From a marine surveyor’s perspective, a good salvage yard is one of the most practical resources available to a working boat owner. I have sourced outboard parts, outdrive components, and deck hardware from yards across the United States. The quality of what you find depends almost entirely on how well the yard is run and how recently boats have come in.
This directory lists verified active salvage yards by state. It covers physical wrecking yards, marine consignment stores, repair shops with used parts inventory, and online parts dealers. Each state guide includes operating hours, confirmed addresses, phone numbers, and specific notes on inventory and condition.
Find Boat Salvage Yards by State
Browse the directory by state to find yards that sell used boat parts, outboard motors, trailers, and marine hardware. Each guide covers verified active operations only. Closed yards are noted separately so you know what no longer exists before making the drive.
Boat Salvage Yards in Florida — 11 yards from Fort Lauderdale to Jacksonville. Florida is the largest boating state in the US, with saltwater-exposed inventory across outboards, sailboat parts, and marine diesel engines. Don’s Marine Surplus in Clearwater covers 15+ acres. Sailorman in Fort Lauderdale ships sailboat gear globally.
Boat Salvage Yards in California — 6 operations covering San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and Southern California. Quality Boat Salvage in Pasadena has 162,000+ eBay transactions and 30,000 outboard parts in stock. Minney’s Yacht Surplus in Costa Mesa is the largest sailboat parts operation on the West Coast.
Boat Salvage Yards in Texas — Gulf Coast and inland lake coverage across a large and active boating state. The inventory reflects Texas’s mix of coastal fishing boats and freshwater powerboats, with strong outboard motor parts availability.
Boat Salvage Yards in Michigan — 5 freshwater yards with a key advantage: parts from Michigan boats show significantly less corrosion than equivalent coastal components. Checker Marine in La Salle runs a 12-acre self-serve lot with 600+ donor sterndrive boats. Pine Lake Parts in Plainwell has 17,000+ online listings that ship nationally.
Boat Salvage Yards in Minnesota — Serving the 10,000-lakes boating community with freshwater outboard and sterndrive parts. One of the highest-performing state guides in the directory by search traffic and click-through rate.
Boat Salvage Yards in Wisconsin — Great Lakes and inland lake coverage with established operations serving the northern Wisconsin boating corridor.
Boat Salvage Yards in Ohio — Lake Erie yards around Port Clinton and Sandusky anchor this guide. Particular depth on Crestliner, Lund, and fishing boat components common to the Great Lakes market.
Boat Salvage Yards in North Carolina — Outer Banks and Piedmont lake markets covered. An active coastal salvage market driven by the Albemarle Sound and Intracoastal Waterway boating communities.
Boat Salvage Yards in South Carolina — Coastal operations serving the Charleston and Grand Strand markets alongside inland lake coverage.
Boat Salvage Yards in Georgia — Lake Lanier, the Savannah River, and coastal Georgia covered. Lanier Marine Liquidators is one of the largest inland salvage operations in the Southeast.
Boat Salvage Yards in New York — Hudson River, Long Island Sound, and the Finger Lakes region. Covers both saltwater coastal and freshwater inland markets.
Boat Salvage Yards in Washington — 4 yards across Puget Sound and beyond. Sailboat Wrecking Yard in Lynden holds 150,000+ items across 60,000 sq ft. Longship Marine in Poulsbo is the last standing marine consignment store in the state, accessible by boat from the Port of Poulsbo.
Boat Salvage Yards in Oregon — 4 parts sources concentrated on Portland’s Columbia River islands, including Cook Engine on Tomahawk Island — Oregon’s largest marine engine parts stock, operating for over 50 years.
Boat Salvage Yards in Missouri — 3 freshwater yards serving Lake of the Ozarks, south-central Missouri, and Kansas City, including F&A Marine in Camdenton and D&F Marine in Saint James with 8,300+ eBay outboard parts transactions.
Boat Salvage Yards in Louisiana — New Orleans, Houma, and Morgan City covered. The Boat Yard in Marrero carries 200+ boats and thousands of parts; Pellegrin Marine in Houma has been an authorised Mercury dealer since 1949.
Boat Salvage Yards in Illinois — Southcentral Outboards in Altamont ships new, used, and obsolete outboard parts nationally with 4.9 stars across 386 reviews; Baltic Marine Services in Lake Villa covers the Chain O’Lakes PWC and OMC outboard market.
Boat Salvage Yards in Tennessee — 4 freshwater sources across the TVA lake system, including Tennessee Marine Salvage in Madisonville — an insurance claim boatyard with certified marine surveyors on staff — and Bunch Marine in Harriman, Tennessee’s largest independent dealer since 1962.
Boat Salvage Yards in Alabama — Mobile, Semmes, and Talladega covered. OBR Parts and Marine in Semmes is a $7.9M remanufacturer with a national dealer network; Outboard Repair & Salvage in Mobile is run by the same Chambless family.
New states are added regularly as the directory expands.
What Salvage Yards Carry
The inventory at a marine salvage yard varies by region, vessel mix, and how new boats have arrived. The most commonly available parts across well-stocked yards include outboard and inboard motors, sterndrive and outdrive assemblies, propellers and shafts, marine electronics, and steering systems. Deck hardware, sailboat rigging, boat trailers, and structural hull components from fibreglass and aluminium vessels are also widely available.
Parts from insurance write-offs are often in excellent mechanical condition despite cosmetic or structural damage to the hull. This is an important distinction when sourcing engines and electronics — the part that fits your boat may be sitting in a yard because the hull around it was beyond repair, not because the part itself failed.
Saltwater vs Freshwater Yards
The most important variable when buying used marine parts is the environment the donor boat came from. Parts from freshwater states — Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio — carry significantly lower corrosion risk than equivalent components from coastal yards.
Electrical connectors, trim assemblies, outdrive housings, and stainless hardware from a Michigan lake boat will typically outlast the same part pulled from a Florida or California saltwater yard. The state guides in this directory note the environment for each yard so you can factor this into your sourcing decision.
Recently Added State Guides
The directory is being expanded state by state. Recently published guides include Wisconsin, Ohio, Georgia, and Washington. Florida and California have been fully audited and updated for 2026 with verified addresses, confirmed phone numbers, corrected hours, and regional coverage sections.
Michigan remains the benchmark article. It covers freshwater part condition in detail, explains the difference between self-serve and dealer formats, and lists the eBay-accessible operations that ship nationally.
Boat Disposal and Recycling
Several yards in this directory purchase unwanted boats directly. They remove vessels from driveways, marinas, and boat ramps at no charge in exchange for the right to dismantle and resell the components. This is covered in the removal services section of each state guide.
For boats with no remaining salvage value, the state guides list statewide disposal contractors and the national Boats with Causes programme. It accepts vessels in any condition with free pickup and offers donors a potential tax deduction.
Related Maritime Directories
This directory covers recreational boat salvage and used marine parts. For commercial vessel construction and large-scale ship repair, the Shipyards Directory lists shipbuilding and repair facilities worldwide.
