Hi All, I want to give a shout out to Green Turtle Bay Marina. Our boat has been here since 8/3/24 to have the bottom painted and some other repairs. We have been here off and on since the end of September waiting for some additional work we added to be completed. I can't say enough about the service we received while here. The communications back and forth have been excellent and although our repairs were not without issues everything was addressed and we are leaving here happy. During our time here we have watched hundreds of Loopers come through. Some needing repairs some just for a fuel stop or to spend a few nights. Shane, the dock master, does an awesome job trying to fit in as many unexpected loopers looking for dockage as possible. I have moved up and down the long dock several times to make room for "one more boat". The boat works crew does a great job with the limited crew they have. Like a lot of business today they can't find employees so are running shorthanded. More than once when I was supposed to have workers on my boat they were pulled off for a more pressing issue with another boat. A boat broke down and floating on the Ohio, (they are the local Tow Boat Us) boat taking on water, people trying to make it to the Fall rendezvous, (we weren't going so let them push us back in the que). Christina that manages the Boat Works and Ships Store is beyond awesome. Together with her side kick Violet they work hard to keep boats moving through the system and customers happy. Christina started working in the yard alongside her father when she was 12. She is very knowledgeable in all aspects of boat repair. I really mean ALL! At one point she climbed behind my engine to answer some questions on an impeller replacement. While inspecting the water pump housing, she found a broken off pencil zinc in the intake grate that I had totally missed. I don't think there is much on a boat she hasn't seen or worked on. Sorry this got a little long winded but I wanted future loopers to know that GTB is an awesome stop. GTB really caters to Loopers while at the same time keeping a marina full of annual slip holders happy. Cheers, ….b Brian McCabe Partner Ship

Had to make an unscheduled stop here due to hitting something with my stbd prop. Called in the evening, and they said come in at 9am and they would have the lift ready. It was ready as stated and pulled right in, got lifted, props pulled and other damage assessments completed. Back in the water and towed to a slip all by 11:30am. We decided to add a cutlass bearing change to the work list since they were due, and props were pulled. There was a delay in parts delivery, but that wasn't the marina's issue. They too great care of us, kept us updated, scheduled next haulout immediately the following day after parts arrived and props were back. Can't say enough good about Christina who scheduled the work, parts, props, and kept up informed along the way. Service guys were excellent as well, great job!

Very nice marina! Spent a week here. The good: the local area has plenty to do. We were able to use the courtesy van to provision in Benton. Rented a golf cart for a couple of days. Used the beach and had a couple of bonfires with fellow loopers. We were in a nice covered slip. Clean bathrooms and laundry on site. Great ships store ( not the marina store) Also the Tiki bar is open Thursday through Sunday. The not so good: Where we were docked… 3 slips from end of pier 5…. You have a very long walk to get to the bathrooms, laundry, ships store etc… Tried to rent a golf cart on Thursday for the 2 day special, was told they were rented out for the weekend starting on Friday, could get it for the day but no discount since it was for 1 day. Went by there Friday afternoon and there were more than a dozen carts there and checked again Saturday and saw the same… so??????? Overall a good stop but the hype is more than the actual.

We were very disappointed. We were assigned slip J -1 (Jetty). There was NO help and No communication. The restaurant was closed, and One of the three washers was broken, however, the laundry room was clean. Upon arrival we asked Robin if someone would meet us on the dock to help - she said NO we have one person and he is helping the boaters on the transit dock. We arrived at our assigned slip only to discover another boat in the slip. We called Robin back and were told - You will just have to wait - because that boat should have been moved earlier in the day. 20 minutes later four guys appeared to remove the boat, without an offer to help us with docking. The cover of the electric box fell off when lifted to attach to the power. The J dock walkway has been neglected and needs repair. Walking from the Jetty docks is indeed a half mile and you must go through the boat maintenance yard. I asked if there was any dock space closer and was hit with an attitude from Robin that she could place me even further and we would have to dinghy in.... The one service perk we did use was the courtesy car. We were told to drop the key in the mailbox when we returned because it would be after hours. Inside the van, we found a driver's license, feeling uncomfortable leaving someone's license in an open box I met Robin at 7:55 am to hand her the key and license. She snarled - we are not open yet - I just hope she made an effort to return the driver's license we found. We paid for a resort, but we felt cheated. If you receive confirmation that you are on the J dock, I suggest you cancel your reservation and go elsewhere.