Reviews: Perryville Marina

Reviewed by: Robert , Slow Dancing, on May 12, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Spent one night here in May 2023, on a trip to move my boat down the rivers.

Not sure why this marina seems to not get noticed. Perfectly friendly, and a comfortable place to tie.

I called them to confirm that they had space for a transient boater, which they did. The transient space was a side-tie on a long-ish covered pier with lots of houseboats as your neighbors on the covered side. The transient spaces are not covered. No cleats where they had me tie up, just to the vertical posts.

I called them from a couple miles out, and two guys came out to wave me in and catch dock lines.

The entrance into the marina off the river has skinny water. When I talked to them, they indicated that the water depth was usually about 5 to 5.5 feet. My boat draws 3.5 feet, and I had no trouble. As I came in, the shallowest I saw was about 6 feet. Navionics Sonar Charts covers the marina entrance, which was reassuring.

The entrance channel could definitely be better marked. Very small private buoys are placed in the turn off the river. I was puzzled for a minute when right after the turn in, there is a red and a green in what looks like a straight line. Finally decided to follow the buoys and kept the red to starboard, and swung over to put the green to port. I held my breath, but did not touch bottom.

One downside – My tmobile hotspot could not get a signal at our slip. My Verizon cellphone had connection, and I could use make calls, send texts and use internet. My son's Verizon cellphone never did get signal here.

Onsite restaurant wasn't open for the summer season yet.

50 amp power (only) for the transient spots. Water should have been available but a plumbing problem was being worked on. They offered to run a hose to me, if I needed water.

Offered a BoatUS discount on the slip.

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