Tahiti Cruisers Guide


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Tahiti Cruisers Guide

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3D

Moo Systems

Island: Mo'orea

Moo Systems PaoPao, Cooks Bay (Near Super U) 📧 moosystem@gmail.com 📞 +68987383829

FB: ms3d

ABC Diffusion

Island: Tahiti ABC

Diffusion 21 Rue Cook Papeete 📧 info@monsite.fr 🌐 abcdiffusion.com 📞 +68940452929

Toru 3D

Island: Tahiti Toru

3D -impression 3D 📞 +68987737191

📧 Tahiti3dsupply@gmail.com Mamoa, Papeete Engineering Service

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Acrylic

Societe Polynesienne de Miroiterie (SPM)

Island: **Tahiti **

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.527422, Lon -149.527015 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

I can recommend SPM. Used them twice last year to replicate Lewmar hatch acryllic. For more information, see Lexan/Plastics

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Agents

Hiva Oa Yacht Services

Island: Hiva 'Oa
Hiva Oa Yacht Services (Sandra) Autona, Hiva Oa +689 87 23 22 47 hivaoayachtservices@gmail.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/hivaoayachtservices/ about/
Agent that works with Tahiti Crew in Papeete

Nuku Hiva Yacht Services

Island: Nuku Hiva
Yacht Services Nuku Hiva BP 301 Taiohae 98742 Nuku Hiva Polynesie Franciase tel: +689 87 22 68 72 fax: +689 40 920 750
VHF 72
ysnukuhiva@outlook.com https://www.yachtservicesnukuhiva.com Kevin & Annabele

VHF Net Monday - Friday Opening at 0800 on 72 and then switching to 68.

10-2019 SV Longta We bought a pair of sails from Lee Sails in Hong Kong. We were in Nuku Hiva and we used Kevin (Nuku Hiva Yacht Services) as our agent. We used the "yacht in transit" process because of the value of the purchase. Everything was handled seamlessly and our sails arrived (earlier than originally quoted!) on the Aranui.

AMATRANSIT - Bollore Logistics Polynésie 

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.561158 Longitude: -149.612881
AMATRANSIT - Bollore Logistics Polynésie Jean-Pierre COMBESCURE BP 20359 - 98713 PAPEETE Tahiti - Polynésie Française
Tél. : (+689) 40 54 84 70 Fax : (+689) 40 43 18 70 Mob. : (+689) 87.77.03.57 Mail : jpcombescure@amatransit.pf

Emilie TROFLÉAU Responsable Technico-commerciale Bolloré Logistics Polynésie Immeuble EPPV Fare Ute 98 713 Papeete Tahiti - Polynésie Française Tél. :(+689) 40 54 84 70 Mob. : (+689) 87 28 0715 Mail : emilie@amatransit.pf

Jean-Pierre was my initial contact and the person I dealt with face-to-face. He speaks pretty good English. He’s either the owner or the Manager. I think Emilie did most of the leg work and I emailed back and forth with her for some details. I usually sent my inquiries to both of them. Jean-Pierre made the deliveries personally, though, dropping them off at the marina gate using his own car. I usually paid him in cash at the time of delivery, but also paid cash into an account at their bank directly across the street from the marina when some minor adjustments were necessary. I did three imports with Bollore. The first was just an iPad that had gotten tangled up in red tape in the mail. Jean-Pierre did this for free, I think because I’d been personally referred to him by a mutual friend and because we’d already started discussing my bigger shipment. The second was house batteries, etc, amounting to about $4500. The third was a new-used helm pedestal valued at about $500. I’d say Bollore’s fees on these worked out to about 5%. There were no hassles on any of these, only time and patience required, none due to delays that I would attribute to Bollore. Actual shipping into Tahiti was out of Los Angeles through Vanguard at: LALA FARAIMO JR. South Pacific Islands Supervisor Direct: (310) 604-2699 Fax: (310) 847-8008 Vanguard Logistics Services (USA), inc. 2665 E Del Amo Blvd Rancho Dominguez CA 90221 LinkedIn | vanguardlogistics.com As I understand it Vanguard also used to act as an import agent here but, due to some bad actors among us cruisers, won’t do that anymore and I only used their shipping service. Although the requirements for paperwork were a hassle, I had no trouble with Vanguard themselves at all. Roy (SV Mabruka) 9-2018

