Mooring Permit Renewal Procedures

April 2^nd through May 28^th

Harbor Master will be processing mooring permit renewals at the
Eliot Town Office
 Wednesday’s 11:00am to 1:00pm and 3:00pm to 5:00pm.
 
*Those that plan to register a boat at the same time please plan accordingly*  

All mooring permits must be renewed by June 1^st of each year.
A late fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be assessed for registrations renewed after June 1^st.

You must have the following information upon renewal of your mooring permit:

• Current boat registration or documentation

• Description of the boat intended to be moored

• Mooring description

• Date of last inspection and by whom

• Proof of residency

Mooring Fees

The mooring fees listed below are in accordance with Section X. Fees, (1) of the Town of Eliot Harbor Ordinance:

• Residents; Non-Commercial: A minimum mooring fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) plus one dollar per foot ($1.00/foot) for every foot over twenty (20) feet be assessed.

• Residents; Commercial: Moorings will be assessed at forty dollars($40.00).

• Non-Residents (Commercial or Non-Commercial): A minimum one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus five dollars per foot ($5.00/foot) for every foot over twenty (20) feet, total fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00), will be assessed.

Please be prepared to pay your mooring fee at the time you renew your mooring permit.  If you renew your mooring permit after 4:00 p.m. you will be expected to pay your mooring fee by check only, made payable to the Town of Eliot.  Please note, that the Town Clerk's office will be closed at 4:00 p.m., for those who will need to register their boats. 
No Exceptions will be allowed.

All boat owners who have boats registered in a state other than Maine as well as owners of documented boats are subject to pay a State of Maine Excise Tax to the Tax Collector of the Town that the boat is moored or docked. This is done at the Town Clerk’s Office.