Ellsworth — 218 Bucksport Rd.
We opened the Ellsworth facility in 1997 to give Down East captains an alternative to driving three hours to Portland. It serves the MDI fleet, the Penobscot Bay boatyards, and most of the working waterfront from Belfast to Eastport.
The Down East stop.
218 Bucksport Rd., Ellsworth, ME 04605
Phone: 207-667-9390
Email: info@chaseleavitt.com
Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–4pm.
On Route 1 (Bucksport Road) just west of downtown Ellsworth. Two miles past the Hannaford heading toward Bucksport. Easy pull-in lot in front. Look for the Chase Leavitt sign and the bay door on the right side of the building.
From Bar Harbor, take Route 3 north into Ellsworth (≈40 minutes off-season, longer in summer). From Bangor, take Route 1A south—about 25 minutes.
Smaller footprint. Same service, same standards.
Life raft service bay
Most rafts opened here unless they need parts or specialist work that lives in Portland.
Suit & PFD inspection
Annual inspection, repair, and replacement for Down East fishing fleets. Pre-season fleet runs available.
EPIRB program
Battery service and registration update, with same-day work for most ACR units when scheduled.
MDI & Penobscot pickup dispatch
Tuesday and Friday pickup runs across MDI; weekly to Rockland; on-demand farther up the coast.
Retail counter
Smaller than Portland but stocked with what fishing boats actually need: PFDs, flares, signal devices, basic charts.
Eastport route
Quarterly run to Eastport and Lubec for off-season fleet service. Schedule with Ellsworth dispatch.
Ellsworth is the easier stop for most MDI captains.
Twenty-five miles up Route 3. Skip the Portland drive. We pick up on Tuesdays and Fridays during the season—just call dispatch.
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