Gondrand Transit & Voyages

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.541653 Longitude: -149.56863
Gondrand Transit & Voyages

Gondrand Transit & Voyages BP 475 – 98713 Papeete Tel 40 54 31 58 Commercial-exploitation.ppt@gondrand.pf Direction.ppt@gondrand.pf 
Michele Lichon douane.1ppt@gondrand.pf Laurent BAUDIT 

We used Gondrand for both importing a battery charger and also importing the boat. Battery charger was in customs less than 4 hours before I had it in hand! The company is used by the majority of boats that want to import their vessel into French Polynesia. We can highly recommend them. (Jacaranda) They are located very close to McDonalds in city center. I have only dealt with them via email and phone - Yes importation was all handled via email and phone. (Jacaranda) 

10-2022 SV Auntie AVOID!! Complete fail on Gondrand, largely because of their US partners, I.L.S. Bottom paint I use not available here any longer so bought 8 gallons in Miami and had Gondrand handle all shipping. In the US, I.L.S. lost 4 gallons, and damaged the remaining 4 gallons beyond use. They did not communicate this, had I not repeatedly asked for updates I would still not know. Gondrand’s insurance would not cover because it never reached the dock. AVOID!!


Poly Trans

Island: Tahiti
NOT recommended by numerous cruisers who used them and will never use them again. They do not process yacht in transit status and basically were very difficult to work with. If using Vanguard in LA as the US shipper they give you an option of 2 agents to use. 


Polynesia Yacht Services

Island: Tahiti
Polynesia Yacht Services (PYS) Laurent Bernaert Tel:(689)87 77 12 30 polynesia.yacht.services@gmail.com

Excellent reports from numerous yachts that have used Laurent. Speaks English

10-2019 SV Amilie We first used PYS when Oyster retained him as yacht agent for the 2013/4 Oyster World Rally We contacted him, again, when in Mexico before departing for Nuka Hiva last Spring 2018 PYS use Kevin (NHYS) in Nuka Hiva and our Fuel Duty Free Certificate were available on arrival, together with Kevin sorting out the paperwork for our entry in FP Marina Taina seems to be pretty well booked up whatever time of year & we’ve met many cruisers who’ve been denied berths and moorings because fully booked. PYS have arranged our bookings and we’ve always been allocated a berth. We were recommended Matt Rigging Services when in Marina Taina, again he seemed constantly booked up, when we contacted PYS we were on the schedule and it was worth the 10% fee charged for going through Laurent. We’ve had occasion to import spares, new sails & a new generator over the past 18 months, each time PYS have sorted clearance at Customs and delivery to Marina Taina within 24 hours of goods arriving in Papeete Airport. As an avid cigar smoker I found myself ordering cigars through PYS to fly them to Rangiroa. They were bought at wholesale, not retail, and even including the 10% buyers fee and freight to Rangiroa they were 30% cheaper than the shop in Papeete. If you want to enjoy cruising these beautiful islands & minimise the time waiting for spares & services we highly recommend using PYS.”

------------------ Handles the Oyster Rally when it comes thru.

Seal Super Yachts Tahiti

Island: Tahiti
Handling mostly mega yachts Pascal Bredein 87 774 447 tahiti@seal-superyachts.com paco@seal-superyachts.com

Tahiti Crew 

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.585972 Longitude: -149.614556 view in google maps

Tehani Located Tania Marina area. Tehani -- tehani@tahiticrew.com -- yachts@tahiticrew.com http://tahiticrew.com/ (689) 87 23 55 41 Tahiti Crew can provide bond and duty free fuel certificates for yachts arriving. See the website for info. In addition they have a discounted special for members of the Pacific Puddle Jump group http://www.pacificpuddlejump.com/ For more information, see Yacht Services Tahiti Ocean (Taina Marina) Island: Tahiti Tahiti Ocean Large yacht Agency https://tahiti-ocean.com/ +689 40 42 80 31 Marina Taina next to Casa Blanca

Tahiti Superyacht Support

Island: Tahiti
Tahiti Superyacht Support Gérants : Laurent-Patrick CORNU
Mobile +689.70.48.75 – Tel/Fax +689.41.07.78 Email : laurent@tahitisuperyachtsupport.com
Web site : www.tahitisuperyachtsupport.com
Skype : Tahiti Superyacht Support
FaceBook : Tahiti SuperYacht Support Tahiti Yacht Agents Island: Tahiti Tahiti Yacht Agents

