The Coral Reef Yacht Club is reached through the northern channel. Marine supplies are available, and there is a launching ramp.
The Dinner Key Yacht Basin, reached by the southerly channel, is maintained by the city of Miami and has five piers with water and electrical connections; a charge is made for berthage assigned by the dockmaster. There is berthage for 370 boats with depths of 5 to 8 feet alongside. A launching ramp is available.
Several privately owned marinas and boatyards are northward and southward of the city yacht basin. Gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, pumpout and wet storage can be obtained. Fixed lifts to 30 tons are available at the boatyards; complete engine, hull, and electronic repairs can be made.
Navigation:
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About 2.3 miles southward of Rickenbacker Causeway are two channels leading westward to the facilities at Dinner Key in Coconut Grove. Both channels are marked. The northerly channel had a reported controlling depth of 4½ feet in 1983.
Dinner Key Channel, the southerly channel, leads to the large Dinner Key Yacht Basin. The channel is marked by lights and daybeacons. In 1998, the reported controlling depth was 7 feet in the channel and 8 feet in the basin.
