A Guide to Marine Trades in Homer, Alaska

HOMER PORT & HARBOR FACILITIES (IN BRIEF)

HARBOR

  • 920 Reserved Stalls
  • 6000+ Feet Transient Mooring
  • 5 Lane Boat Launch Ramp
  • Wood Grid & Steel Grid
  • 2 Fuel Floats
  • Commercial Fish Dock

FISH DOCK

  • 383' Face, 50' end (side) berths
  • 8 cranes (Six 2 1/2 ton; Two 5 ton)
  • 20 water depth at MLLW
  • 31 deck height above MLLW
  • 200 tons ice storage, ice delivered to boat or tote by auger or pneumatic - Cold storage available.

PORT

  • Main Dock - 469' Face
  • 40' Water Depth at MLLW
  • Deep Water Dock - 324' Face +3 breasting dolphins & 2 mooring buoys, 40' Water depth at MLLW, 5 ton crane

GRIDS

  • Steel 100' x 22', 200 ton capacity
  • Wood 152 x 22', 50 ton limit or up to 59' boat
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SERVICES

  • Potable Water: All water provided is potable. Water is available year around at the Harbormaster’s Office, the Fish Dock and both outside docks. Water is available along A Float and M Float from approx. May 1 to October 1.
  • Electricity: 110v, 220v, and 208v electricity available at various locations in harbor. Contact Harbormaster’s Office before plugging in.
  • Waste Oil, Filters, Oily Rags: Waste oil collection sites located on the uplands at Ramp 2 and Ramp 7 for small quantities of boat generated oil, filters, oily rags and sorbents.
  • Garbage & Batteries: Dumpsters are located at the top of each ramp for boat generated trash. Battery disposal boxes are located at the top of Ramps 2
    and 7.
  • Fuel: Two fuel floats within the harbor at the harbor entrance, operated by Petro Marine Services. Contact on VHF 16 or at 235-8548, 235-4071, or
    235-8818.
  • Fish Cleaning Station: Several fish cleaning tables and carcass/viscera trailer are located on the uplands at the top of Ramp 4 (N Float). Please DO NOT fillet your catch in the harbor basin.
  • Sewage Pump Out: “Eco barge” sewage pump out station is located at EE Float, northeast corner of harbor basin. Small vessels’ sewage holding tanks and/or port-a-potties can be pumped at this facility. Contact the Harbormaster’s Office for key and instructions.
  • Harbor Fees: A complete schedule of fees is available at the Harbormaster’s Office and on line at http://port.ci.homer.ak.us.
  • Moorage Fees: Increased annually for inflation. Please call Harbormaster's Office at 235-3160.
    Vessels that properly register at Harbormaster’s Office and pay all moorage fees in advance receive a discount of $5/day from the daily rate or 50˘/foot from the monthly rate. An inventory of vessels is conducted between 12:01 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily. A vessel moored between 12:01 a.m. and 10 a.m. will be charged a full day’s moorage.
  • Boat Trailer Parking: Trailers parked on City of Homer land for more than seven consecutive days between May 15-October 1 are subject to removal. Private parking areas are available for longer term parking immediately off the Homer Spit on Kachemak Bay Drive and Ocean Drive.
  • Launch Fees: Vessels launched from trailers shall be charged $12 per day for use of the Load and Launch Ramp. A seasonal permit for $125 is available at the Harbormaster’s Office entitling a specific vessel and owner to launch between April 1 and September 30. (Reserved stall lessees exempt from daily and seasonal launch fees for the registered stall vessel only.)

HARBOR RULES & REGULATIONS

  • No Wake Zone: All vessels transiting the Small Boat Harbor must maintain a “no wake” speed until 1/4 mile past the outside docks. (Depending on hull configuration, “no wake” speed is generally below 2.5 knots.)
  • Registration: All vessels wishing to spend a night in the Small Boat Harbor must report to the Harbormaster’s Office and complete a vessel moorage agreement.
  • Transient Vessel Parking: Owners of transient status vessels should never moor their vessels in a reserved stall without prior approval from the Harbormaster’s Office. Transient vessel moorage space is designated by a yellow bullrail.
 
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Thank you for considering Homer as a place for all your boating needs. This site is sponsored by the Marine Trades Committee of the Homer Chamber of Commerce: The committee's mission it to promote the numerous marine services Homer has to offer. Contact us at:

Marine Trades Committee
Homer Chamber of Commerce
201 Sterling Highway, Homer, AK 99603
phone 907-235-7740  fax 907-235-8766

 

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Homer, AK 99603
Visitor Center 907-235-7740

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