Reviews: Loggerhead Marina - Palm Harbour Marina

Reviewed by: Aaron , loki, on Apr 17, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 1

General Manager was not kind. Tried to extort more money out of us then was originally agreed upon once we arrived. Transient Slips were empty and he's the reason why.

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Reviewed by: Richard Lewis , Sea-Quel, on Mar 29, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 56'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Great location and staff ! We had 25-30 mph winds from the North Northwest and were well protected. They took us early due to winds and made room for us . Clean restrooms and nice facility. We will be back .

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Reviewed by: Leo Reise , Moon Dragon, on Apr 1, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 38'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

We stayed her March 29, coming from Sarssota. We were larger than anticipated but as we were staying only the one night, we were berthed on the front dock. Great staff. used the pool and hot tub. Washroom / shower clean. Cannot ask for more.

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Reviewed by: Royce Johnson , Cerca Trova, on Mar 17, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

A small gem with super-friendly staff, lovely pool, room for bigger cruising boats and slips for monohulls. Note their restaurant got clobbered by Ian and is still in the real-soon-now-stages of re-opening.

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Reviewed by: Len Barton on Mar 29, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 41'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

A little tight turning around but excellent marina. Mitch is great. He makes sure everyone is happy. Restaurant is pretty good. Only draw back is cell service is non-existent due to all the tall buildings. But wifi was good.

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Reviewed by: David Youngclaus , Salacia, on Dec 16, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 29'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

We came in as transient boaters from Tampa Bay to spend a few days. We called to reserve a spot a month in advance. About four days before our arrival, bad weather was forecasted. Palm Harbour Marina was happy to move our reservation date forward 2 days.
Once we arrived at their dock, deck hand Dan helped us with our lines. A matter of fact, Dan and Mitch would help us with our lines every time we adventured out/back in. Restrooms and showers where very clean. Pool was crystal clear. Hot tub needed freshening up...... Multiple places to walk your dog.
Community there was friendly, on site restaurant was very good. Had a great experience. Will head back in the future.

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Reviewed by: Emike on Sep 26, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 30'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 2

I had my boat in the marina for over 5 years, and transitioned with the marina from private owned to corporate owned marina. Very poor Management has driven this marina down. They added hidden extra fees on every stored boat ; you will have to pay extra to get your boat flushed or covered, or cleaned or charged. $150-330 a month, extra. As a result they refused to cover my boat which resulted in rust and dripping from stored boat above it .Very scary boat service practice; be aware of asking you to do unneeded extra repair on your boat, I''ll not trust any advice on service without external mechanic.
Finally when I hired outside electrician to check some circuit they asked to charge there high service rate, he explained his frustration that this is the only marina with that unacceptable practice .
Good location for a transit, but be aware for long term. Definitely non trust worthy service and management.

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Reviewed by: pmtch on Feb 25, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 1

Just to share my recent experience at AquaMarina:
We have had some service work done on our boat by AquaMarina a few months ago. Immediately after the work was performed the boat was launched and a very obvious high pitch noise was present on the port side. AquaMarina was not able to resolve the issue and went so far as to suggest the noise probably existed prior to the work they did. I told them I was the original owner of the boat, purchasing it new in 2003, and that this boat never had this issue. Their response was that they had no proof of that----what an insult! Management then proceeded to tell me that they were done working on the boat (as obviously they could not resolve the problem they introduced and were unwilling to take ownership).
We were forced to bring the boat elsewhere since AquaMarina would not stand behind their work. The high pitch noise was resolved in 1 day by the second Marina. The problem which caused the high pitch sound was in the exact area that AquaMarina worked on!!!
The repair cost at the other Marina cost me $4,000, not to mention the service fees AquaMarina charged me. We also lost 2 months of boat use and wasted 2 months of slip fees while docked at AquaMarina. When I explained to the Management at AquaMarina that the repair work performed by the other Marina fixed the problem, and that they worked on the exact same area which AquaMarina worked on, their comment was that they would not reimburse me for any cost incurred or provide compensation for any storage fee at their Marina, let alone reimburse me for the work they did which had to be corrected elsewhere. This was by far the worst customer support I have ever experienced.
On another note, 7 days after the boat was put in her slip at AquaMarina it was hit by a transient attempting to dock, causing over $3,500 in damage to my bow. While this obviously was not the fault of AquaMarina, I believe the fairways to be pretty tight to maneuver around, and even more difficult when they place transients with large boats alongside certain docks- thus narrowing the channel and further reducing maneuverability. My understanding from some fellow boaters is that they often have to fend off to protect their boats from being hit by other boats.
We have since left this Marina as we felt that Management did not stand behind the work they performed on our boat, cost us a lot of lost time and money to get it correctly fixed, and treated us quite poorly from a customer support standpoint. We also were concerned that chances are, if the boat was hit in just 7 days in her new slip, most likely it was going to happen again due to what I believe to be tight channels that are difficult to maneuver.

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Reviewed by: Howard Keys , Howard Keys, on Nov 25, 2016
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 43'
Draft: 0.0'

Rating: 5

Nice marina, dock hands very good. Nice restaurant on site with excellent fish. Access to Palm Island Resort on Mansota Key. Had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner.

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