Service· Placencia Peninsula· Other Caribbean
Thunderbird Marine Boatyard & Store (Placencia Lagoon)
16° 32.6′ N · 88° 21.9′ W · approximate
A small lagoon-side boatyard and marina north of Placencia village with a launch ramp, mechanic and marine store - the practical place in the south for a short haul, engine work and parts.
Practical
Position approximate: the lagoon (west) end of Thunderbird Road on OpenStreetMap; Noonsite describes its dinghy dock as about 3 miles north of town by the airstrip and maximum 7 ft draft by sea. Belize Tourism Board marina list: Thunder Birds Marina, 20 berths, vessels to 60 ft, 6 ft draft, 2.25 per ft per day (currency not stated, BZD tariff; verify locally); fuel, ice, water, charging, security, marine store, mechanic and launch pad; phones 624-1411, 633-2478, 670-3737. Noonsite's Big Creek/Placencia boatyard section (January 2024) lists Thunderbirds Marine Boatyard as the yard. Travel-lift capacity is not published - call ahead with your weight and beam. Alternatives: Hummingbird Marina nearby, and Captain Sharks on Ambergris; the OCC notes report the nearest travel lift at Puerto Cortes, Honduras. Enter the lagoon on the Placencia Lagoon Entrance passage and watch the shoal south of Little Harvest Caye.
Best for
Haul-out, mechanic and parts in southern Belize
Nearby
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