Contact : Bud GILROY Mobile : 689 79 66 05 – 689 42 55 61 general@tya.pf www.tya.pf

Tahiti Yacht Services

Island: Tahiti Tahiti Yacht Services Contact : Pascal Bredin – General Manager Phone / Fax 689 85 52 85 – Mobile 689 77 44 47 email : yacht@tys.pf www.tahitiyacht.com

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Air Conditioning

Champion Vaiare

Island: Mo'orea

Champion Portable Air Conditioners For more information, see Groceries

Marine Refrigeration Mike Campbell

Island: Tahiti

Mike Campbell Air Conditioning Repairs 30 years experience in marine air conditioning systems in palma de mallorca and 5 years in French Polynesia. From new installations of 240,000btu chiller units to small 12,000 btu self contained units. Trouble Shooting, maintenance and repair. For more information, see Refrigeration – Repairs

Carrefour Taina

Island: Tahiti

Carefour Portable Air Conditioners For more information, see Sodastream Refills

R.E.G Climatisation

Island: Tahiti

R.E.G Climatisation +689-87-33-99-77 https://m.facebook.com/REG-%C3%89lectricit%C3%A9-Climatisation-Tahiti-1822164764483554/ services/?ref... https://electricien-tahiti-paea-reg.business.site/

1-22 SV Sea Bear Today we returned to Marina Papeete from Fakarava, and on arrival at the dock, I looked in your guide for someone to take a look at our air conditioners which haven't worked for the past 18 months. I goggled on line and found R.E.G. climatisation. I can't remember the man's name but he was downtown and came to our boat within 20 minutes. He was a lovely local man who spoke only a little bit of english, but with google translate, we managed well to explain the issues. He had both aircons up and running within 2 hours, and his price was very reasonable. He was very professional and took his time to properly evaluate the units. Even went the extra mile to discuss possible future issues and what we could do about them should they arise. As well, he returned with a cannister of refrigerant for us to use at a future date if needed. He said he was happy to also consult online if we had any further issues. All in all a great experience and highly recommended!

 

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Airlines / Airports

Air New Zealand

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540352, Lon -149.567921 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ave du General de Gaulle City side of Vaiama Center Near LAN office.

Air Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53965, Lon -149.566922 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Local FP interisland airline
📞 +68940866067

Office in Papeete is near the Market. They have service to almost every island throughout FP. Prices are modest. If over sixty there is a discount card worth exploring. Flights are often booked up to a month ahead but changing or cancelling flights is a maximum of 1,000xpf so checking for cancelations is often fruitful. Luggage allowances are 7kg but a scuba c-card gets you a free extra 5kg and connections to international flight increases you allowance. The per kg extra baggage rates are very modest but your luggage may be sent along later.

What we do is 1. Check the Air Tahiti flight for space. 2. Book our international ticket 3. Bring a copy of our international flight to Air Tahiti so they can mark your ticket as an international flight. You are then allowed 20kgs (2016 Jacaranda)

Air Tahiti Nui

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat 17.539648, Lon -149.56692 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

This is the international part of Air Tahiti. They can be booked online and booked through a number of booking sites. Seats can only be reserved by going to the office. Plenty of english engliing staff. They are adjacent to the Marie (City Hall) on the Eastern corner.

AirCalin

Island: Tahiti

New Caledonia airlines. Services islands in the South Pacific 🌐 us.aircalin.com/en/the-company/the-fleet

American Airlines (Extra Bags)

Island: Tahiti

American Airlines
We booked our tickets via AA and they ticketed us on Air Tahiti Nui. 2015 What surprised us was we were allowed 2 large bags each. The next year(2016) I forgot and booked on Air Tahiti Nui and found we ended up paying extra for our second bag. So check the prices and baggage allowances before you book. (Jacaranda) 24

French Bee

Island: Tahiti

French Bee is now flying into Papeete Hawaiian Airlines

They fly in on Sat. 1x a week

International Airport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.556755, Lon -149.611411 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The international airport in Tahiti is called Fa'a'ā. It is a 15-minute drive away from the city center but there can be high traffic in the direction Airport->Papeete early in the morning up to 8am, and starting at around 3:30pm until 5pm in the direction Papeete->Airport.

