Cerritos Yacht Anchorage and Eddie’s Marine Service, located on the Cerritos Channel in the Port of Los Angeles, is an independent, family-run marina and boatyard. We provide berthing facilities and a wide variety of marine boatyard services such as haul and launching, bottom maintenance and repair, and more! Located in Wilmington, California next to the Henry Ford Bridge we are a third- generation family-owned and operated business that has been here since the 1940’s. Your boat is our top priority and we pride ourselves on a job well done; because life’s complicated enough.
In the 1940’s, Wilmington was more like a mud land than a city. The main street that runs through the city, today we call Avalon Boulevard, used to be an actual canal and the street, named Canal Street. Ed Rimkus, AKA “Eddie” and his father back-filled the marina property in Wilmington and built a small marina and boatyard. There Eddie and his wife ran a successful small business and passed it onto their daughter JoAnn. She ran it for many years and thirteen years ago passed it down to her daughter.
There are four generations that have built different portions of this marina each one offering their own part to its history. You may see us referred to by two different names online! While people use both “Cerritos Yacht Anchorage” and “Eddie’s Marine Service,” the latter is just the nickname that stuck to the boatyard. The name is still used in honor of our grandfather and his vision of amazing service for the boating community. For all of the people walking on the elevated Boardwalk Canal Street, no matter what name you know us by, we promise to provide that same quality service and care for your vessel and to each and every vessel.
Our long history of service and our friendly team offer a truly personal service to each and every one of our customers. We draw from our outstanding facilities and our wide-ranging skill set to meet your needs and expectations. Our extensive on-site facilities include: