About Us

Welcome to Rex Marine Center Established in 1936, Rex Marine is one of the largest and most respected full-service marinas in the Northeast. Continuously operated by the Gardella family, our fine crew of marine professionals is second to none.

Rex Marine is Connecticut's only marina to receive Mercury Marine's CSI Award for Outstanding Customer Service seven years in a row.

The Gardella Family Eighty years after Norwalk resident Louis Gardella turned a passion for boating into a business, his family is still carrying on the tradition. Since humble beginnings in 1936 as Connecticut’s first Chris Craft dealer, Rex Marine Center has grown to one of the largest recreational and commercial marine operations in the Northeast.

Now in their fourth generation the Gardella’s continue to offer the best in sales, craftsmanship, service, equipment and storage. Stop by and say hello, our friendly and knowledgeable staff are here for you 7 days a week.

Our Green Initiative

Rex Marine has taken the pledge to become a Certified CT Clean Marina. Part of this process includes recycling locations for employees and customers to properly dispose of the following items: Plastics #1 – #7, Glass Bottles & Aluminum Cans Paper & Cardboard Waste Oil/Diesel & Oil/Diesel Filters Waste Gas & Filters Lead Acid Batteries Household batteries (AA, AAA, D, etc.) All metal (zincs, brass, iron, steel, etc.) Aerosol Cans Antifreeze Shrink-wrap Sparkplugs Electronics & Wiring Light bulbs Expired Flares & Fire Extinguishers Paint drying rack for brushes, rollers, paint cans, etc… If you need to dispose of the items above please leave them next to the recycling shed for a Rex employee to dispose of properly. If there is an item you don’t know how to dispose of properly please ask Bill Gardella before tossing in a dumpster as some items are better left out of the waste stream.

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