Berthage, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, pump-out station, wet and dry storage, and hull, engine, and electronic repairs are available at any of several marinas in Manatee Pocket. A 150-ton mobile hoist is a available at a repair yard at the southeast end of Manatee Pocket. Small boats can obtain protection from tropical storms in Manatee Pocket. The holding bottom is good. Yachts can anchor anywhere for overnight stops.
Several boatyards with machine shops and several resorts with good facilities for yachts are available at Port Salerno.
Navigation:
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Manatee Pocket is a protected body of water about 1 mile long and 0.2 mile wide. It had a reported controlling depth of 4½ feet in 1983. The entrance is 0.6 mile west of the intersection of the St. Lucie River and the Intracoastal Waterway. The channel at the entrance is marked by daybeacons.
Port Salerno, a small town at head of Manatee Pocket, has a marl plant and is headquarters for a fishing fleet.