Buses Airport - Papeete There is a bus stand directly across the street from the airport. Buses run randomly weekdays and Sat during the day.

Papeete - Airport You can catch the bus near the central market. Mon-Sat during daylight hours

Taxis There is a taxi stand right in front of the Papeete marina (the one in the city center) on the other side of the road very close to the Vaima shopping center next to the Rétro bar. Depending on time of day taxi's from city center run about 20-25$. Bags also contribute to cost. Also the number of people as well will increase the cost United is now flying into Papeete

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Alcohol

Ariki Noa Noa

Island: Tahiti

Ariki Noa Noa Tahitian Import Export

They sell liquor in bulk and at discounted rates. You can buy a 10L drum of tasty rum for $160/drum. There is no additional cost for the container. They only accept cash, but there is a Banco Socredo right next to their building. Location is Zone Industrielle del la Punaruu. Even though the containers look exactly alike (blue 10L drums) and they both have stickers, the rum inside and the cost is different when comparing Ariki Noa Noa to Tamure Rhum. The Ariki Noa Noa rum is smoother and does not have the typical bite that "Rhum" offers and you will save about $15-$20 per drum if you purchase at Ariki Noa Noa. Of course, it is not as convenient as Tamure Rhum which is located near Carrefour, but it is worth the drive for better tasting and cheaper rum 6-21 SV Sugar Shack recommendation

Bora Bora Bar Retro

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539986, Lon -149.56871 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Bora Bora Bar. Best happy hour in town and meal specials

Dinghy Bar

Island: Tahiti

At Marina Taina sell beer from the local micro brewery and 5 to 6pm beer is two for one.

Kim Fa SAS Papeete (Duty Free)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531355, Lon -149.568142 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940545600 Fare Ute next to Yune Tung. Close to Hotel Sarah Nui (across the small stream) If you are checking your boat out of the country in Papeete, you can buy alcohol duty free at Kim Fa, a retailer in Papeete centre. They will bring the alcohol to the dock.

Les 3 Brasseurs

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536231, Lon -149.568086 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Les 3 Brasseurs in Papeete is a local brewery that has a decent selection of 🌐 beers.on Monday nights beers and flat breads are half price.

Tamure Rhum (Rum in Bulk)

Island: Tahiti

Tamure Rhum( Rum in bulk) Location: Juice stand by the Puinaaia Carrefour Contact: 89 71 01 47 or FB Messenger. More info at 🌐 m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=410835222429912 or 🌐 tamurerhum.com/ Local distillery making good quality local spirits and juices from locally grown sugar cane and fruits. Their bottles can be found in Carrefour and other grocery stores. They also have a sugar cane juice stand next to the Carrefour in Punaaia (close to Taina) where they offer rum in bulk (‘en vrac’) in 5 and 10 liter jugs, as well as flavored rums. When buying in bulk, you get a significant discount off their white and dark rums - about 30% off. Call or message in advance to pick up your order at their stand. Cash only. They also ship to other islands using maritime freight for a modest fee. We got our order in Fakarava on the Cobia, and payed through local bank transfer. They speak OK English. More info at 🌐 m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=410835222429912 or 🌐 tamurerhum.com/

6-21 SV Sugar Shack Tamure Rum is located at the juice stand across from Carrefor (Marina Taina) will also arrange for 10L drums of rum. They offer white rum 38 proof $180/drum or 47 proof $220/drum or Brown rum 38 proof at $180/drum or 45 proof $200/drum. The container is an additional $500 and it usually takes a few days to get.

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Alternator and Starter repair

Alternator and Starter Shop

Island: Tahiti

[Update from August 2022: The old person who was running this business is not working anymore. I heard that his son took over but the shop described below may not exist anymore or may have moved. Please let us know if you have any info]

Galet (or Gallay) Small alternator and starter shop on Tipaerui road. No sign but look for row of white tour buses on the west side of road (right). The shop is behind the buses. Speaks no english but has a test bench and is knee deep in old parts. Would not charge to test alternator. 📞 +68940425402

Chan et Fils SARL

Island: Tahiti

Chan et Fils SARL Patrick and Laurent Chan

📞 +68940836015

📞 +68969897777695 📞 +68987784585

📧 chanpatrick@mail.pf

📧 chanetfils@mail.pf

Punaauia Winds, Motors and Altenators. Installations

5-2024 SV Indioko., I would simply say that he was able to work magic on our old rusty onan Cummins generator. We removed the genset at marina Taina and dropped it directly onto his truck. He took it away, was able to rewind the stator, built a new metal base and stands to replace the rusted out one and even helped me work out a way to gain both 110 and 240v power out of the single genset. After a quick paint job (mainly to hold the rust in a roughly generator looking shape) he was keen to show us it working before dropping it off back in the marina for us to reinstall. Brilliantly kind and helpful guy and first on my list for generator repair.

