Professional bottom paint work on ICW

[craigrosi]

Will be transiting the ICW this fall and would like to have the boat hauled and bottom painted. Any suggestions as to a good location for this? I would like a thoroughly professional job, at a good price. Including haul out.

Will likely be in November, so somewhere south... Carolinas, Georgia or Florida.... would be best.

[annk]

I highly recommend Green Cove Springs marina in Florida, up the St John's river from Jacksonville.

It's not the prettiest yard in the world but I have rarely sen a better range of professional know-how in one place. Oh and it's REALLY cheap too!

You can do the work yourself or they have specialists to do it for you. Small travel lift, up to 30 tonnes, and we had to remove our forestays to be lifted. That apart the care on blocking the boat was the best we have ever seen.

Facilities are rough and ready but that is balanced by excellent boat care.