# Northlake Shipyard, Inc. > Official Northlake Shipyard, Inc. business agent. Northlake Shipyard, Inc. operates a freshwater shipyard on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, providing… ## Ask it a question Northlake Shipyard, Inc. answers for itself at https://api.hailera.com/mcp/northlakeshipyard. A client that speaks MCP can connect to that address; the tool is ask_northlakeshipyard and the protocol is 2026-07-28. Where this file and the agent disagree, the agent is current. ## About Northlake Shipyard, Inc. Summary Northlake Shipyard, Inc. operates a freshwater shipyard on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. The yard supports commercial and industrial vessels and marine equipment with new construction, repairs, conversions and outfitting work. Location - Address: 1441 North Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103-8920 - Site: Approximately 130,000 square feet of yard space - Waterfront: About 800 feet of waterfront on Lake Union (fresh water) Management - Shipyard Manager: E. Peter Kelly Major facilities and equipment - Drydocks with capacity up to 1,900 tons and 300 feet in length - 200-foot outfitting dock - Fabrication building - Craft shops - Sand blast and paint shop - 50-ton whirley crane on rails - 40-ton American crane How the yard is used Northlake Shipyard is a shipyard facility where: - Ship owners may lease space, including drydocks, to perform their own work. - Prime ship repair contractors and other authorized users can use the facility to repair, convert and construct vessels and marine equipment. - Work can be performed by the yard on either a bid basis or a time-and-materials basis. Source: https://northlakeshipyard.com ## What Northlake Shipyard, Inc. does Types of work Northlake Shipyard provides: - New construction - Major repairs - Minor repairs - Conversions - Outfitting Categories of work Typical categories of work include: - Hull and structural welding - Propulsion systems - Propellers - Deck machinery - Electrical system installation and repair - Hydraulic system installation and repair - Carpentry and joinery work - Piping - Inside machine shop work - Outside machine shop work - Sand blasting - Painting Materials handled Northlake Shipyard works with: - Steel - Wood - Glass - Aluminum Work arrangements Ship owners and prime ship repair contractors can: - Lease space at the yard, including drydocks, to carry out their own work. - Have jobs performed by the yard on a bid basis. - Have jobs performed by the yard on a time-and-materials basis. Source: https://northlakeshipyard.com ## Where Northlake Shipyard, Inc. works Main contact details - Email: info@northlakeshipyard.com - Phone: 206-632-1441 For immediate assistance, the website directs customers to call the main phone number. Physical address - Northlake Shipyard, Inc. - 1441 North Northlake Way - Seattle, WA 98103-8920 - Located on Lake Union (fresh water). Online contact form - A contact form is available on the "Contact Us" page of the website. - Customers can submit: - Name - Email address - Comment or message - The yard responds using the contact details provided. Finding the yard - Northlake Shipyard is located along North Northlake Way on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. - For detailed driving directions, customers typically use online maps or contact the yard directly. Lists Prichard, Union, Billings, and Seattle as a location. Names Washington as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published. Source: https://northlakeshipyard.com ## Prices This summarizes Northlake Shipyard's published Price Schedule. All amounts are quoted as on the schedule. General notes - NSI is a privately owned facility used by prime ship repair contractors and other authorized users. - NSI normally does not contract directly to perform repair work; prime contractors act as the ship's agent. - Prices may be adjusted by NSI as it deems appropriate. - Payment is due on receipt of invoice unless otherwise agreed in writing. Key definitions - Foot Day: vessel length overall (LOA) in feet × number of days of service. - Lift Day: first 24 hours of a drydocking (minimum charge); starts when the bow crosses the sill of the dry dock. - Lay Day: each 24‑hour period after the Lift Day until the vessel exits the sill. - Ton: short ton (2,000 lbs.). - Mechanical utilities: compressed air, potable water and fire main at dry docks and berths. --- 1. General fees 1.1 Facility Fee - 5% of the Prime Ship Repair Contractor's Gross Billings, less any included NSI fees. 1.2 Common Area Maintenance and Usage Fee - $1,650.00 per week per Prime Ship Repair Contractor. 1.3 BMP supervision - All vessels are charged labor for Best Management Practice (BMP) compliance supervision (labor per Item 7.1). --- 2. Drydocking and berthage 2.1 Minimum drydocking charges - Dry Dock #2 - Lift Day: $1,200.00 per Day - Lay Day: $1,200.00 per Day - Dry Dock #9 - Lift Day: $1,200.00 per Day - Lay Day: $1,200.00 per Day 2.2 Per‑foot charges for all vessels - Lift Day on Dry Docks #2 and #9: $12.00 per Foot - Lay Day on Dry Docks #2 and #9: $12.00 per Foot Per Day 2.3 Shifting on the blocks - A Lift Day is charged in lieu of a Lay Day, plus labor and materials per Item 7. 2.4 Services of a Naval Architect - When NSI determines that naval architectural services are needed for drydocking, those services are billed to the vessel under Item 7.2. 2.5 Berthage rates - Pier side moorage (or with a welding/burning permit from the Seattle Fire Department): - $1.50 per Foot Day - Outboard moorage or where a welding permit cannot be obtained: - $.1.00 per Foot Day (as printed in the Price Schedule). 2.6 Included services and exclusions Included with drydocking and berthage rates (if available): - Compressed air (for mechanical tools only) - Potable water (city water for vessel fresh water systems) - Fire main (for fire suppression only unless otherwise authorized in writing by NSI) Not included (charged separately): - Electric service: see Item 6.1 (.12 KWH) - Labor for block building, docking and undocking: see Item 7.1 - Replacement of damaged pilings: see Item 5.3 2.7 Storage - Storage of any property at NSI: $2.00 per square foot per Month. --- 3. Crane and equipment - Crane service for ship repair and conversion: - $240.00 per Hour, plus labor and materials per Item 7 - One-hour minimum per use - Crane service for non‑ship‑repair activities: - $180.00 per Hour, plus labor and materials per Item 7 - Additional one‑time charge for total tonnage - Forklift trucks: - $70.00 per Hour, plus labor and materials per Item 7 - Half‑hour minimum per use --- 4. Removal of waste - Removal of waste/wash water pumped off dry docks after washing: - $.65/gallon, plus NSI labor - Removal of all sand blasting grit after it is deposited in storage bins on piers: - Cost Plus 25%, plus NSI labor - Removal of all liquid waste pumped from a vessel: - Billed under NSI's applicable rates (no specific unit rate in the text provided) - Removal of all garbage: - Billed under NSI's applicable rates (no specific unit rate in the text provided) - Dry docks are cleaned daily by NSI labor (labor under Item 7.1). --- 5. Other services and facilities - All vessels must obtain a Seattle Fire Department permit (Maritime Fire and Safety). - For special NSI facility needs not covered by specific rates, charges are "As Quoted". - Prime Ship Repair Contractors are charged for any fender system or piling damaged while using an NSI berth. - Wooden Piling: $2,800.00 per Piling. --- 6. Utilities - Electric operations and service (including power, distribution system use, portable transformers as available, common area lighting, administration and other services/equipment as available): - .10 per KWH - Compressed Air Service: - $70/day. --- 7. Labor and materials - Labor: - Straight Time: $90.00 per Hour - Over Time: $135.00 per Hour - Materials and subcontractors: - Cost Plus 25%. --- 8. Surcharge – regulatory fees - A charge of 20% is applied to all NSI Gross Billings to cover regulatory fees and related government‑imposed costs. 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