11-2020 SV Moira I have recently had to replace my generator with a used unit that needed to be reconditioned, tested, installed and troubleshot aboard. Laurent and Kevin at Chan et Fils SARL in Puna’auia have done an outstanding job and I would like to recommend them to be added to your guide. A project like that is never easy and they have gone out of their way to see it through.

Dieselec

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531452, Lon -149.559538 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dieselec Fare Ute BP 9024 Motu Uta Papeete

📞 +68940422576 📞 +68940582990 📞 +68987773587

📧 dieselec@mail.pf

Opening hours: 0700-1200, 1330-1630 Monday to Thursday, 0700-1200, 1330-1530 Friday.

Rebuilding of injectors, fuel lift pumps, fuel injection pumps,alternators & starters. Mechanic can come to your boat to work. Supply of many parts, including electrical. They stock quite a few alternators and starters. They have a testing bench for both starters and alternators. If need to speak in english ask for Pierre (40805046) 40472575 is in Fare Uti between Nautisport and Sin Tun Hing. They are Perkins supplier, rebuild injector pumps, starters and alternators. For more information, see Diesel Parts

Enipac

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532636, Lon -149.570836 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Enipac 📞 +68940427010 Vini: 📞 +68987777695

📧 enipacsarl@mail.pf

Rebuild motors including starters and alternators. In Fare Ute on side street next to Total. Just before the Mobil station on the port side of the street. Does not speak English but using Google translate worked well 3-2022 Recently reported that Laurent from Chan et Fils SARL also owns this shop.

12-2020 SV Hedonism The location is as advertised in the TCG but you could possibly walk right by it. Suffice to say, do not look for a "storefront". It is a two man working shop. You enter through the garage door directly into the working shop. He does not speak English but very quickly pulls out his phone with Google Translate at the ready. I brought in my Hitachi Alternator that Deiselec had first said a couple of months previous, "no parts" and then said cannot fix with out even looking at it. (tried to sell me a new one). Enipac said it would be next week before he could look at it. The next day I decided to email him asking him if there was any chance of getting it sooner as we were hoping to depart. That evening he emailed me 5 photos of my alternator including the problem (burnt diode) and the winding. There was also a photo of my alternator on the test bench. He advised that it would be ready the next day. He replaced the diode, repaired the windings and "baked it". Total cost was 15000xpf which I thought was reasonable. My suggestion if you are going to visit, type out a note of what you want done including what you are bringing in (12 volt alternator, 80 amp) and what you would like done (trouble shoot, repair etc) and run Google Translate before you print it. It will make things easier. I would not hesitate to return.

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Aluminium

Alunox

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.723333, Lon -151.456388 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Alunox 📞 +68940664630

Marinalu

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.736569, Lon -151.484583 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marinalu 📞 +68940662504

Raiatea Usinage

Island: Raiatea

Raiatea Usinage For more information, see Machine Shops

Naval yard specialised in aluminium boat construction

Island: Tahiti

I heard it is very busy and will normally prefer new constructions rather than small jobs. I also heard that the manager, Hervé, is very knowledgeable : Nautisport

They are based in Taravao, which a 1-hour drive away from Papeete. 📞 +68940547630

Pacific Productions

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.526809, Lon -149.568108 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marine aluminium welding, bending, solar panels etc. Good quality, professional, quick and reasonably priced. Fare Ute, next to Technimarine

📞 +6894042574

Somalu

Island: Tahiti

Somalu ZI de Tipaerui, Pape'ete

📞 +68940500300

📧 teiki.admin@somalu.pf

🌐 www.somalu.pf/

🌐 www.facebook.com/Somalu-681176705256641/

10-2020 Reported to do powder coating Industrial shop that does fabricating of aluminum and windows.

