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Approaching the Beaufort , SC Safe Harbor can be tricky and requires a fair amount of finesse. The dock landing crew was at the ready at my assigned face dock slip and offered unsolicited valuable guidance as we approached under a strong outgoing current and headwinds all pushing us towards the dock. Due to the advanced notice from the landing crew we were able to slowly and safely slide up to the dock and they secured our lines quickly and efficiently. They were very pleasant, encouraging and helpful and made negotiating the landing a breeze ( no pun intended).
The marina is a wonderful locating for exploring and enjoying Beaufort just steps away from the dock. The nagging deficiency that resulted in the 3 star overall rating is 1) They sell both diesel and gas at the fuel dock but there was no two cycle engine oil to be found. I know most outboards are now 4 stroke and do not require fuel to be mixed, some of us enjoy the relative light weight and over all reliability of a good old fashioned 2 stroke. 2) One advantage to docking is using the community bathrooms and showers. Safe Harbor prides itself n providing both at all of it's locations but in the case, the bathrooms were in good shape and well maintained but one of the 3 showers was inoperable and the other stingily supplied a dribble of lukewarm water after waiting 15-20 minutes while standing in the shower. Surely a company that makes a point of crowing about their updated and state of the art facilities can afford to install a hot water heater sized to meet the needs of their facilities. Once again, Safe Harbor turned out to disappoint rather than meet their own advertised expectations. Don't believe the bluff and bluster , this organization needs a severe shake up in order to get things right.