# B # BBQ ### Ace Hardware Island: Tahiti Weber BBQs available for sale ### Ocean 2000 Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.529987 Longitude: -149.560249 6-2020 reported they had Inox BBQ's for sale For more information, see Marine Suppliers # Bakery ### L’abre à Pain Boulangerie Polynesienne Island: **Tahiti** L’abre à Pain Boulangerie Polynesienne [📞 +689 40 45 64 64](tel:+68940456464) [📧 exploitation@arbreapain.pf](mailto:exploitation@arbreapain.pf) Hours: Mon-Sat: 0530-1830 Sun: 0530-1300. Location: Pk 4,3 cote mer en face de la gendarmerie. Large parking lot on main road near gendarmerie between Marina Taina and the airport. The owner is a young Tahitian woman who studied with a big name baker in France and used her experience to open this large boulangerie, patisserie, sandwicherie. *6-21 SV Sugar Shack Recommendation* ### Marquesan Bakery Island: **Tahiti** 📍GPS Decimal degrees: Latitude: -17.53818 Longitude: -149.566764 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.53818,-149.566764) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.53818&mlon=-149.566764&zoom=19)* Rue du Pierre Collette Great deserts, pan chocolate, almond croissants, cakes, etc. Open for breakfast and lunch # Batteries ### Fenua Ma - Recycling Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.544701 Longitude: -149.578641 https://www.fenuama.pf/pav For more information, see Recycling ### Pneu Imports Island: Raiatea GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -16.723612 Longitude: -151.456044 Raiatea Pneu Import TEL: (+689) 40 66 49 49 FAX: (+689) 40 66 35 21 rpi@mail.pf / magavera@mail.pf Located in the industrial zone in Uturoa. Close to Proxi supermarket. Carries AGM & Gel batteries ### Raiatea Recycle Island: Raiatea Communauté de Communes Hava’i in Raiatea. Contact them on 40 66 48 59. They’ll pick up your batteries for xpf 4,000 ### PSE Pacific Self Energy Island: Tahiti 689 40 42 47 22 Located on Prince Hanoi, next to Pet Shop and just before Easy Mart. Signage obvious for pedestrian not for drivers. They stock a variety of Gels AGMs and 6 volt golf cart batteries. They primarily sell plug and play solar panel systems to the outer islands. Owner speaks excellent english. Arrange for the batteries to be sold duty free for an extra 5000 xpf ### Battery Water Island: Tahiti Most gas stations that have a small store carry battery water. Mobil station close to marina Papeete has 1 liter bottles 260xpf MC Imports also has battery water in liter containers for a similar price as the gas stations Mobil station in Cooks bay also has battery water and a number of auto related items - Oil, Coolant, etc ### ETS Aming Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.534413 Longitude: -149.566966 They have a wide range of things: material for gardening, but also bycicles, household material, fishing gear and even paint and batteries, etc. 32 avenue du Chef VAIRAATOA A98714 Papeete Tél : 40.50.52.88 - 40.50.52.89 For more information, see Hardware Stores ### Equipe Auto Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.528794 Longitude: -149.567575 Equipe Auto Car parts store near Sunzil Solar in Fare Ute Fare Ute Street Alfred Poroi Papeete Tahiti 98713 +689 500 550 http://www.equipauto-tahiti.pf/ 11-2019 Mary Ann reports that Optima batteries are stocked by Equipe Auto ### Fenua Ma - Recycling Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.544701 Longitude: -149.578641 https://www.fenuama.pf/pav For more information, see Recycling ### MC Imports Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.543217 Longitude: -149.5534 Batteries, Golf Cart, AGM's MC import Address: 204 allée Pierre Loti Vallée de Titioro-Papeete BP 140957-98701 ARUE Tel: (689)40547954 Fax:(689)40547952 @: mcimport@mail.pf BP 140957 - 98701 ARUE contact name was Pierre and that he spoke good English. This should be your first stop. MC Imports is easy to spot, they have a large "MC Imports" sign under the apex of the metal clad warehouse, dark grey. It is on the right hand side going up/south on Avenue Pierre Loti. It is 50m beyond the short cross street called Pont de la Fautaua over the creek on your left. More precise position is 17 32.593S 149 33.205W. The opening to the warehouse is on Pierre Loti. About 500m beyond Carreira fabric store on the same road Some Notes of Interest Visited MC Imports today and saw the batteries they had there. The battery of interest to us is their WINNER SOLAR W6A. Sold by an Greek company VIOSY and said to be made in Korea. They knew the Trojan and said it was made in the same place but...no evidence. In every way it looks like a Trojan T105 even down to the caps and lifting lugs on the top of the box. Just is white not brown/red. It is a GC2 225Ah at the 20hour rate just like the T105. I have a cycles vs DOD graph too and it seems to outperform the T105 on that score. Case height is 9.75" and to top of stud is 10.50". Width and length are 7.13" and 10.25". Their price for Winner 6 volt was 26200 xpf if sold as "in transit." Have a very large stock. 