VBP (Visserie Boulonnerie Polynésienne) 1st Choice

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530485, Lon -149.571079 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Two shops in Tahiti Fare Uti 📞 +68940834310 Recently moved and is aprox 150 meters se of Nautisport. They speak English Punaauia 📞 +68940834320 📧 Vbp.fixations@vbp.pf

The best stock of bolts especially stainless is VBP. They carry a number of stainless shackles, hose champs, rod stock, and even stock helicoils; But don’t expect to find imperial sizes.

4-22 They have aluminum pop rivets

10-18 We needed a new steering cable in 7mm stainless steel, and VBP had it. They were very helpful, and also had a lot of shackles, rings and bolts in SS marine quality. They also have a lot of good tools, like drill bits etc. In the high end, though, with good quality.

Technimarine

Island: Tahiti

There is a large aluminum shop located in the Techni Marine yard. They were building large tanks

For more information, see Haulout

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Anchorages

Marina Taina Area

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.585612 Longitude: -149.620354

Just across from the mooring fields is anchoring room for many dozens of yachts.

19-8-2024 There is a number of areas that are currently being contested as legal anchorages. Best to arrive and ask folks that are anchored there

Yacht Club de Tahiti (Arue)

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.524237 Longitude: -149.53575

http://www.yctahiti.org/ Yacht Club Tahiti BP 14149 - 98701 Arue Arue PK 4 email: yctahiti@mail.pf Tel: 40 42 78 03 VHF 6 The anchorage around Tahiti Yacht club is generally in the twenty meter range. The club charges 1500xpf a week for the dingy dock and access to their hot water showers. They also have good clothes washing facilities. Carrefour is close and several food trucks come every night. Their moorings are rarely available and cost is high. You can take diesel but not water there but the maveuvoring room is very tight (wouldn’t recommend for a full keel boat for sure.) You can occasionally get an end tie for a day or two on one of their docks. WiFi is available from adjacent cafe.

12-2019 Current reports are there is no anchoring allowed near the club 

2017- It was reported by Rob on Tiger Beetle that the Gendarme came by in their boat and told all the anchor outs they harea is not an anchorage. Ask at the club for further updates

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Anchors

IE MARINE

Island: Tahiti

IE Marine Reported to carry Rocha anchors For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.530357 Longitude: -149.571822

Small selections of Anchors Tel: (+689) 40 50 59 59 Fax: (+689) 40 42 17 75 BP 62 98713 Papeete - TAHITI Seller@nautisport.pf For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.529987 Longitude: -149.560249

Adresse: 67 av Pomare 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 For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.528096 Longitude: -149.567219

40549454 For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.585582 Longitude: -149.61497

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 689-87-74-10-02 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr Marina Taina Michel Balzer is the go-to shipchandler in the Marina Taina in Punaauia (i.e. not the city center marina). He carries anchors, especially when the rainy season starts (from November until March).As of March 17 he had a large stock of Rocna anchors 15 to35kg For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Animal rescue / adoption

Association Eimeo Animara Moorea

Island: Mo'orea

Association Eimeo Animara Moorea https://www.eimeoanimara.org/ +689 87 22 57 32 Pet Adoption Service · Nonprofit Organization, Animal Shelter

Familles d'Accueil et d'Adoption des Animaux de Moorea et Tahiti 

Island: Mo'orea

Familles d'Accueil et d'Adoption des Animaux de Moorea et Tahiti https://www.facebook.com/groups/1510054482613667/

Familles d'Accueil et d'Adoption des Animaux de Moorea et Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

Familles d'Accueil et d'Adoption des Animaux de Moorea et Tahiti https://www.facebook.com/groups/1510054482613667/

Ia Maita'i Te Animara

Island: Tahiti

https://www.facebook.com/iamaitai.teanimara/ contact@imta.pf +689 87 79 58 58

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Apple Computers

Apple Reseller - IVEA

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.540033 Longitude: -149.568374

Address : Vaima Center - Plazza High BP 40141 Fare Tony 9873 Papeete Tahiti - French Polynesia

Hours: Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 5pm Tuesday: 10 am - 5 pm Saturday: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Capital RC 9649B - N ° Tahiti 678821 Contact - IVEA Standard: 40 54 53 00

There is an Apple reseller called IVEA in the Vaima shopping center, facing the city center marina. I think it also fixes computers but won't send them out for a warranty repair/exchange because of duty taxes that you would incur when your (exchanged) item is sent back to French Polynesia.

