Shipyard · Refit
Lauderdale Marine Center (Safe Harbor LMC)
LMC is a large do-it-yourself-friendly repair and refit yard on Fort Lauderdale's New River, where owners, captains and outside contractors can work on yachts up to about 60m. It has been part of Safe Harbor Marinas since 2021, and Safe Harbor has been owned by Blackstone Infrastructure since 2025.
Key facts
- Parent
- Safe Harbor Marinas (since 2021)
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1997
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- up to about 61 (200ft); refits quoted up to 60m
- Largest delivered
- not published (refit yard; first haul on 485t lift was Star Ship, 43.6m/143ft, 2021)
- Yachts delivered
- not published
Notable yachts
- Star Ship · 43.6m Van Hill, first haul on 485t lift, 2021
Services
- refit
- repair
- repaint
- maintenance
- dry storage
- wet slips
- open yard for owner-appointed contractors
Haul-out
| Travel lift | 485t (installed 2021, 'The Beast'), 220t, 100t |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 61 (200ft; beam 42ft, draft 12ft, per Safe Harbor site) |
| Max tonnage handled | 485 short tons |
| Sheds / berths | 65 acres; 106 slips (2021); dry capacity for 100+ vessels up to 485t (2021); 19 covered out-of-water sheds and 8 covered in-water slips (2021); 43 in-water slips (Pinmar, undated) |
Sources
- safeharbor.com — https://safeharbor.com/locations/safe-harbor-lauderdale-marine-center/
- megayachtnews.com — https://megayachtnews.com/2021/05/lauderdale-marine-center-now-part-of-safe-harbor-marinas-fold/
- yachting-pages.com — https://www.yachting-pages.com/articles/largest-travel-lift-on-fort-lauderdales-new-river-hauls-first-yacht.html
- pinmar.com — https://www.pinmar.com/pinmar-usa-lmc
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.