Hinckley Yacht Services - Southwest Harbor

We had a great stay. The dock office was very accommodation and it all went very well.

Very peaceful stay. We will be back next week!

BEAUTIFUL SETTING AND VERY PROTECTED. Convenient to dining options…very serene

Comfortable mooring

Nice mooring, close to hinckley dock with good swing room. Somewhat remote for getting anywhere.

We were coming in on Sunday and there was absolutely no one to contact to see what mooring we were assigned to. The after hour number and the email is no longer valid. Monday when staff came to work they were sweet but Sunday was stressful as we could not reach anyone. Also it says that propane is available and it is not.

Lots of swell from lobster boats but it is a working harbour. Staff great!

The Hinckley dock staff were great. However, the mooring field is very exposed. In addition there is no respect for the no wake zone. It is a very rolly mooring field. On the other hand it is a short dinghy ride to the Manset dock where the Island Explorer bus picks you up for complete Mount Desert Island access.

Great place and people, convenient road access for friends to drop in while we were moored.

We stayed one night on a mooring. We originally signed up for two nights. However, immediately after signing up for two nights on Dockwa we received notification that dockage was available at another marina, so we cancelled our second night. Hinckley assured us that they would resolve any issue with cancelling the second night, if we had problems with Dockwa doing so. Dockwa promptly cancelled our second night right away and refunded our money. The mooring is in a location with much commercial and pleasure boat traffic creating a very rocky mooring, not Hinckley's fault.

Stayed on a mooring for a few nights. Had a great time watching all the Harbor activity. The Island Explorer bus stop is right next door. Having a good dingy makes shore access in the area easy, but not always easy to find a dock to tie up at. Had a small repair completed while at the marina, everything was very good.

Hinckley Yacht Services was great and the area is beautiful. I just wish the other boats would respect the no wake rule in the harbor. It made staying on our boat uncomfortable.

Very accommodating and at the last minute! Highly recommended

Wonderful, as always.

A great stay. Secure mooring and a great town. Looking forward to another visit.

Friendly and efficient staff. Nice facilities.

Great service from the Hinckley dock & yard. Easy walk to Peter Trout’s Tavern & wonderful free regular bus service all around Mt Desert. Highly recommended.

Nice facility, helpful staff. Thank you.

The reason for 4 star is that we arrived on Saturday and there was no one on duty to provide info on what mooring to take. They close on weekends at 2:00 but that wasn’t communicated with us when made reservation. We were told by harbor master to just grab a mooring with an H which is what we did. Dock hands the next day agreed it would be helpful for Hinckley to let you know if reserving during a time they aren’t on duty. Otherwise we loved the mooring and the showers were fine and also great that there is a free laundry. You can dinghy over to Dysart and tie up on their dinghy dock if you want to go in to town. A number of commercial fishing boats going by in morning so there is some bounce but we enjoyed seeing the variety of boats and seeing the beautiful Hinckley’s sailing in.

Convenient place for laundry and showers!

Great staff, great moorings, great fuel dock, free laundry. Ding them 1/2 star for the only okay showers, but all in all one of the really good places. & then there’s all the mooring jewelry to ogle!

Friendly staff, mooring in perfect condition. Bathrooms ok, but laundry for free!

Excellent facilities, solid moorings.

Mooring was clean and easy to find. Staff were incredibly helpful with fitting us in for pump out, water, and refueling. Showers were clean too, and whole operation is top notch. Would totally stay again. Also the nearby Peter Trout restaurant was terrific!

Top class.