Boat care on the water in Boca Raton
Boca Raton Inlet (ICW Mile 1048) sits 24 miles south of West Palm Beach and 16 miles north of Fort Lauderdale, with Lake Boca Raton and Lake Wyman inside town. The Boca Raton resort marina holds 30-32 full-service slips on Lake Boca Raton for vessels to 175 feet; Waterstone Resort & Marina is the other named marina on the water here.
Silver Palm Park, 600 W Palmetto Park Rd, is the city's only ocean-access boat ramp (annual permit required, ADA accessible). Lake Boca also hosts "Boca Bash," an annual mass boat gathering big enough that the city tightens ramp rules around it every year.
The Palmetto Park Road bridge closes to about 15 feet with an extra 4 feet at the very center; the Camino Real bridge, further south near the inlet, closes to only about 9 feet at the center at high water: both low enough to force a wait for low tide if a boat has any real height. Both sit within a few miles of the Boca Raton resort marina and Lake Boca Raton, where "Boca Bash" draws a crowd large enough each year that the city tightens ramp rules around the event.
Lake Wyman, the smaller of Boca Raton's two named lakes, has no public boat ramp today: the city has studied adding one but hasn't built it. That leaves Silver Palm Park as the only ocean-access ramp in Boca Raton, meaning every trailer boat in the city funnels through one launch point rather than two, even though the water itself splits across two separate lakes.
- Boca Raton Inlet
- Lake Boca Raton
- Lake Wyman
Dive services for Boca Raton boats
Marinas and docks around Boca Raton
We come to the boat in Boca Raton: dock, lift or slip.
- The Boca Raton (resort marina)30-32 full-service slips on Lake Boca Raton, vessels to 175 ft
- Waterstone Resort & Marinaon Lake Boca Raton
Listed for location only, not an affiliation.
The visit, step by step
- 01
Free inspection
We look first and tell you straight what we found.
- 02
Hull schedule
Every 2-3 weeks in summer, 3-4 in winter. It depends on the boat.
- 03
Zincs
Swapped at about half their life, with a zinc report.
- 04
Props
Pulled by our divers; repairs go to F&J.
Boca Raton questions
Where do Boca Raton boaters launch?
Silver Palm Park, 600 W Palmetto Park Rd, is the city's only ocean-access ramp; an annual permit is required.
Does Lake Boca Raton traffic affect hull growth?
A boat that sits on Lake Boca Raton and runs the inlet regularly (including around events like Boca Bash) fouls on a different schedule than one that rarely leaves the dock, see the hull cleaning page for general guidance.
Is there a public boat ramp on Lake Wyman in Boca Raton?
No. Lake Wyman Park has no public ramp today; the city has discussed adding one. Silver Palm Park remains Boca Raton's only ocean-access ramp.