Great marina in a downtown location. It's quiet. The water is deep and mostly still. The docks are newer with power and water pedestels. The showers, bathrooms and laundry facilities are clean and modern. The staff was helpful. There is no fuel here but we were able to get a pumpout. Navigational warning: the current out front of Montreal including the approach to this marina is treacherous. There were no sailboats at this marina and that's probably because they can't handle the current on the approach.
We stayed here twice. The best thing about this marina is its location. Due to the St Lawerence Seaway lock schedules and distances between locks, this is an ideal stop. Follow the buoys marking the approach channel carefully. It's quite tortuous. The first night we stayed along the wall in the "Old Canal". This had a very narrow entrance and two bridges across it that had to opened. The bridges had limited hours of operation. The canal itself had plenty of depth. It was close to several restaurant/bars and attractions. You dock on a public boardwalk that can get a bit busy and noisy at times. The second time we stayed, it was in the large marina itself. Power was limited to a single 30amp plug, the showers were fair here. My biggest issue with the whole place is that it was poorly managed. We were assigned a slip we couldn't get into the first night. Nobody knew how to resolve the problem. It was difficult to get people to open the bridges in the canal in a timely manner. The canal showers weren't available because the fob was lost. The billing was slow and confusing. In general, it didn't seem like employees alwasy knew what they were doing. We fueled up here and did a pump out and that was ok.
Not great. Althought there was water, power and sufficient depth, we were rocked by waves most of the night. There was a lot of noise, partying, jet skis, boats coming and going. The prices were high for what you got. The dock wall was much higher than the water (and our boat). The showers weren't super clean. It was a short walk to a couple of restaurants and the wooden boat museum.
Pretty decent marina. The approach can be tricky so watch your charts closely. The current will move you past the mouth if you delay entry/exit. There is no fuel here. They can only accomdate bigger boats on their wall, but that's ok. It's easier to get in and out of and still had power (no water). The pumpout was in a tricky position and not designed well but we managed. Their building was like new. The showers, bathrooms and washer/dryer were great. It was a short walk into town. I'd go back.
New floating docks but they haven't installed the electric or water and it's been two years! They're fighting over who should pay the bill, supply the utilities, etc. We had to run our generator all night for A/C and to keep our freezer going. The bathrooms were poor. We were instructed to use a newer bathroom that had no toilet paper, it was filthy and the shower was the size of a coffin. I only gave this 2 stars because the town itself is great.
Docks were only fair. The marina isn't protected much from the currents and wind. The showers were poor... dirty, cold water for the longest time. We took a short walk into the city but didn't feel safe and returned to the boat promptly.
Outstanding. This is what every marina should be like. It's government operated, clean, modern, all the necessary amenities and plenty of staff to assist. The showers are clean, the laundry facilities are new and free once you check in. The docks are excellent.
Bridge operator is helpful with questions and checking into Canada customs. You pay a cash toll here of $5.25 in an extended basket.
Reach these bridges on CH 14. They are helpful with questions and even helped us find a place to tie off for the night on the wall just west of this bridge.
This is a Canadian check in point but it is sometimes listed with their customs as "Presquile Marina". I don't know why but their check in points are just silly. The bridge master is very helpful with this. He hands you a slip of paper explaining this. Once you're checked into Canada, he opens the bridge and you pay $5.25 in a basked extended to your boat as you pass through.
I made reservations 2 days before arriving. I texted a confirmation 2 hours before arriving and I was told the dockmaster would be there to indicate which dock and assist. When I arrived, there was nobody on the docks, my calls and texts went unanswered. I hovered out front for almost 30min before the dockmaster arrived, moved a boat and then guided me in. There was one 30amp receptical left on the dock and new arrivals where all vying for it. The docks were in disrepair. Canadian customs wouldn't let me check in here. I was instructed to move my boat 10 min east to the beginning of the Murray canal to check in. I did just that and never went back to this marina.
Quiet and peaceful. You must be a member of a reciprocating yacht club to dock here. The guest dock is rough but has power and water hookups and adequate depth. The clubhouse is open for bathroom and showers use. Restaurants/bars are within walking distance.
