Hartge Yacht Harbor

Brad, the harbormaster, has been extremely diligent in checking on our boat and adjusting things as needed.

Brad is a great dock master! Very helpful and responsive.

Love HYH!- and very happy with the renovations to the marina- Cheers

Great location, with easy access to the Bay or just toodling around in the broad mouth of the West River. Hartge's is well maintained, with substantial upgrades underway. Friendly social program for those who want to engage. Security-conscious, and onsite team is good at communicating in advance of anticipated weather. Service yard staff with highly skilled technicians.

I called and said I was looking for a mooring for the season. I told them I had a 35’ sailboat with a 6’ draft. They told me that they had the perfect spot for me. Well, as it turned out, every time the tide went out I was sitting in the mud! All the other boats facing one way and mine the other. When I was asked if I’d like to move to a different, deeper mooring I was told that it would be an additional $1,000! I was also advised that before December 1st, all boats must be out of the water and on the hard. However, they were “Full” and was advised to seek winter storage elsewhere. Also, not including my original payment of $2,200, there was a mandatory removal fee and bottom painting, by them, before any boat could go back in the water the following season. The people were rude, the turned their noses up at people who had mooring balls and used dinghies to get in and out. The staff ignored you, all but a couple of ladies in the office. The office manager was cold and acted as though it was an imposition if you entered the office to ask a question. All in all, it was just myself ever time I went to my boat. There was very little small talk, usually with a couple older ladies about the weather. No camaraderie, no clubhouse, no “YACHT CLUB “ feel to the place. Please, do yourself a favor and avoid all the unprofessionalism and isolation. There are plenty of other excellent marinas in the area with a lot more amenities for less money. I have moved to one of them and my experience has been wonderful. Thank you and happy sailing.

Quiet. They like antique boats.

Like the location. Having the boat there felt safe from storms and other damage. Generally nice facilities. However, H dock where our boat was kept is hard to access having to always go through the active maintenance yard. Car access is super inconvenient being that anytime you park your car near H dock or even walk through the yard they are asking you to move it. Really means only weekend access to your boat from the car. Having maintenance facilities on site would appear to be a benefit but they only allow work to be done by their crews which is not helpful for people who want to be involved in the work. Never really felt a connection with the marina staff there. They have lots of events but never seemed to click.

It is a fully functioning marina. All types of repairs are possible. Bathroom and showers are clean. No place for dinner, you have to uber about 1.5 miles.

I have been berthed in Hartge Yacht Harbor for over 15 years and it has continued to improve that whole time. The current owners are working to give the marina a real neighborhood feel by adding amenities such as pool memberships for slip holders, bikes, Saturday morning coffee klatches, and marina parties. They also have an excellent full-service yard for any maintenance you might require. I think they deserve the five star rating I gave them.

G and H docks are still a mess. Looks like a rubbish dump. Impossible to park or walk in that area.

Hartge is like a museum for classic boats and our 1926 Motor Yacht fits right in here. They are very accommodating and easy to deal with.

Hartge claims to date from 1865. There is some confusion about whether the Hartge enterprise at this time is what we call a "marina" today, but the family was certainly in the boat building business at that time in the same area as the current marina. The marina passed into the ownership of anew family that owns a few other marinas and in the area and is fixing up many part that the original owners were reluctant to maintain. The also have boat maintenance done by a branch of the Hartge family and the boat maintenance is much better than before. The new management really cares and the place is now getting the upkeep it needs. While they don't have a pool, they have access to a pool nearby for boaters.

Friendly people, newly upgraded facility.

Hartge Yacht Harbor is a splendid marina to keep your boat. However, do not call on this marina’s services the problem is not that they are good at anything but are bad at everything from my experience - They do not understand Webasto heaters and say that units are unusually design - They do not understand how to install Max props and in particular are confused with pitch value and the difference between left and right handed props. - They do not know how to change a hose on a manual bilge pump. - They do not know how to properly install sanitary hoses in a reasonable time. - They do not know how to install seacocks - They very seldom call back or answer emails - They make appointments and forget clients are coming. - They invoice for replacement parts they themselves have lost and invoice time taken to replace said parts. - All of this is experienced with last service manager - New service manager does not get confused with facts and bases his invoice without paying any attention to actual work completed successfully.

older marina but maintained and clean

Nice visit to a quiet marina in the quiet town of Galesville, Maryland. We were assigned a T-head location, which worked well because we had no dock hands to help tie us up. The ladies in the office were very friendly and helpful, including coming down to pump our our holding tank immediately before we departed.

We enjoyed our overnight stay. Staff is friendly and was helpful in getting us docked. We are looking forward to another visit.

This was a beautiful marina and the staff was very friendly. I received several e-mails from the Dockmaster in preparation for our arrival so that we were sure of where we would be docking and had all the information we needed about the marina and the local area. Docking was easy as the marina is fairly well protected in the creek. We wanted to go to Pirates Cove for dinner and it was a pleasant 15 minutes walk from the marina. We will definitely consider staying at this marina again.

buddy , the dockmaster was very pleasant and helpfull. The bathroom facilities were very good. Enjoyed our stay Gary