Marine Services in Lebanon: Marinas, Boat Maintenance, and Chandlery
AdvisorLB Team
Lebanon's main yachting marinas — ATCL (Beirut), Joseph Khoury (Jounieh), Casino du Liban — host hundreds of vessels from RIBs to 30 m yachts. North and South coasts have smaller fishing-port marinas. Maintenance providers, chandleries, and qualified skippers cluster around the major hubs.
Choosing a marina
- Slip dimensions: width and length to match your beam and LOA.
- Services on site: water, electricity, fuel, pump-out, Wi-Fi.
- Security: 24/7 staff, CCTV, gated.
- Hauling capacity: travel lift tonnage for winter haul-out.
- Membership vs. transient: annual contract usually cheaper per night.
Boat maintenance calendar
- Monthly: bilge check, engine fluids, sacrificial anodes.
- Quarterly: hull bottom inspection (divers), zinc replacement.
- Annual: antifouling repaint, full engine service, gel coat polish, sail inspection.
- 5-yearly: rigging, life raft repack, EPIRB battery, professional survey.
Chandlery stock
- Ropes, fenders, mooring lines, anchors.
- Electrical: navigation lights, batteries, chargers.
- Safety: life jackets, flares, fire extinguishers, first aid.
- Engine spares: filters, impellers, belts, oil.
- Antifouling paint and cleaning supplies.
Cost considerations
- Marina annual fees are the largest recurring cost.
- Insurance: third-party liability mandatory.
- Registration and harbour master fees.
- Crew/captain wages if you don't operate yourself.