Haul out yard

[Harri99]

I am currently in a yard in South Florida, but the yard fees are pretty high. I am looking to move the boat to Progreso, Mexico.
Has anyone gone there for haulout and work?
My boat needs to be layed up for another 3 months at least.
Any help would be great,

 

[Capt Pappy]

there are a couple of marinas around the horn and just south of Cancun -- IDK if that is too far but perhaps they could assist?

I found them by searching on ChatGPT which could likely provide you further info in or closer to Progresso

i was just looking somewhat close to that area -- no trawler yet, but getting prepared for the day and planned to head that way

 

[MissLynn]

I am currently in a yard in South Florida, but the yard fees are pretty high. I am looking to move the boat to Progreso, Mexico.
Has anyone gone there for haulout and work?
My boat needs to be layed up for another 3 months at least.
Any help would be great,

Several marinas in the St. Petersburg area may be cheaper and closer and more accommodating. Maximo. Progressive, Sailors warf and others. Indian town on the canal and others nearby have dry storage.

 

[mvweebles]

I am currently in a yard in South Florida, but the yard fees are pretty high. I am looking to move the boat to Progreso, Mexico.
Has anyone gone there for haulout and work?
My boat needs to be layed up for another 3 months at least.
Any help would be great,

One of the YouTube sail channels hauled in Progresso 7-years ago and did an episode. Pretty rustic yard. Lay days might be reasonable but I'd check closely to see if there is talent, parts, and supplies for any work needed beyond fiberglass and outboards. Even Cancun isn't much of a yachting destination ---- Progresso is not exactly close.

Good luck -

Peter

 

[bykpjfk]

You might consider Indiantown Marine Center (Indiantown Marine Center).
I used them to pull my engines last year, and they were very good to work with and substantially cheaper than marinas along the coast. Plus they allow DIY or outside help with no fees.

 

[slowgoesit]

You might consider Glades Boat Storage off the Caloosahatchee River.

26°47'24.9"N 81°14'28.4"W

maps.app.goo.gl

Reasonable haul-out rates and dry storage, limited area for DIY. You can stay on your boat while you work on it, Basic bathroom/showers available. No other amenities, no store or boat parts. 16' limit on beam for travel lift. It's a little dusty from gravel roads, but otherwise okay.

 

[mvweebles]

It's a little dusty from gravel roads, but otherwise okay.

Glades is "hospital operating room" sanitary compared to Progresso.

 

[captmikem]

I used to haul scrap metal to Progresso, 30,000 tons at a time. It is very shallow off that coast. In fact the dock I discharged at stuck out a full kilometer off the shore. There is a marina and a yard to the west but it was shallow and only fishing boats, it may have been improved by now. If you anchor off that coast there is little protection except from a south wind and you would be anchored at least a mile off shore. That said there is lots to see ashore, Merida, Dzibilchaltún, Chichen Itza are all close and interesting to visit.

 

[Captain DJ]

I live in Mexico half the year. Getting packages delivered is getting better, but still less reliable than Guatemala or Honduras. Mexico has a worthless postal system, DHL and spotty FedEx, never seen (Brown) UPS. Baja Express on my side of Mexico but wouldn't expect it on Yucatan.

Have heard great things about the Rio Dulce inland on freshwater in Guatemala. Great hurricane hole, inexpensive moorage, plenty of expats, even diesel mechanics. I have been there a couple of times and really like Lago Isabella. A beautiful location. I haven't had boat work done there.

Good luck, but I, too, would pass on Progresso.

 

[sailorskip]

Several years ago, I had some yard work done at a yard in Isla Mujeres, which is near Cancun in the northeast corner of the Yucatan peninsula. Terrific travel lift. It plucked 100' ferries out of the water easily. It ended there. The ferry company brought their own labor. I had to wait 10 days to get hauled; the yard did not have enough stands. Few, if any, parts; Fedex out of Miami took about 5 days. I did get some emergency fiberglass work done, which held up until proper repair/rebuild was done when I got home to Florida.

 

[Blissboat]

Several marinas in the St. Petersburg area may be cheaper and closer and more accommodating. Maximo. Progressive, Sailors warf and others. Indian town on the canal and others nearby have dry storage.

Maximo is now an IGY marina, meaning a "luxury" destination. Draw your own conclusions. Sailor's Wharf, Progressive and Salt Creek Marina have all recently sold to the Prometheus/Odyssey development group, which has so far declined to reveal its plans for its newly-consolidated stretch of commercial waterfront parcels along Salt Creek.

Regrettably, one can no longer expect to find marinas in the St. Petersburg area that are either cheap or accommodating, although those criteria may be relative when comparing to Ft. Lauderdale or Miami.