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Old 13-01-2013, 01:43   #1
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Boat yard in Simpson Bay in St Maarten

Any body knows a good boat yard in Simpson Bay Lagoon where I can get my boat hauled out for the hurricane season (mast down)?
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Old 13-01-2013, 03:56   #2
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Re: Boat yard in Simpson Bay in St Maarten

There is Bobby's Marine (Bobby's Marina, St. Maarten - THE Boat Yard of the Caribbean) and, if you are a francophone which your address seems to indicate, the marina on both sides of the French bridge stores a lot of boats but I don't have any experience with them. What draft do you have? That might limit your ability to use the French side yards.
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Re: Boat yard in Simpson Bay in St Maarten

In the ducht side Bobbys can haul your boat, expensive if you want to liveaboard in hurricane season, booking in advance is a priority in Bobbys , some people start booking now!!! Bobbys have mandatory mast downs , the new Bobbys marina close to Island Waterworld dont drop masts down so you need to goo to FKG rigging shop and drop the mast there , after that move to the boatyard without mast.

St Marteen shipyard close to the airport is another place, distant from town and stores, is clean , a big crane and a big lift for hauling , some works are taken by the staff. expensive if you be aboard.


French side:

Polypat . sandy ground bridge , Haul by Crane, is fair in prices and you can liveaboard without more fees, some works are taken by the staff , mast down mandatory, straps to screws in ground , easy dingy dock and close to town.


Time Out boatyard, dirty, but good people around, Lift by crane, check the crane slings , very old crane,no insurance, close to the water as Polypat , in hig tides prone to flooding the whole boatyard , mast down mandatory, straps to ground, some shops inside of the boatyard, nice people.


JMC boatyard , a real nice prison, no water, no toilets, boats stored in pit holes, no chance to work in the bottom , you can keep your mast up , plenty of tiefs reports, no security, a nightmare if you liveaboard.


Geminga boatyard, boats haul by crane lift, mast can be up, dirty, nice people , straps to ground , staff stay during hurricanes checking stands and straps, not expensive as JMC, 400 $ for a 42 ft monohull , close to town and have a bar .

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Re: Boat yard in Simpson Bay in St Maarten

Many thanks for all this information. I am all set!
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