Haul-out & launch 35-ton
A 35-ton travel-lift and a wide ramp handle sail and power up to 60 ft, hauled clean and blocked secure.
Boothbay Harbor, ME43°50′N 69°38′WVHF Ch 9 · Est. 1962
Boothbay Harbor · Midcoast Maine
A working harbor that's looked after boats since 1962.
Seasonal and transient slips, deep-water moorings, winter storage, and a full-service boatyard — run by people who know this coast.
Hail us on Channel 9 and Capt. Russ will have a hand on the dock when you come alongside. Stopping for a night, mooring for the season, or hauling out for winter — Sou'wester keeps it simple, square, and dependable.
120Slips · power & water
45Maintained moorings
12 ftDepth at mean low water
1962Three generations
Dockage
Slips, moorings, and a fuel dock — laid out like a ledger.
Seasonal and transient berths, maintained moorings, and a fueling float right at the head of the harbor.
Rates are by length overall and include power, water, restrooms, hot showers, and the launch. Reserve a season berth by April 1 to hold your spot, or hail us on Channel 9 for a transient slip — we'll find you a home for the night.
- 30/50-amp power & fresh water
- Frequent launch, 7am–9pm
- Gas, diesel & free pump-out
- Hot showers, laundry & ice
Floating docks · 30/50A
The boatyard
A full-service yard, run by hands that have done it before.
From the 35-ton travel-lift to spring commissioning, we keep boats hauled, covered, and running.
Winter storage
Inside heated bays and protected outside lay-up, blocked, jack-stand braced, and watched all winter.
Repairs, repower & paint
Diesel and gas service, repowers, electrical and rigging, plus pressure-wash, prep, and fresh antifouling.
Why boaters stay
Run like a harbor should be run.
Sixty years on the same waterfront teaches you how to look after a boat — and the person who owns it.
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Somebody's always on the dock
Hail us on Ch 9 and a real person answers. We catch your lines, point you to the fuel float, and make the night easy.
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A protected, deep harbor
Boothbay is one of the most sheltered anchorages on the coast, with 12 ft at mean low water right up to the docks.
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One yard, start to finish
Slip in summer, haul in fall, store all winter, launch in spring — all in one place, by one crew that knows your boat.
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Square dealing
Clear rates, honest estimates, and work done right the first time. No surprises on the slip or the invoice.
Approach · VHF Ch 9
For visiting boaters
Coming into Boothbay? Here's how to find us.
Raise Sou'wester on VHF Channel 9 and we'll guide you to your slip or mooring.
We sit at the head of the harbor at 120 Atlantic Ave, an easy run in from the outer islands. Approach is clean and well-marked; the dockmaster's office monitors Ch 9 from 7am to 9pm in season.
- Hail on VHF Channel 9
- Office & launch 7am–9pm
- Fuel float & pump-out
- Showers, store & town walk
Our story
Three generations on the same stretch of waterfront.
Sou'wester Marina opened in 1962, when Russ Calderwood's grandfather ran a handful of moorings and a single fuel pump off the end of a wooden pier on Atlantic Avenue. The piers are floating now and the travel-lift is new, but the idea hasn't changed: take good care of the boats and the people who own them, and they'll keep coming back.
Today Capt. Russ Calderwood runs the harbor and the yard — you'll find him on the dock most mornings before the launch's first run, coffee in one hand and a Channel 9 radio in the other.
Capt. Russ Calderwood
From the fleet
Boats we're proud to call regulars.
We've kept our 38-foot sloop on a Sou'wester mooring for nine seasons. The launch is quick, the harbor's snug in a blow, and Russ always finds us before we even finish hailing. It feels like coming home.
Hauled, stored, and repowered with their yard two winters running. Honest estimate, clean work, and she splashed the day they promised. You don't always get that anymore.
Ran in on a foul night with no reservation, raised them on Ch 9, and had a slip and a hot shower inside twenty minutes. That's the kind of harbor you remember.
Transient slip for a long weekend turned into a seasonal berth. Kids love the floats, we love the deep water and the walk to town. Couldn't ask for a better home port.
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Before you cast off
Questions boaters ask
How do I reserve a slip or mooring?
Use the reservation form on this site, call the dockmaster at (207) 555-0177, or hail Sou'wester on VHF Channel 9 as you come into the harbor. Seasonal berths are best booked by April 1; transient space we'll sort out the day you arrive.
What's the depth and how big a boat can you take?
We carry 12 feet at mean low water in the approach and at the floats, and our 35-ton travel-lift and slips handle sail and power up to 60 feet. Call us for anything larger and we'll work it out.
What channel do you monitor and when?
We monitor VHF Channel 9, and the dockmaster's office and launch run 7am to 9pm daily during the season, May 15 through Oct 15.
Do you sell fuel and have a pump-out?
Yes — gasoline and clear diesel at the fuel float, plus a free pump-out station. We're proud of a clean harbor and ask everyone to use it.
Open May 15 – Oct 15 · Boothbay Harbor & midcoast Maine
Make Sou'wester your home port this season.
Seasonal berths, a night's transient slip, or a winter haul-out — we'll have a hand on the dock when you come alongside. Serving Boothbay Harbor, Southport, East Boothbay, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Wiscasset, and the outer islands.