Commencement Bay Marine Services, Inc (CBMSI) is a full-service marine vessel repair and boat parts company. We are located across from Downtown Tacoma on the east side of the Foss Waterway, across the 11th Street Bridge. We offer a variety of marine electrical, plumbing, maintenance and engine services.
Contact our experts today for all of your boating needs! When you service your boat at Commencement Bay Marine Services, you are supporting youth programs on the water! CBMSI shares a campus with the Tacoma Youth Marine Center - home of the Tacoma Sea Scout Base.
Contact our experts today for all of your boating needs! When you service your boat at Commencement Bay Marine Services, you are supporting youth programs on the water! CBMSI shares a campus with the Tacoma Youth Marine Center - home of the Tacoma Sea Scout Base.
Services
Certified Mercury/MerCruiser and Volvo Penta repairs available including factory warranty repairs and insurance claims. Mobile service available to select sites - call for details. Our trained haul out crew can assist you with your vessel maintenance and launching needs. We also provide a complimentary pump out station when purchasing fuel at Tacoma Fuel Dock.
While our professional mechanics provide as thorough an estimate as possible, there are times when additional problems or work is discovered once parts are removed. We will always call you first to let you know about changes and modifications that may be needed. We can perform some basic services, so give us a call!
While this has been a challenging year for everybody in many ways, the marine repair industry is included in this struggle too. Some pre-rain prep can help keep your boat safe. Whether on a trailer or in the water, here are our mechanics' top tips for pre-rain boat prep. During a hard freeze, water expands and will destroy engines, tanks and storage containers.
Reviews (13)
Lee Swanson
Dec 29, 2021
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T. I. M. Meldahl M.
Jun 22, 2021
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I take no pleasure in writing these comments, I feel that anyone planning to take their boat into Commencement Bay Marina, (CBM), might want seriously reconsider. Here's why:
1. My boat is a 2018 Monterey 295SY. I had it trailered to CBM after it sat for two months in Seattle at Rockingham Marina, where none of the work to promised was completed. I had to lobby Monterey Boats to allow me to take the boat to CBM, because Rockingham was their go-to marina for boat warranty work. I asked Monterey to allow me to take the boat to CBM because I trusted Jeff, CBM's chief mechanic, and had been
1. My boat is a 2018 Monterey 295SY. I had it trailered to CBM after it sat for two months in Seattle at Rockingham Marina, where none of the work to promised was completed. I had to lobby Monterey Boats to allow me to take the boat to CBM, because Rockingham was their go-to marina for boat warranty work. I asked Monterey to allow me to take the boat to CBM because I trusted Jeff, CBM's chief mechanic, and had been
Mike T.
Jan 27, 2021
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Larry Stevenson
Jul 19, 2018
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Performance Marine fixed a botched Job by Performance Marine at Dagmar's. Shift Linkages were installed wrong, incorrect distributor would not work with my OMC Cobra. The folks at Commencements Bay Marine took me in after having it towed to them, they went to work and fixed my Boat so it runs GREAT. I recommend them, fare pricing and Fantastic repair knowledge and ability to fix another shops screw up.
Lynn N.
May 01, 2018
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Malcolm R.
Jun 13, 2017
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David Roberts
Nov 11, 2016
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I've been suffering with poor customer service and even worse mechanical technical expertise for the last three years elsewhere. I recently had my boat serviced at Commencement Bay Marine and they were fantastic! Vonnie was very responsive to my requests and kept me well informed (how refreshing - I didn't think this was possible in the Marine industry). Jeff and the rest of the team figured out why my boat had not been running well in just a few hours (something the shop near my boathouse wasn't able to do in 2 years and over $4k invested fixing things that were not the issue). Jeff called personally
Nadine Roberts
Aug 04, 2016
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These guys and gal have been fantastic. Vonnie is the best! Her customer service skills exceeded our expectations. Her proactive communication with us and great attention to detail, seemingly taking down every word that came out of my husband's mouth, and passing them on to the mechanic, took away an immense amount of stress (as our experience with Aaron's Marine Service was the exact opposite). The icing on the cake was when Jeff, a very experienced Mechanic, called my husband to give him a detailed rundown of what work exactly they needed to do and what was unnecessary. Dan, another Mechanic
Ken Bartenhagen
Jun 05, 2016
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My experience started out well, the mechanics are knowledgeable and helpful. After the first time I returned the boat with a new issue that was just "coincidence" even though the work was in the same area, and they charged me full price, I let it go. After the second time I had to return the boat (3 times in the water), with water in the outdrive after new seals and reassembly, same story. It was just coincidence that the part they just replaced failed again. They held the boat hostage and would not let me leave without paying the bill, even though I requested to be billed via mail. I don't blame
Travis Chapa
Jan 22, 2014
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I have had my boat serviced at Commencement Bay Marine Service since late 2009. My first visit was after learning of a warning and recall on some important parts so I wanted to have them look at it. Turned out be something that easily breaks but since it all as covered by warranty I've only had to pay my deductible to them.
Jaden O'Keefe
Nov 11, 2013
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I highly recommend CBMS to service your boat regardless if it's small or large! They have a keen ability to figure out and correct my boats mechanical issues. Their mechanic has become a trusted friend and the only mechanic that is allowed to work on my engines and drives! The rest of the team has always been friendly and supportive and always willing to reach out a helping hand.
Dante Renner
Oct 29, 2013
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I found the first person in the marine business that delivers what they promise. Vonnie takes care of my boats better than I do. He cares and is fair. Serendipity happened and not only am I a happy customer, but I have a great place to talk shop and get repairs done. If you have a boat and care about it, take it to Commencement Bay Marine Services in Tacoma.
Shelly Prost
Jun 16, 2013
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CBMS did a great job working with me and the manufacturer to make the impossible happen. They also took very special care of my boat while pulling out the engines and putting everything back in very good working order. To really understand this you need to know me. I am very obsessive about keeping my boat very clean and nearly scratch free. This fall I had the annual service done on both new drives and everything was in perfect working order!
