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Apataki Carenage Boatyard

15° 33.5′ S · 146° 14.5′ W

The only haul-out, repair and storage yard in the Tuamotus: a family-run yard on Motu Totoro on Apataki's SE side where a hydraulic trailer drags boats up a ramp to a palm-shaded gravel pad, and where many cruisers leave their boats for the cyclone season.

TuamotusMarquesas

Practical

Location given in the compendium as '15.335S / 146.145W', i.e. 15°33.5'S 146°14.5'W, off Motu Totoro. Contacts listed in the compendium: +689 87 72 78 13, +689 87 71 61 39, apatakicarenageservices@gmail.com (verify locally). Hours listed Mon-Fri 7:30-11:30 am and 1:30-5 pm. The yard's own site advertises haul-out up to 20 t, winter storage, lagoon mooring, internet and repair work by their team; the compendium notes a 16 t limit and a draft limit of about 2 m on the ramp (depends on tide), so email ahead with LOA, beam, draft and weight. 2024 rates reported Feb 2025: haul, block, pressure-wash and relaunch (4 days) 1,835 XPF/ft monohull, 1,955 XPF/ft catamaran (cats over 45 ft +20-25%), mandatory insurance charge; 97 XPF/ft/day weeks 1-3, 70 XPF/ft/day from week 4; long-term storage from 1,445 XPF/ft/month mono, 2,139 XPF/ft/month cat. Cautions from the compendium: it cannot haul in strong NE winds; it is mostly do-it-yourself with no diesel mechanic on the atoll; only one lift, so a breakdown can strand you; parts come from Tahiti by the weekly Cobia supply ship or by air, so allow a week or more. Facilities reported: toilets, showers, washing machines, Wi-Fi, limited paint/resin/epoxy, cooking-gas transfer, limited diesel and gasoline (2016 prices 156-159 XPF/l), eggs, a vegetable garden. Get prices in writing before work starts (2010 billing dispute reported). Mosquitoes are bad in the yard.

Best for

Hauling out or storing the boat over cyclone season in the Tuamotus

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