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 +2 breasting dolphins
• 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
• For more information on Homer's Harbor facilities
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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 $13 per day for use of the Load and Launch Ramp. A seasonal permit for $130 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.