The Welland Canal: use the pleasure craft dock on the east wall before lock #1. You pay a $200 fee for a one way trip. See the St Lawrence seaway web site for reservations/payment and info. You must have 3 persons on board going upbound but you only need 2 going downbound. Filling the locks while you go upbound creates a lot of turbulence. It can be tough to hold on to your vessel at times. You can hire a third person for about $300. We did! He was experienced and gave good advice. Contact St Catherines Marina for some contacts. Pleasure craft are low priority. You will sit on a wall throughout the canal and wait for commercial traffic to clear. We were about to enter a lock, a freighter was notified we'd be exiting soon, but instead he requested our group be forced to wait on the wall until he entered the lock and traversed it. Because you are low priority, it takes about 12 hours to traverse the entire canal. You spend a lot of time waiting on walls for the big guys to pass.
No power. No amenities. These are public docks that are "first come, first serve". They have deep enough water for sailboats and my 37ft trawler fit well enough. There were restaurants and shops nearby. We used these docks to spend the night before our 7am appt to enter the Welland Canal.
Top shelf yacht club with pool, showers, locker rooms, club house, restaurant etc. Docks were spacious, deep water and had great hook ups. Navigating the river was easy. Dock hands were attentive and assisted your docking. As guests, we were treated very well. You must be a member of a yacht club to dock here.
Spacious, deep water marina. It was easy to navigate, turn vessel around at gas dock and maneuver to your dock location. There was 50 amp and 30 amp hookups. The guest dock was spacious and was operated as a "first come, first serve" basis. You do need to be a member of a yacht club to dock here. The club house was nice and the food was great. Showers and bathrooms were available and were decent.
Very shallow entrance. We watched a sailboat ground while entering the marina. Docks are wooden and floating on barrels that make them very unstable.. watch your footing. There's not many amenities here but they do have diesel and gas, electric hookups.
Total service marina. Floating concrete docks with power and water. Accessible to longer boats and deep draft boats. Bar/restaurant on premises.
This is a seasonal bridge. It stays open all boating season and closed for the winter to allow auto traffic. The channel is wide enough for two boats to pass.
This was a sad, neglected marina. The electrical hookups didn't work, the marina was plugged full of seaweed/vegetation, the depth was shallow and the docks were short. Our 37' trawler had to tie off on the concrete wall at the mouth of the marina where we barely had enough depth. We ran our generator all night to give us power and a/c. There were some great restaurants nearby for takeout. You can do better Fulton.
After passing through this lock, we asked the lock operator if we could stop for the night. He helped us find a spot along the concrete wall to tie off and even showed us a secret electrical hookup right after the lock. The double 30amp hookup allowed us to run A/C and sleep well before we were on our way the next day. There were no amenities or restaurants nearby.
This village offers free public docking, free showers and bathrooms, free water and free electric hookup. The electric hookup is a bit outdated with a single old style 30amp hookup. The lift bridge tender will provide the door codes for the showers and bathrooms via radio VHF Ch13. The location is quiet and charming with a gazebo, walking trails, a pond and a short walk to scenic waterfalls. It takes 5-10min to walk into town where there is a restaurant, pizzeria, convenient store etc. Definitely a great stop as far as Erie Canal stops go.
They accommodated us last minute on a Sunday at 7pm. They even trusted us to dock ourselves after giving us instructions on a location since they were closing soon. The maneuvering was easy, the slips were spacious for our 37' trawler and they had a single 30amp hookup. It was quiet and we got a good night's rest. The next day we paid when they arrived and we were off. One problem: no diesel fuel. In fact, we couldn't find anyone that had diesel in all of Buffalo that day in June 2021.
MHYC was outstanding. We had our new-to-us trawler moved over the road from Florida and made arrangements to have it dropped into the water here. The staff was careful and thorough and helped us along the way. We fueled up and spent the night in a great transient slip with all the amenities: 50amp hookup, pool use, WiFi etc. When I had a problem with my Raymarine system, they even had a local expert take a look and give me some pointers. The slip was quiet and calm and we got a good night's rest before our journey to Buffalo the next day.
Narrow approach and limited maneuvering for larger boats. Our 37' trawler fit snugly in a transient slip with up close views of the big restaurant in town complete with live music. Great customer service. They even lent us electrical cables and adapters to get us a double 30amp connection. No 50amp connections available. They allowed us free use of their showers, bathrooms and even pool. When we pulled out of harbor the next day, we burned up an impeller and nobody at the marina or in Wilson was available to help us after we dropped the hook a mile from the port. We finally made the repairs ourselves and went on our way.