MARINAS
Marina de La Paz
Our preference. It’s walkable to many places one would want to go. Very professional and helpful staff. Facilities are in excellent condition. Laundry and mini-mart on site. Shower facilities neat and clean. Club Cruceros is on the property as well.
Marina Costa Baja
north end of town, adjacent resort with restaurants and services
info@marinacostabaja.com
Marina Palmira
612-121-6159
877-217-1513
Marina Cortez (newest one in La Paz).
On the waterfront at the base of Marques de Leon.
Marina Fonatur
(way down at the south end of town)
BATTERIES
Quaker State/LTH store on the Abasolo
Lubricantes Peninsulares
Calle Abasolo No. 2620 esq. Encinas
Mon. – Fri. 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
CARPENTRY
Roberto Carballo has done some interior projects on our sister-ship Firefly. 612-137-2976 robertocarballo1970@gmail.com
CHANDLERIES
LA PAZ CRUISERS SUPPLY
CruiseRO Watermakers, Refrigeration, Lithium Batteries miscellaneous boat gear, yacht management, yacht brokerage
at Marina Palmira
Rich and Lori Boren
info@lapazcruiserssupply.com
If you like something like Petit Trinidad paint (you may want to bring it down from U.S.). Comex (Mexican paint company) makes hard and ablative marine paints. Expendibles like waxes etc. are quite more expensive here versus USA.
LOPEZ MARINE
Well stocked marine store (also carries scuba/snorkeling gear). If they don’t have it they can probably get it (they stock and can obtain many items from West Marine).
5 de Febrero between the Abasolo and the waterfront
FERREMAR
Boat supplies and Fishing Gear. Extensive stock of expendibles.
Revolucion between Encinas and Legaspi
FERREMAR
Fishing, Diving, watersports gear, more
16th Septiembre #540 between Ramirez and Altamirano
bajakevin@gmail.com
USED BOAT GEAR AND PARTS
KEKO
Has a bodega at Marina Palmira
624 108 2856
MORE STUFF
ORMA AUTO PARTS
Many supplies and parts such as a fuel pump for our genset. This is a place where the mechanics go for their parts.
Bravo near Heroes de Indepencia
AUTOZONE
At least 3 in town
including on Catolica near Cinco de Febrero
and in front of the Walmart
and out on Forjadores as one heads south west from La Paz
INSURANCE
Our Mexican liability policy is with Novamar
www.novamarinsurance.com.mx
PLANTES SOLARES
Solar panels, batteries, demineralized water
Blvd. 5 de Febrero at Esq Revolucion de 1910
STAINLESS STEEL
Stainless sheet/plate – Delgollado at Verdad, north side of delgollado, le palma? open air place, metal roof?, does stainless for restaurants
Stainless Tubing
Legaspy at Madero
PLASTICOS AND RESINAS
Plastic containers, plastic bottles, buckets, fiberglass supplies
Cinco de Febrero at Revolucion
12/2018 – better bottle selection at 16th of September at Verdad
GASAPASA
Propane Most marinas offer filling service at least once a week. The propane plant is on the highway towards Todos Santos, before the turnoff to the East Cape (about 30 minute drive center of town).
VANESSAS
Upholstery fabrics (really nice selection) and foam (no closed-cell foam)
Padre Kino between Bravo and Rosales
SERVICES
California New Line
laser cutting
Antonio Navarro 133 maybe 3 blocks from abasolo
PALMAR Boat Yard
is the third yard to the south of Marina de La Paz
Marina del Palmar, 5 de Febrero at Rangel/Topete, along the water
Owner Luis Abaroa Geraldo speaks good English
travel_lift@yahoo.com.mx
612/128-9320
cell 612-157-7198
Rigging services, yacht management, bottom cleaning
LUIS COSIO
divebahia@gmail.com
www.dawnrigginglapaz.com
612-15-77606
Brightwork, cleaning, washdown, wax/polish, stainless polishing
CHAVA
612-158-1899
CANVAS AND UPHOLSTERY
HECTOR JULIO ESCALANTE ARAIZA
He has done many projects for us and our friends – interior and exterior cushions, dodgers, biminis, sun shades, dinghy chaps Boat canvas and upholstery fabrication and repairs. Why do all this hard work yourself when Hector can do a great job for you at a great price. He made a beautiful sun shade for us, re-did our dodger and bimini, and recovered our cockpit cushions and the helm seat on our dinghy.
dinghychapsauthority@gmail.com
Electrical, motors rebuilt
VICTOR FRANCHINI
victoravina@ msn.com
tel: 612 125 8708 cel 612 859 9317
KEVIN AUTOPARTES
Electric Motor repair and service – alternators/starters/bearings/sealsThey fixed our windlass motor in less than 24 hours, and for a good price in 3/2016.
V. Farias between Allende and Juarez
Manuel speaks good English
612 122 0211 kevinautopartes@hotmail.com
BERKOVICH Boat Yard
is the northernmost yard in La Paz, adjacent to Costa Baja. Has try storage in addition to boatworks.
Owner Abel Berkovich speaks good English
Machine shop
Maguey & Colosio
Machinist
Ernesto 612-120-2356
HECTOR REFRIGERATION (another Hector!)
He is the authorized Dometic rep here. He and his team has helped us and other friends with reefer and aircon/heat upgrades/repairs.
Sail repair
Danny @ PACIFIC THREADS We had our genoa sun cover re-stiched, great job (picked up on a Friday, back on Tuesday), quick, great price.
pacificthread@gmail.com
Stainless steel fabrication and repair
SERGIO GALINDO (formerly from San Francisco Bay Area)
steel_man_381@hotmail.com
612-161-9087
Surveyor
DENNIS ROSS
yachtmanagement@bluewaterketch.com
WATERMAKER STORE
Water filtration equipment and supplies
On the Abasolo not far from Marina de La Paz
thewatermakerstore@gmail.com
Pump repair
sonora & prieto (starts with D?) used by Just a Minute (2011?)