6-20-17 Price for a YIT is 83840 CFP for 4 with no VAT and including a 20% discount. The 16% VAT is not charged if you present yacht & customs papers and passport. 11-2017 after buying 4 6V batteries in Sept Found them not having as high of working voltage as the older Trojans. But them seem ok 02-2019 following up after 18 months off use. I am pleased with the batteries and would buy again. But I have found that over watering them kills them for 2-3 weeks. So I have been only putting a small amount of battery water in and not topping up Jacaranda ### Marine Supplies Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.54159 Longitude: -149.57171 Marine Supplies 3-23 Carry gel batteries & Lithiums See catalog https://www.calameo.com/accounts/7320084 For more information, see Marine Suppliers ### Ocean 2000 Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.529987 Longitude: -149.560249 Ocean 2000 120 Av. du chef Vairaatoa Papeete, TAHITI Tél: (+689) 40 83 83 93 Fax: (+689) 40 83 83 94 Email: oc2jeune@mail.pf Horaires d'ouverture: Lundi-Jeudi : Matin - 7:30-11:30 Après-midi - 13:00-16:30 Vendredi : Matin - 7:30-11:30 Après-midi - 13:30-15:00 Samedi : 8:00-11:00 Dimanche : Ferm For more information, see Marine Suppliers ### Pacific Self Energy Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.534519 Longitude: -149.56213 Pacific Self Energy Formerly PSA (Pacific Sud Accumulateur) Batteries BP 537 , 98713 Papeete, Tahiti Vetea LIAUZUN Gérant Tel:(689) 40 42 47 22 Mobil+689 87 73 27 22 vlpse@mail.pf http://www.pacific-self-energy-tahiti.com On Prince Hanoi about a ten minute walk from the water front, next to Pet store They carry US Battery 6V deep cycle. As the batteries and panels are already imported the customs duty can not be avoided (only 7% on batteries) but he can have the 16% vat avoided for a 5000 xpf fee to the agent. This saved Mary Ann II 20600xpf. Also carries 4 different solar panels all poly cristiline. Contact Vetea Liauzun - speaks excellent English. 4-2022 SV Stella Maris Just replaced my 1000 Amp battery bank with Pacific Self Energy… Got high end Sonnensheim 6 V , 330 Amps each at a better price than in Europe!!! No Taxes! Great service, shipped to Fakarava. 100% Customer Satisfaction! 11-18 VETEA is a top notch guy who stands behind his products. Easy walk to his shop from Marina Papeete where his batteries are on display. He will personally deliver your new batteries to the marina and help you get them aboard. He also takes your old batteries away. His level of service is unique in Papeete. SvRecalada ### SES Consulting Island: Tahiti http://ses-consulting.net/ info@ses-consulting.net +689 87 76 37 17 ### Trojan Battery Distibutor Sin Tung Hing (STH) Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.528096 Longitude: -149.567219 STH carries Varta batteries For more information, see Marine Suppliers ### Sunzil Papeete Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.529019 Longitude: -149.567089 We have heard from multiple sources that Sunzil the solar panel store sells deep cycle batteries. They sell very good quality batteries without VAT provided you have solar panels on your boat (everything related to solar is VAT free in French Polynesia). 3-23 reported to carry lithium batteries See Martiali Sunzil Papeete Fare Ute, Papeete Martial Oberli (speaks English) 87-70-82-94 m.oberli@sunzil.com For more information, see Solar Panels ### Tahiti Piles et Lumieres (Small Batteries) Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.544916 Longitude: -149.576734 Tahiti Piles et Lumieres https://www.facebook.com/Tahiti-Piles-1549291368677032/ Tel 40 43 83 70 They are located near Papeete Marina in Rue Cook About 1 block from Champion Corner of Rue Cook & Avenue du Commandant Destremau 9-19 Coral Trekker They have all small batteries you need AA, AAA, C,D, all the button batteries CR inkl CR2450 for dive computers, 3S1P Li-Po 2200 mAh for drones and model planes ### Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA) Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.585582 Longitude: -149.61497 Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 689-87-74-10-02 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr Marina Taina 3-23 Reported TYA carries Victron Lithium Batteries In 3/17 he had a sizable stock of Victron Li+ batteries 9-23 SV Elvira They kindly helped us with four 220 amps batteries with fast delivery. They sorted out to send it to us in AHE north