the job and up to two photos, or phone the office during Mon–Fri 9:30am–4:00pm.
Tell us what your boat needs.
Call the office during Mon–Fri 9:30am–4:00pm, or send the quote form with your boat's length, type and what it needs.