53. Spooners Creek Marina
Posted by admin | Posted on 07-20-2008
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53. Spooners Creek Marina
A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS NET SPONSOR
(252) 726-2060

http://www.spoonerscreek.com
Statute Mile: 210.5
Lat/Lon: near 34 43.588 North/076 48.353 West
Location: along the northern flank of the ICW’s passage through Bogue Sound, north of unlighted daybeacon #12
Transient dockage: available
Transient dockage rate: $1.55 per foot per night
Type of Dockage: floating wooden slips and face docks
Total number of slips/berths: 40
Dockside Power Connections: 30-50 amp
Dockside Fresh Water Connections: Available
Showers: Available (climate controlled, located in on-site clubhouse)
Swimming Pool: Available
Restaurant: several chain restaurants a long, one to two mile, walk away
Provisioning Possibilities: taxi ride necessary to reach local supermarkets
Free Wi-Fi Internet Access: available
Waste pump-out: available
Gasoline and Diesel: Available
Depths: 5-foot MLW depths
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Sept 2009 – Sea Breeze visited Spooners Creek Marina on the 8th. It is a condo development that rents some slips on a monthly basis and also a nightly basis to transients. They have gas and diesel. It’s entrance is just north of ICW Green # 9 ( not 12 as reported elsewhere). We found controlling depth in the entrance channel to be 6′ MLW. Deeper water in the basin (8′ +). At the entrance channel – #1 was a temporary green floating aid and red 4 was a piling with no sign board (#4 sign missing). When you enter the creek there is a sharp turn to port that is a blind turn due to a high concrete bulkhead to port. Well, it’s only blind to sailboats and others who have cockpits low to the water. If your helm station is 10′ or more off the water you can see over the bulkhead. Capt Keith is right…..this is a first class facility. Cleanest shower facilities we have seen on the ICW. Pool and boaters lounge. No laundry. Dockmaster Terry is very helpful and can be reached on his cell phone at 252-241-0770. He had no VHF when we visited. In additon to the Wal-Mart less than a mile away, there is a strip mall across the street from W-M that has the some mom & pop restaurants – italian, chinese, subs. Or Outback and others are a little further away but not too far. If you are craving pizza try Louigi’s in the stip mall near Sears and Hallmark.
I did a short little delivery trip on the ICW this past Sunday (1/24/09) from Morehead City to Wrightsville Beach. I had my first opportunity to visit Spooners Creek Marina. While I picked the boat up from a private residence back in Spooner?s Creek, I did have an opportunity to check out the marina before I departed. This is a class “A” facility. The entrance is deep and well marked. The yacht basin is also very deep and the docks and facilities are new and top of the line. While the marina is not on the main strip in Morehead City, it is a very reasonable walk (about a mile or so through the neighborhood) up to HWY 24 where the Super WalMart is located and an Outback Steakhouse is just another 2 or 3 blocks. The marina is directly off the ICW and is well protected.
I hope this is helpful. With kind regards,
Capt Keith