Tuamotu. Very good service. For more information, see Marine Suppliers ### Yune Tung Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.531339 Longitude: -149.568474 Yune Tung Ph 40508989 Fare Ute Industrial Zone Vaiava - Papeete BP 252 Papeete SV Fandango suggested this electrical supply on the short street with ACE hardware in Fare Ute. I visited there and got a quote on 6V golf cart gel cells. Vision brand made in china, rated 220 AHr at 20hr rate. They delivered to my dinghy and by day's end, Coastal Drifter was re-powered, DC-wise! I spoke french but I think they have at least one person able to speak english. # Bearings, Belts and Seals ### AFO Island: Raiatea AFO Raiatea: opposite the proxy zone, the street that goes on the right (coming from apooiti) It’s a store who sells mainly car pieces . Near to Proxy supermarket ### 123Roulement Island: Tahiti Unable to locate specific bearing or belts. Reported 2 week delivery time https://www.123roulement.com/ 5-22 Reported by a cruiser we ordered from here and had easy and pretty quick delivery to gambier ### Nautisport Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.530357 Longitude: -149.571822 Nautisport Carries a selection of belts For more information, see Marine Suppliers ### Roulements de Tahiti Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.555015 Longitude: -149.57084 Roulements de Tahiti Avenue de Tipearui ph: 40 81 00 81 Hours: M-F 7:30 - 16:00 Sat 8:00 - 11:00 Sun Closed The go to shop in Tahiti for bearings and seals and O rings The bearing and seal shop is located in the valley of Tipearui, and it is called Roulements de Tahiti , they do speak English) *9-19 Coral Trekker - They are the agent for SKF and FAG bearings and hold a wide range in the small and mid size bearings. They are also agent for GACO seals used in sea water pumps on Volvo Penta and others. Friendly chaps.* ### Tang & Cie Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.535391 Longitude: -149.563173 Tang & Cie ave du Regent Paraita +689 40 54 24 00 A few blocks from Marina Papeete. reported to carry a large selection of belts # Bed Linen ### Boutique Hotel Island: **Tahiti** Boutique Hotel cours de l'Union Sacree Closest cross street Av Georges Clemenceau [📞 +68940854425](tel:+68940854425) [🌐 www.boutiquehotelstore.com/](https://www.boutiquehotelstore.com/) [📧 boutiquehotel@captahiti.pf](mailto:boutiquehotel@captahiti.pf) [🌐 www.facebook.com/BoutiqueHotelStore/](https://www.facebook.com/BoutiqueHotelStore/) Monday - Thurday : 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED High end Bedding, Pillows, Duvets, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Towels etc. Mattress ### Tahiti Matelas Island: **Tahiti** Tahiti Matelas [🌐 www.tahitimatelas.com/](https://www.tahitimatelas.com/) Tahiti Matelas carries various sheets, pillow cases and bed toppers as well as mattresses. 6-21 See Memory Foam photo for sizes and prices For more information, see Mattress # Bicycle repair ### ETS Aming Island: **Tahiti** 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534413, Lon -149.566966 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.534413,-149.566966) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.534413&mlon=-149.566966&zoom=19)* ETS Aming [📞 +68940505288](tel:+68940505288) Corner of Rue des Ramparts 7 av Chef Vairaatoa. About 3 blocks from Ferry Terminal *04-21 SV Tintamarre For spare parts ETS Aming on Rue des Ramparts in Pape'ete is better stocked, service is cheerful and prices reasonable. I think it's where the locals go - it's actually a hardware store, but don't let that deter you. (You just may go home with more than bike parts)* For more information, see Hardware Stores ### Pacific Cycles Island: **Tahiti** 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538032, Lon -149.566221 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.538032,-149.566221) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.538032&mlon=-149.566221&zoom=19)* Pacific Cycles 450-451 Rue Paul Gauguin Papeete *4-21 SV Tintamarre Pacific Cycles were very helpful for small repairs (not expensive,) and carry some spares - tho disappointingly small stock* # Boat broakers ### Raiatea Yacht Sales Island: **Raiatea** Raiatea Yacht Sales [📞 +68987290609](tel:+68987290609) / [📞 +68987277938](tel:+68987277938) [📧 info@raiatea-yacht.com](mailto:info@raiatea-yacht.com) [🌐 www.raiatea-yacht.com/index.php?page=accueil&lang=en](https://www.raiatea-yacht.com/index.php?page=accueil&lang=en) *8-2023 SV Indy We decided to list our boat with Raiatea Yachts mostly because other brokers in French Polynesia would not represent an older monohull priced less than $150k. We were also attracted at the 8% commission rate (vs 10% elsewhere). We have come to learn that