Reviews from Mike Johnson (16)

Marina Review for Clayton Harbor Municipal Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Aug 6, 2025
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 3

Staff were friendly but not always available. Clean docks, good 50amp power and water. Public has open access to the facility, wifi was decent, washrooms were clean. The town was very nice and close by. Restaurants were available to choose from. Grocery store was about a mile away. Good depth at t-heads but exposed to wakes and winds from the east. Grab the concrete wall docks if you can or go deep into the marina for protection from the wave action.

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Marina Review for Confederation Basin Marina - Transient Slips

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Aug 6, 2025
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Older floating docks. Good 50 amp power and water at the dock. Staff are great and helpful. Washrooms and showers are a nearby. Town is wonderful with lots to do. Lots of restaurants and bars a short walk away. Farmers market 2 blocks away every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays. Concerts at Slush Puppie Place. Beautiful scenery and history.

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Marina Review for Trent Port Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Aug 6, 2025
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Nice clean docks. Good power and water at the docks. Best boat facilities you will see and use on the great loop. Lots to do in town groceries a liquor stores a short walk away from the marina. Free laundry clean huge washrooms and showers with a nice boaters lounge in the main office building. Free bbq's available as well. Pleasant staff and mechanic on site. Gated access to docks. Fuel and pump out just north of the marina. Call office so they can send staff to help you at the pumps. In Canada the staff do the pumping of fuel on your boat.

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Marina Review for Cobourg Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Aug 6, 2025
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Nice protected harbour. Good slips and 30 amp power. Great facilities and clean showers and washrooms. Town is just outside the marina with lots of food and entertainment options. Gas, diesel and pump out available. Could use some more 50amp power posts on T-heads.

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Marina Review for Navy Point Marine

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Aug 6, 2025
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Phones answered quickly during business hours. Dock staff monitor channel 9 and are great helping you dock. Floating docks mainly for transients and finger docks a bit wobbly. 50amp power failed and we were able to switch to 2x 30amp power. Good water pressure at the dock. Town is quaint restaurants all nearby and war of 1812 historic site right next door. Lots to see over 2 days we stayed. Diesel $4.99 gallon not $3.89 per gallon

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Marina Review for Port of Rochester Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Sep 23, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Great help from Caitlyn for docking and assisting with customs check in. Wonderful docks and 240v power for 50 amp service! Lots of nice restaurants nearby. Clean area and very nice boaters in the marina.

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Marina Review for Donovan's Shady Harbor Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Jul 3, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

What a lovely spot to rest up in. Good water depths and of course Brian and his crew were fantastic. Pool and bar were wonderful as was the pig roast. Pumpout and fuel were reasonably priced. Best part if you need anything just ask Brian he will move heaven and earth to help out!

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Marina Review for Port of Rochester Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Jul 3, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Great clean marina. Good water depth after the entrance. Lovely side tie dock with moveable cleats for better docking experience. Tripped Pedestal breaker with older 50 amp system but Dockmaster was able to make adjustments to system and all was well. Water pressure was great. Close to restaurants and annual boaters were very helpful and friendly. Staff were very helpful.

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Marina Review for Stock Island Yacht Club and Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on May 5, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Great place to stay. Docks are floating and can be short. Good washrooms free laundry great pool and restaurant. Kids loved the beach. Enter the basin between the markers at decent speed as winds tend to blow you to the south by the markers. Once into the basin everything calms down. Ships store, free pumpout and laundry in the tiki hut in the outer basin. Friendly liveaboards in the marina.

They are closing soon (November 2022) to reconstruct the docks and build a hotel on property.

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Marina Review for Marina Del Mar Resort and Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on May 5, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

We stayed for one night enroute to Key West. Fixed docks that are a bit short. Never checked their washrooms or showers. Wifi worked for us. Staff were very nice. Don't forget to make a securite call before entering crash corner. We favoured the reds entering the channel for deepest water

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Marina Review for Bronte Outer Harbour Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Jul 14, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Nice clean facilities. Decent docks with some 50 amp service but mainly 30 amp throughout.
Close to 300 slips, accepts transients, has haulout basin land storage for winter. Secure gates for property access. Diesel, Gas and pumpout available. Can get windy at times. Restaurant on site with Bronte downtown a 5 minute walk away for provisioning, medical, restaurants. Mechanics nearby.

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Marina Review for Oakville Yacht Squadron-PRIVATE

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Jul 14, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 3

Nice clean facilities. Easy to get to from Lake Ont. Close to Downtown and many restaurants.

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Marina Review for Loggerhead Marina - Riviera Beach Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on May 1, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 3

Expensive place, pumpout at the slip. Washroom in desperate need of rebuild but functional. Laundry is ok, staff are nice. Tiki Bar nearby which is nice with decent pub food and happy hour. Docks are decent, wifi was suspect had to reboot every other day.

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Marina Review for A & J Boat Works

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Mar 20, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Great place for reasonably priced bottom job. They allow your selected contractors to work on your boat. They have no desire to store boats on property unless you are doing work on your boat and when the work is done they launch you right away. Very nice staff that work with you.

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Marina Review for Oakville Power Boat Club-PRIVATE

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson on Aug 25, 2017
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 41'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 3

Gas and pumpout available. Slips encountered some damage due to high waters 2017; most slips back in service with gazebo area directly behind your boat. Food device available after 6pm from Wed-Sat during boating season at the clubhouse. Cheap beer prices. Washrooms and showers at dock area are decent. Downtown Oakville 10 minute walk to stores and many many restaurants. Apparently this marina due for a total rebuild for 2018+2019. Power boats only due to bridge height restrictions.

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Marina Review for Cobourg Marina

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson on Aug 16, 2017
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 41'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Very nice floating docks with water and power. Very clean washrooms and showers. Laundry facilities on site. Very short walk to town where there are lots of food choices. Staff were very friendly and helpful. They answered chan 68 very quickly when on the approach to marina. Very clean!

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