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Watch Hill National Seashore Marina

Watch Hill
Fire Island Pines, NY 11782
Great South Bay

Lat / Lon: N 40° 41.630' / W 072° 59.380'
VHF Monitored: 9
Phone: (631) 597-6073
Website: http://www.nps.gov/fiis/planyourvisit/watchhill.htm

Review for Watch Hill National Seashore Marina

Reviewed by: Barry Grennan on Aug 3, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.3'

Rating: 4

Yes the rate is $2.50 a foot. IMHO this is a reasonable rate. The docks are new and I had no problem with the new electric . I was able to get 50/220 electric . My trawler was built in 1979 and I did not have any issues with the electric power. The beach is first class. I had a picnic table within 20 feet of my boat. Marina Staff is friendly but could not provide much information. The marina was closed last year due to an electrical update . We had our choice of dock space due to the fact that there was less than 10 boats in the marina. The dock master did not respond on channel 9 but I was directed at the bulk head to an available space by a dock boy. Make sure you bring lots of bug spray due to mosquitoes. Overall I enjoyed my time there and will be making future trips.

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Review for Watch Hill National Seashore Marina

Reviewed by: Elizabeth Kelch on Aug 1, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 2

NOT worth the exorbitant rates! Check out other options!
Things they say they have but don’t:
NO showers. What they have is merely a beach rinse off. It’s outdoor and exposed, no curtain, and no hot water.
NO functional pumpout. Marina staff has no idea when it was last functional or when it will be repaired.
NO free wifi.
Power is available through an old style, seen-no-where-else-anymore plug types. Regular customers here have a specific adapter and brought it with them as they knew, in advance, what was available. And the fees for electric are absurdly high. $14.00-$18.00 for 30 and 50 amp and only through an old plug type.
There have a restaurant that is friendly and accommodating, but also expensive for what it is.
This marina, in past summers a hive of activity, is now nearly empty most of the time. I assume, since the rates went way up, all the boaters that came here in previous summers, have now found more reasonable summer fun spots.
We are cruisers and have pulled into marinas all along the east coast and out to The Keys. Every marina we’ve used, even the most basic, offer hot showers and free wifi. I understand fresh water is a difficult proposition on this island, however, if a marina cannot cover some of the basic expectations to be found in marinas, they cannot charge fees higher than many marinas who do offer these items. This marina is essentially expensive beach parking.

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