you get what you pay for.... We had one of the brokers come and take a tour of the boat, we have them a through overview of the ins and outs of how the boat worked and the codes for everything. After reviewing the condition of the boat and then equipment, we asked their opinion of our asking price and she said it was a good price for the kind of boat we had. Fast forward a month, we are back state-side and they write us saying our boat is way overpriced, and if we want any chance of selling it we need to drop the price by 50%. Suddenly it felt like we were not on the same team any more. If they would have done any research, they would have known that was a ridiculous thing to ask of us for the kind of boat we have and how equipped it is. Communication with Raiatea Yachts was generally terrible. Each time they showed the boat, they sent a different member of their team who was seeing the boat for the first time and had no idea what was going on. They couldn't figure out how to flush the head during a showing, so they sent a frantic email to us saying that the head was broken. Then they went totally quiet for 2 weeks and didnt reply to anything! At another showing, the rep they sent didnt even know where the boat was located, or where the key was, so they are scrambling around unprofessionally trying to show the boat. It was a giant cluster %$@% We hired an independent boat-watcher who did a great job; however had a very difficult time dealing with Raiatea Yachts as well. There were numerous times they called our boat watcher to 1)clean the boat 2)ask if the boat was clean 3)open up the boat for them. We hired a boat watcher independently of them to take care of the boat for us in our absence. The brokers were extremely demanding of him and treated him like one of their employees. To the point that we were worried he would quit due to how they treated him. Isn't that why we gave Raiatea Yachts a tour of the boat, gave them the code of the boat, and agreed to pay 8% of the sale price for the effort they put into selling it? Luckily we were able to sell the boat outside of them but I seriously do not recommend using this brokerage for any of your boat sales. They are unprofessional, rude, and uncommunicative.* *6-21 Name withheld by request I had been looking at boats for 3 years. Finally saw one of the type I wanted very cheap online and made offer instantly it was just listed It was accepted (Melodie was broker) I arranged to fly down have boat inspected. Cost me a fortune of work time off of flight of Airbnb of inspection etc etc. I'm on papeete 7 days I ask a question i get no answer for two days I flew and spent all that money to wait in an Airbnb room? I don't think so So I asked another question but this time I didn't wait I made steps to find my own answers from the owners. I got the owners phone number from locals and called them. Melodie was all upset I went around her but told her why I did so. Then I bought the boat (pictures were were ten years old and it was decrepit compared to them) but I wanted a boat and it was cheap I didn't want to waste a fortune having come to see it for nothing (10% of boat price+) So... Then transaction was finished and I was sending friendly emails back and forth to the old owners. And I got a bit of info....the boat had been listed for a year. Wait what? When I saw it it was new listing.. I checked two three times a week all the time. So.. they had been under the impression that it was listed globally and it had not been.. for. A year they had had it for sale and paid marina fees, etc. while she did what?* *2019 SV Jacaranda - We tried to use Melodie at Raiatea Yacht Sales in 2019. We wanted to fly from Tahiti to Bora to look and possibly purchase a catamaran she had listed. First she never got back to me after repeated emails and calls. I finally asked friends to stop by her office in Tahiti and tell her that they would not leave until she contacted me. We had a very short schedule to make a flight to Bora as we were departing for Calif in a few days. She never arranged a showing and said she would get back to me....