Everett Marina

[gswearin]

Hi All,
We're taking delivery of our R29S in 10 days!!! We have moorage in Everett in the South basin (B47). Anyone have tips or comments about Everett? From prior posts, it sounds like it can have some current and the water tastes bad.

 

[TylerFromEverett]

Congratulations!

I work for the city of Everett. I keep my boat in the marina during the summer and used to live down there on my old boat.

The water is delicious. It comes from Spada Lake and we have a state-of-the-art treatment plant. Our former planning director is also a Tugnut; he may have some insights on the water too.

Everett Marina is fantastic. Currents can be strong, but you should be fine, especially with thrusters. Jetty Island provides a breakwater for the marina, it’s an amazing park. The best beach in Washington, I think. It’s fun to head over there for dinner during the week.

There’s a sandbar to the north of Jetty. I always exit the channel to Port Garner Bay on the south side. At low tide I usually follow the channel markers at the south of the jetty (green on right) but you can cut it at the south marker at the jetty during mid or high tide, just follow what the locals are doing. Some think it’s a bit of a jaunt, but it’s not, 5-10 minutes and you’re past the no wake zone.

Day trips to Langley are great! Everett has tons to do and the Port district has great restaurants, and live music and outdoor movies during the summer. Everett is the largest or 2nd largest on the West Coast. It’s really nice. Downtown is about a 1 mile walk. The new Grand Ave Park bridge takes you up to a really nice walking area with historic mansions.

Call me anytime you need advice or help. 425-344-1727z

 

[Red Raven]

I lived in Everett for nearly 30 years. I was really confused about the water taste comment myself. The city water in Everett is the best bar none! About as pure as pure can be. I believe the Everett Marina is one of the largest on the West Coast of the whole US. They should have their act together. All good as as far as I know.

Curt

 

[TMAX31]

Congratulations on your new boat. I am moored at Everett also. I concur with others water is fine and lots of restaurants and other amenities near by. Pay attention to currents particularly around the fuel dock. Also this time of year there can be a lot of debris in the water especially after big storms. Also, if you have a dinghy motor have a good lock on it. One of my dock neighbors had his 9.9 stolen last month. He didn’t have a security lock on it.

 

[j&lgray]

I have had boats in the Everett Marina or was a frequent user of the 10th Street Boat ramp for 35 years.

Your moorage is only a few steps away from Anthony's Homeport restaurant, Woodfire Grill and Lombardi's Italian. We love all of these (pre-Covid, of course). The West Marine store is nearby and has a small footprint. Scuttlebutt Brewery and Restaurant is always a favorite at the north marina. For retail boat supplies, I start at Harbor Marine that on the northside of the yacht basin on the way to Puget Sound's largest boat ramp and has a huge inventory and is often busy. Also, Everett has one of the largest travel lifts in the region, so the boat yard is busy. But, of course your new boat will not be seeing a boatyard anytime soon ( 😀 ).

What Everett does not have is large grocery store near the marina to provision. Everett is not a Poulsbo, an Edmonds or Anacortes where boaters can walk to a vibrant downtown district. You need a car. The Port of Everett has sold precious land to build housing units and hotels. The larger variety of marine services, mechanics, yards, boat repairs, specialists and craftsman are in Seattle, Port Townsend and Anacortes.

But we like the location.

 

[Mike and Sarah]

We moor Salty Bliss in a covered slip at Everett south docks. For black water dump we prefer to avoid the pump out by the fuel dock due to the wind and currents. As we enter the marina we pass the fuel docks on our port side and go straight in and turn slightly right around the east west linear dock. The pump out we use is at the east end. No current and usually not much breeze. As for fueling I tend to fuel up closer to slack and use the west side of the dock if it’s windy (usually west wind) I like using the wind to my favor. But some times if it’s flat out blowing it can be hard to depart too as the wind will hold you onto the dock.
I actually don’t think of the no wake zone outside of the marina as problem. It allows for the motor to cool down and It gives us plenty of time to put things away on returning to port. Or set up pots for crabbing on the way out.
We love that we can go north or south from there too. Short evening cruises around Hat island to watch for whales in spring and early summer is great. Amazing sunsets are minutes way.
Enjoy the new boat

 

[TylerFromEverett]

What Everett does not have is large grocery store near the marina to provision. Everett is not a Poulsbo, an Edmonds or Anacortes where boaters can walk to a vibrant downtown district. You need a car. The Port of Everett has sold precious land to build housing units and hotels. The larger variety of marine services, mechanics, yards, boat repairs, specialists and craftsman are in Seattle, Port Townsend and Anacortes.

But we like the location.

The closest grocery store is the Sno-Isle Co-op. It's a one mile walk. Takes about 20 minutes to walk from the marina to downtown Everett. Similar to Edmonds, in my experience. We should have Lime Scooters back soon. It's only a 5 minute ride on a Lime. Ubers and Busses are easy, too.

 

[Hamster]

When I had Tokitae moored there, I did notice that the water pressure was high at the marina. When flushing my outboards, the pressure knocked my hose connections off if I had the water on too high. If your boat has a city water connection, you might want to have a pressure regulator.

 

[Submariner]

We're moored over on M dock in a covered 32' slip. It's nice. South Guest Dock 2 has the best SAN pump-out. Being so secluded, it's easy to get into and out of, and rarely has a line waiting. The fuel dock is easier to get to if you stay on the West side (closet to the river), as the wind most of the time comes from the West/NorthWest.

 

[gswearin]

Thank you all for the information. We're looking forward to joining the community!

 

[FlagShip]

We were moored in Everett in a covered slip after our first year in Elliott Bay Marina. Everett was close to home and we thought the covered slip would be nice for the boat. We were on South K and had good neighbors. But we missed going down and hanging out on the boat on a nice day (always cold under the cover). You're already uncovered, so you've dodged that bullet.

Fuel dock, always approach from the river side. The current is always pushing you away from the dock on the marina side and the stern thruster isn't strong enough to get you to the dock.

We eventually moved back to Elliott Bay, just a personal preference. Everett's a good spot and a couple hours closer to the San Juan's in our R-29 than EBM. Enjoy. Lombardi's is great as is the Jetty Bar and Grille.