Boat care on the water in Dania Beach
Dania Beach sits on the Intracoastal just south of Port Everglades, with the Dania Cut-off Canal linking several marinas to the ICW. Dania Beach Marina keeps 120 wet slips to 65 feet and 7 free public day docks; Harbour Towne Marina is a full-service boatyard with a 70-ton travel lift, three unobstructed miles from the Atlantic; MarineMax East Florida Yacht Center and Nautical Ventures Marine Center both sit on the Dania Cut-off Canal.
That combination, a boatyard with a 70-ton lift alongside dealer and retail marine centers, makes Dania Beach more of a repair-and-refit cluster than a resort-marina stretch, which is also why free public day docks matter here: they're the easiest way for a visiting boat to tie up without a slip.
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, at 6503 N Ocean Dr in Dania Beach, is still widely known by its old name, John U. Lloyd Beach State Park. It was renamed in 2016. The park runs its own two-lane boat ramp with courtesy docks, separate from Dania Beach Marina's free public day docks a few miles north, so a trailer boat in Dania Beach actually has two very different public launch points: a state park and a city marina.
The Dania Cut-off Canal, which links Harbour Towne Marina and the other yards here to the Intracoastal, runs shallow enough at its bridges that clearance changes meaningfully with the tide, boaters report real headroom closer to 10 feet at low tide versus well under that at high tide. That tide-dependent clearance is part of daily planning for anyone running a taller boat in and out of this canal.
- the Intracoastal Waterway
- the Dania Cut-off Canal
Dive services for Dania Beach boats
Marinas and docks around Dania Beach
We work in Harbour Towne Marina, and at private docks and lifts across Dania Beach.
- Dania Beach Marina120 wet slips to 65 ft, 7 free public day docks
- Harbour Towne Marina70-ton travel lift, three miles from the Atlantic
- MarineMax East Florida Yacht Centeron the Dania Cut-off Canal
- Nautical Ventures Marine Centeron the Dania Cut-off Canal
Listed for location only, not an affiliation.
The visit, step by step
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Free inspection
We look first and tell you straight what we found.
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Hull schedule
Every 2-3 weeks in summer, 3-4 in winter. It depends on the boat.
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Zincs
Swapped at about half their life, with a zinc report.
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Props
Pulled by our divers; repairs go to F&J.
Dania Beach questions
Is there free dockage in Dania Beach?
Dania Beach Marina keeps 7 free public day docks just south of Port Everglades, a spot to tie up without a slip.
Where do boats get hauled out near Dania Beach?
Harbour Towne Marina runs a 70-ton travel lift and is a full-service boatyard about three unobstructed miles from the Atlantic.
Is John U. Lloyd Beach State Park still the right name to look for?
The park was officially renamed Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park in 2016, though it's still commonly called by its old name; it's at 6503 N Ocean Dr in Dania Beach with its own boat ramp.