* *6-19 SV Recalada gave her a contract to sell their boat. After a year of terrible service and very little action they dropped her and went with another broker. They were very disappointed with her* ### 36 Degrees Island: **Tahiti** Eric PINEL-PESCHARDIERE | Broker [📞 +68987707716](tel:+68987707716) [📧 eric@36degrees.pf](mailto:eric@36degrees.pf) [🌐 www.36degrees.pf](https://www.36degrees.pf) Tahiti - French Polynesia ### Sail Tahiti Island: **Tahiti** 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540165, Lon -149.568418 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.540165,-149.568418) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.540165&mlon=-149.568418&zoom=19)* Sail Tahiti Centre Vaima, Bd de la Reine Pomare IV, Papeete 98714, French Polynesia [📞 +68987328845](tel:+68987328845) / [📞 +68987242875](tel:+68987242875) M & WhatsApp: [📞 +68987242875](tel:+68987242875) [📧 contact@sailtahiti.com](mailto:contact@sailtahiti.com) [🌐 www.sailtahiti.com/](https://www.sailtahiti.com/) ### Sunshine Cruising Yachts Island: **Tahiti** Sunshine Cruising Yachts Agent: Teare Mariteragi-Nofziger [📧 teare@suncruising.com](mailto:teare@suncruising.com) Phone Number/Whatsapp: [📞 +18083834558](tel:+18083834558) Local Number: [📞 +68987303563](tel:+68987303563) [🌐 sunshinecruisingyachts.com](https://sunshinecruisingyachts.com) Teare is a new brokerage agent for a US based company listing, showing, and selling boats in French Polynesia. She also welcomes listings beyond FP in the South Pacific, reach out to discuss your situation, and if she can’t help you she’ll work to get you in touch with someone who can. She’s also reached out to local agencies to work in partner with them! Teare speaks English and French, conversational Hawaiian, and some Tahitian. ### Tahiti Yacht Broker Island: **Tahiti** Arnaud JORDAN [📞 +68987703615](tel:+68987703615) [🌐 www.tahitiyachtbroker.com](https://www.tahitiyachtbroker.com) Arnaud is a very nice guy and very much involved in the sailing community of French Polynesia (as of 2024, he is the current president of the very active local association of sailors). # Boat Cards ### Vista Print Island: **Tahiti** Vista Print [🌐 www.vistaprint.com/](https://www.vistaprint.com/) 5/2022 SV Tavae printing boat cards, business cards, leaflets... It is much cheaper to make it/print it somewhere else and ship it here... I found out that printing here 100 business/boats cards will cost you around $80!!! That is hilarious! I made our boat cards (500 pcs, double sided, color) online (vistaprint.com in our case vistaprint/nl for Holland) for 30 EUR for delivery in Holland. Our daughter sent it to us with a regular post in bubble envelope for 25 EUR. It took 2 weeks to arrive here. Tracking number is important for that because the envelope came to the post office by Marina Papeete. So, you have to see that your package arrived and go to pick it up. You have 2 weeks to pick it up. After that time, package is going back to the sender. Your name Post Restante 8 Rue de la Reine Pomare Papeete Tahiti # Boat Cleaning ### Mana Island: **Tahiti** Mana [📧 Taaroamea.raimana@outlook.fr](mailto:Taaroamea.raimana@outlook.fr) [📞 +68989712557](tel:+68989712557) Hull, interior, change of Zinc, diving. 11-23 SV Elvira recommended ### Merriana and Clay Island: **Tahiti** Merriana and Clay [📞 +68987240352](tel:+68987240352) 1-2023 SV Auntie Lovely Tahitian couple that does a super job cleaning inside lockers and polishing stainless stancheons and rigging. Available on weekends only. Very reliable. If weather is iffy, they call day before to confirm you still want the work done. Best work I’ve seen. Their rate as of Jan 2023 is 1200 CPF per person per hour. Limited english but enough to communicate. If you are anchored or on a mooring, you will need to meet them at a marina and give them a ride to your boat. # Boat Watchers ### Marina Viare - Jacques Island: **Mo'orea** Jacques - Contact Info [📧 jacques.services98@gmail.com](mailto:jacques.services98@gmail.com) We had Jacques look after Jacaranda while we were gone land traveling for 3 month. He did an excellent job. He also looked after a number of other boats with equal results. He lives in the marina so also close at hand Nuka Hiva Yacht Services Island: **Nuku Hiva** For more information, see Yacht Services ### Nuku Hiva Maintenance Island: **Nuku Hiva** Nuku Hiva Maintenance Gäel Minet [📧 Nukuhivamaintenance@gmail.com](mailto:Nukuhivamaintenance@gmail.com) Phone and WhatsApp: [📞 +68987237348](tel:+68987237348) 4-2024. SV Auntie Gäel at Nuku Hiva Maintenance did an excellent job caring for my boat (March 2024) while I was away for 1 month. He also did a great job cleaning the hull and waterline. I definately recommend. ### BMS (Boat Maintenance Services) Island: **Raiatea** BMS (Boat Maintenance Services) Fred Hermelin [📧 bms@mail.pf](mailto:bms@mail.pf) [📞 +68987749560](tel:+68987749560) Fred is very experienced and also does general boat work (windlass, fiberglass) For more information, see Rigging Wire & Supplies ### Eric Pinel-Peschardiere (Marina Papeete) Island: **Tahiti** Eric Pinel-Peschardiere [📧 eric@ericpinel.com](mailto:eric@ericpinel.com) [🌐 www.36degrees.pf](https://www.36degrees.pf) [📞 +68987707716](tel:+68987707716) Eric lives aboard in Marina Papeete in a permanent slip for many years onboard his catamaran with his family ### Phaeton bay yacht watching Island: **Tahiti** Muriel Dubois Facebook : Phaeton bay yacht watching WhatsApp: 33 6 32 67 41 49 Vini: 689 87 72 91 23 Instagram: pbyw987 [📧 contact.pbyw@gmail.com](mailto:contact.pbyw@gmail.com) ### Taina Boat Watch (Adrian Pataki) Island: **Tahiti** Adrian Pataki [📧 svattila@gmail.com](mailto:svattila@gmail.com) [📞 +68968987286083](tel:+68968987286083) He does Diesels diagnositics, repair, maintenance Can watch your boat and do as little or as much as you want. *12-2022 SV Auntie Highly recommend Adrián to care for your boat. He watched my boat for 4 months while I was away, I received regular reports and pictures, and everything he cared for was in great shape upon my return. He’s THE guy.