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Portsmouth Boating Center

1244 Bay Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
AIWW, Elizabeth River, Scotts Creek MM 0.0

Lat / Lon: N 36° 50.767' / W 076° 18.900'
Contact: Mike Davis
VHF Monitored: 16
Phone: (757) 397-2092
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://portsmouthboating.net/

4.50(4)

4.50 out of 5 stars

Review for Portsmouth Boating Center

Reviewed by: Morgan Nelson on Jan 9, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 50'
Draft: 17.0'

Rating: 5

PBC has the best diesel fuel prices and high -speed fuel pumps which make for a quick convenient stop for our 50' Sportfish before starting down the ICW. The owner, Mike Davis, has many years of experience and tons of knowledge and integrity so we have been going to Portsmouth Boating Center for many years for our fueling and repair needs. Open 7 days a week.

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Reviewed by: David Toms , SV TomTom, on Nov 11, 2020
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 46'
Draft: 5.5'

Rating: 5

Superb, friendly and professional service with a 70-ton lift. Mike Davis is outstanding, as he took us in on short notice, and worked really hard to fix the cutlass bearing on our sailboat. The marina is so-so, but it's really a working yard. Pricing is very attractive, given the value they provide.

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Review for Portsmouth Boating Center

Reviewed by: William Anderson on Jun 24, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 29'
Draft: 2.0'

Rating: 5

The portsmouth Boating Center is an Awesome place. Mike Davis has integrity which matches no other. And the work provided by him and his crew is strictly phenomenal!! They are kind, respectful, knowledgeable, and will do their very best to provide an experience second to none! All this and their price is fair as well. For these reasons they are forever my go to marina in VA!!!

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Review for Portsmouth Boating Center

Reviewed by: John Rockwell on Apr 29, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 3

This is mostly a repair yard. This is a very well protected area up Scott's Creek. It is however open to a stiff northwest breeze that could pin a single screw boat to the gas dock. Use of a spring line solves the problem, so brush up on spring line theory.

These are fixed piers with back in slips. Get your lines ready and its manageable for a first timer with a south wind..

Problems with a northerly -- The gas dock fender pilings have rubber fenders that do not go down to the water at low tide. If you have a low rail, your rail is hitting the pilings but the fender system is sticking out another six inches (in my case it resulted in my hand rail beating against the dock taking the force of the NW breeze.)

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