* *09-2022 SV Kaipa Nui September 2022 - Adrian did an exceptional job watching our boat for nearly two months while we were out of country. He sent regular reports (including photos) and was responsive to questions. At our request, he arranged for our props to be cleaned and ensured the diver used the specific scrub pad we provided. He even took the initiative to use sikaflex to reattach a small grill over a ventilation opening when he noticed it had fallen off after our temporary ‘repair’ failed. We appreciate his attention to detail, his commitment to doing good work, and the way he follows through on the tasks he’s assigned. Adrian is a solid guy, a true professional, and he has our strong recommendation.* *10/21 SV Ziskakan. Adrian at Taina Boat Watch did an excellent job taking care of our boat while we spent time away from Tahiti. He was communicative, knowledgeable, and always gave us professional service, sending us regular updates with any important information and making sure that our boat was in tip top shape for our return. Due to personal matters we had to leave our boat empty for six months per year for a number of years. It gave us tremendous peace of mind to know that we had someone with Adrian’s work ethic and expertise to care for it while we were away.* ### Valery Friedel (Marina Papeete & Taina) Island: **Tahiti** Valery Friedel [📞 +68987268952](tel:+68987268952) *(SV Coco) 12-19 Valery is a very nice guy and helped me with many little handyman repairs and buying parts. Great English and he works hard and fast which keeps the costs down. He also looks after boats for absent owners. He has almost completed a circumnavigation himself in previous years so thoroughly experienced in most things yachting or prepared to give it a go.* ### Watch My Boat Island: **Tahiti** Watch My Boat (Melanie) Gardiennage de bateaux [🌐 www.watch-myboat.com](https://www.watch-myboat.com) [📞 +68989374359](tel:+68989374359) [📧 watchmyboat@gmx.com](mailto:watchmyboat@gmx.com) Zone Papeete, Taina, airport anchorage 5-2020 - New Entry no reviews at present ### Yann Dugent Island: **Tahiti** Yann Dugent Marina Papeete [📧 yannduguet76@gmail.com](mailto:yannduguet76@gmail.com) 7-23 currently watching several boats in Marina Papeete # Boat workers ### BMS (Boat Maintenance Service) Island: **Raiatea** BMS (Boat Maintenance Services) Fred Hermelin [📧 bms@mail.pf](mailto:bms@mail.pf) [📞 +68987749560](tel:+68987749560) Fred is very experienced and also does general boat work (windlass, fiberglass) ### John Claude Island: **Tahiti** Laborer: John Claude [📞 +68987306391](tel:+68987306391) He does wash, wax, polish, teak, stain, oil, sanding and everything for boats. Rate 12000xpf per day 10-20 SV Sugar Shack recommended # Books, English ### Librairie Klima Island: **Tahiti** 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540094, Lon -149.566707 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.540094,-149.566707) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.540094&mlon=-149.566707&zoom=19)* Librairie Klima [🌐 librairieklima.blogspot.com/](https://librairieklima.blogspot.com/) [📞 +68940420063](tel:+68940420063) [📧 klima@mail.pf](mailto:klima@mail.pf) Place Norte Dame (Opposite of the Cathedral) While most of the books in this store are in French you may find a few in English. They carry the best fish id book for French Polynesia called Guide des poissons de Tahiti et ses îles ### Marquesan - English - French dictionary Island: **Tahiti** [🌐 www.amazon.fr/Marquesan-All-Language-marquisienne-English-ebook/dp/B0CSX73NQ1/](https://www.amazon.fr/Marquesan-All-Language-marquisienne-English-ebook/dp/B0CSX73NQ1/) ### Odyssey Books Island: **Tahiti** 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540498, Lon -149.566142 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.540498,-149.566142) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.540498&mlon=-149.566142&zoom=19)* 16 Rue Mgr Tepano Jaussen, Papeete The big bookshop Odyssey, behind the church (the old one), has some English books. Also nice childrens’ books without words and a big paint/drawing/arts&crafs section. The shop has a photo booth outside it. # Books, Fish Identification ### Guide des poissons de Tahiti et ses îles Island: **Tahiti** "Guide des poissons de Tahiti et ses îles", 2017, Au vent des îles, 650 pages, 1200 pictures, names in french, english, polynesian, [🌐 www.amazon.com/Guide-Poissons-Tahiti-Ses-Iles-dp-2367341486/dp/2367341486/](https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Poissons-Tahiti-Ses-Iles-dp-2367341486/dp/2367341486/) Available from Odyssey Bookstore & Librairie Klima Papeete ### Nudibranchs Island: **Tahiti** Nudibranchs If you have a good book that covers Nudibranchs in French Polynesia please let me know and I will add here. Thanks Chuck ### Reef Creature Identification Tropical Pacific Island: **Tahiti** Reef Creature Identification Tropical Pacific Paul Humann [🌐 www.amazon.com/Reef-Creature-Identification-Tropical-Pacific/dp/1878348442/](https://www.amazon.com/Reef-Creature-Identification-Tropical-Pacific/dp/1878348442/) ### Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific Island: **Tahiti** Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific Allen, Steene, Humann & Deloach. ISBN-13: 978-1878348609 ISBN-10: 1878348604 [🌐 www.amazon.com/Reef-Fish-Identification-Tropical-Pacific/dp/1878348604/](https://www.amazon.com/Reef-Fish-Identification-Tropical-Pacific/dp/1878348604/) 2021 - Jacaranda - We have used this book for 5 years and find it excellent. # Bottom cleaning ### Services Nautic Nuku Hiva Island: **Nuku Hiva** Services Nautic Nuku Hiva Whats App [📞 +68987237348](tel:+68987237348) [🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/574732529669177/user/100093586062752/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/574732529669177/user/100093586062752/) ### Marco Masi Island: **Tahiti** Marco Masi Facebook: [🌐 www.facebook.com/marco.masi.393](https://www.facebook.com/marco.masi.393) [📧 marcomasi87@gmail.com](mailto:marcomasi87@gmail.com) Located in Tiana area. Contact via Facebook or email. ### Travaux sous marins du Pacifique Island: **Tahiti** Travaux sous marins du Pacifique Philippe de Villèle [📧 pdevillele@yahoo.fr](mailto:pdevillele@yahoo.fr) [📞 +68987766221](tel:+68987766221) 7-23 SV Lazy Bones Very professional, took pictures before and after, and showed up when he said he would. Has a van and services both Marinas. For more information, see Diving Services # Brass fittings and Copper tubing ### Ocean 2000 Island: **Tahiti** 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.529987,-149.560249) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.529987&mlon=-149.560249&zoom=19)* Adresse: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI [📞 +68940838393](tel:+68940838393) Fax: [📞 +68940838394](tel:+68940838394) [📧 oc2jeune@mail.pf](mailto:oc2jeune@mail.pf) Horaires d'ouverture: Lundi-Jeudi : Matin - 7:30-11:30 Après-midi - 13:00-16:30 Vendredi : Matin - 7:30-11:30 Après-midi - 13:30-15:00 Samedi : 8:00-11:00 Dimanche : Fermé Best visible stock Ocean 2000 but Sopoc is worth checking. For more information, see Marine Suppliers ### Sopom Island: **Tahiti** 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.531181,-149.571491) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.531181&mlon=-149.571491&zoom=19)* Sopom/Soflex have moved from their former location next to the bridge to the building between Ace and Nautisport. For more information, see Marine Suppliers # Buses ### Bus Airport to Taravoa Island: **Tahiti** bus 30 to taravao right outside the airport takes about an hour. Bus stop airport side of the road. App 400 xpf ### Bus System Island: **Tahiti** 03-21 Bus information >> [🌐 www.teretahiti.pf/?fbclid=IwAR0v3wraDg6cdhYnnVFq3YFmu4txJazRORT6HUUs2_1C-0YPMS6FJoLcAY](https://www.teretahiti.pf/?fbclid=IwAR0v3wraDg6cdhYnnVFq3YFmu4txJazRORT6HUUs2_1C-0YPMS6FJoLcAY) Yacht Club Area. If you are staying near Tahiti Yatch Club in Arue, buses run from very early until at least 6 pm. Walk across the big sports field to Ave General de Gaulle then a few hundred meters east, stand on the pavement (sidewalk) in front of the funeral home/marble counter tops shop. Wave at any bus you see as they approach. They tend to run about every 20-30 minutes. The cost in Dec 2016 was 200xpf one-way and 360xpf return. The smaller buses go by the nearby Carrefour but this can’t be a 15 minute walk. The big buses stop in the same bus stand as the bus to Faa and Marina Taina. The small buses stop next to the town hall, the Marie. Marina Taina. The bus stand for Marina Taina from Papeete is a block south east of the main market (marche)just around from Vodaphone. If your French is poor just say Marina Taina to the bus driver and he will tell you yea or nay. The Omotara bus or the Paea/Papara bus go by the Marina. The cost in 2017 was 200 xpf or 340xpf return. The bus drops you just in front of the Marina. Coming back just cross at the pedestrian crossing and look for the bus stop sign. Walking in Papeete From the Papeete Marina to Fare Ute is 14 minutes at a steady pace. Ocean 2000 is twenty minutes as is Hyper Bricolage. Its similar from the bus stops if you’re coming from the out lying areas. Champion is about 10 minutes from Marina Papeete. ### Buses from Airport to Papeete Island: **Tahiti** 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.560468, Lon -149.608844 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.560468,-149.608844) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.560468&mlon=-149.608844&zoom=19)* From Airport exit airport and walk across the main road. Bust stop is directly across from airport parking lot. See detailed bus route #2 [🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/papeetebusrouteno2](https://www.jacarandajourney.com/papeetebusrouteno2) ### Buss Schedule App Tahiti Island: **Tahiti** [🌐 www.teretahiti.pf/?fbclid=IwAR2u1SxMQ9txpB0_oU5vhcy7_dLmVY7R2-dFPyqZAKrFIsEdvM1WxQWFvEo](https://www.teretahiti.pf/?fbclid=IwAR2u1SxMQ9txpB0_oU5vhcy7_dLmVY7R2-dFPyqZAKrFIsEdvM1WxQWFvEo) Further comments on why some folks can download android app from play station and others can not. Thanks to SV Hedonsim 1-22 NOT all Android phones can download the APP. IF you have a FP phone and it was purchased here, Google Play should allow you to download. BUT, if you have a Google account not based in FP, you will not see the App as being available. We have 2 phones, one with a Vini Sim and one a Google Fi. Neither is able to download the APP because our Google Acct. is not in FP. I spent considerable time trying to figure it out. Apparently you can change your Google Location and download it but you are only allowed to do that once per year. Google Play it will not even show up. Go on the web to the Tere Tahiti site and click on "download the APP" and this is what you get IF you do not have a FP based account. You can obtain the app for android here: [🌐 play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spec.mobiv.teretahiti](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spec.mobiv.teretahiti) # Buy & Sell ### Puces nautiques Moorea Island: Mo'orea [🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/1074838600617240/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1074838600617240/) Vente et Échange Divers Tahiti Et Moorea Island: Mo'orea Vente et Échange Divers Tahiti Et Moorea [🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/1904446119787256/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3483919851839867](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1904446119787256/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3483919851839867) Puces nautiques Raiatea Island: **Raiatea** [🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/304798790492913/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/304798790492913/) ### Vente de bateau en polynesie Island: **Tahiti** Vente de bateau en polynesie [🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/360844564108143/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/360844564108143/) For all things marine related ### Divers buy sell & trade Island: **Tahiti** [🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/1904446119787256/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3483919851839867 ](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1904446119787256/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3483919851839867 ) ### Groupe pour les équipages de voiliers en Polynésie Island: **Tahiti** Groupe pour les équipages de voiliers en Polynésie FB group that covers FP. Mostly locals. Some people use to sell items related to sailing [🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/1968603029866183/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1968603029866183/) ### Nauticondo - Used boat equipment Island: **Tahiti** Used boat Eauipment [🌐 nauticondo.com](https://nauticondo.com) Hosted by Sophia Katharina ### Petites annonces.pf (Similar to Craigs List) Island: **Tahiti** [🌐 www.petitesannonces.pf/](https://www.petitesannonces.pf/) Local classified ads. In the same fashion as the US website Craigslist. Where everyone goes to buy a used car, rent apartments and buy things. ### Puces nautiques Tahiti Island: **Tahiti** If you need or sell boat parts or any second hand stuff, post on the online French Polynesian Swap meet group : Tahiti Sailing Flea market [🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/583836411756984/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/583836411756984/)