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Appliances

Tahiti Menagerie

Island: Tahiti

https://www.tahitimenager.pf/

General Appliances. Stores located through Tahiti, Mo’orea, etc

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Art supplies

Odyssey Books

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.540498 Longitude: -149.566142

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 art materials are at the far end of the shop, past the books. For more information, see Books, English

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Attorney

Adrien Huguet

Island: Tahiti

Adrien Huguet adrienhuguet.avocat@gmail.com... +689 89 37 38 38

9-2022 SV Creampuff Adrien speaks decent English. He helped us out when I needed a notary stamp for paperwork. While I was there he helped out two other boaters for various stamped paperwork. The fees are very reasonable. Easy 15 minute walk to his office from Papeete Marina.

SV Daybreak fairly good english but no specific maritime experience, but he saved my ass with local cutoms, and later with gendarmerie maritime for boat issue, very friendly, intelligent efficient and reasonnable rate... a man to know....!!!! and he will orient you to the best, if he, is not the one for your task..

Laurent Chiche

Island: Tahiti

Laurent Chiche - fluent in English ; lchiche@hotmail.fr

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Auto parts

Equipe Auto

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: 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 40-500 550 http://www.equipauto-tahiti.pf/

Pacific Auto Pieces (Parts)

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.542486 Longitude: -149.554127

Pacific Auto Pieces (Parts) 98713 Avenue Pierre Loti, Papeete, French Polynesia +689 40 53 40 40 Did not get a phone # or business card for this place. Sorry. Located on Avenue Pierre Loti about 2.5 km on right side going up hill. Huge auto parts store for engine parts

Tahiti Auto Accessories

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.532062 Longitude: -149.570091

Belts and other auto parts. Good selection of starting batteries. Several staff speak english. On side street next to Auto Express near the Naval yard and Total fuel terminal in Fare Ute 40428110

Tang et Cie

Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -17.535452 Longitude: -149.563333

40542400 Seems like the best stocked auto parts store around. Found oil and temp sender units. Also carry 20/50 oil for older diesels. Not sure about english. Just off Prince Hanio on Ave du Regent Paraita. Go past the Shell station and turn right at Pharmacy then is a few doors down.

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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

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Bakery

L’abre à Pain Boulangerie Polynesienne

Island: Tahiti

L’abre à Pain Boulangerie Polynesienne

📞 +689 40 45 64 64

📧 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 OpenStreetMap

Rue du Pierre Collette Great deserts, pan chocolate, almond croissants, cakes, etc. Open for breakfast and lunch

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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.

 

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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

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Bed Linen

Boutique Hotel

Island: Tahiti

Boutique Hotel cours de l'Union Sacree Closest cross street Av Georges Clemenceau

📞 +68940854425

🌐 www.boutiquehotelstore.com/

📧 boutiquehotel@captahiti.pf

🌐 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/

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

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Bicycle repair

ETS Aming

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534413, Lon -149.566966 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

ETS Aming

📞 +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 OpenStreetMap

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

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Boat broakers

Raiatea Yacht Sales

Island: Raiatea

Raiatea Yacht Sales

📞 +68987290609 / 📞 +68987277938

📧 info@raiatea-yacht.com

🌐 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

📧 eric@36degrees.pf

🌐 www.36degrees.pf

Tahiti - French Polynesia

Sail Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540165, Lon -149.568418 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sail Tahiti Centre Vaima, Bd de la Reine Pomare IV, Papeete 98714, French Polynesia

📞 +68987328845 / 📞 +68987242875

M & WhatsApp: 📞 +68987242875

📧 contact@sailtahiti.com

🌐 www.sailtahiti.com/

Sunshine Cruising Yachts

Island: Tahiti

Sunshine Cruising Yachts Agent: Teare Mariteragi-Nofziger 📧 teare@suncruising.com

Phone Number/Whatsapp: 📞 +18083834558

Local Number: 📞 +68987303563

🌐 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

🌐 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).

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Boat Cards

Vista Print

Island: Tahiti

Vista Print 🌐 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

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Boat Cleaning

Mana

Island: Tahiti

Mana 📧 Taaroamea.raimana@outlook.fr

📞 +68989712557

Hull, interior, change of Zinc, diving. 11-23 SV Elvira recommended

Merriana and Clay

Island: Tahiti

Merriana and Clay 📞 +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.

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Boat Watchers

Marina Viare - Jacques

Island: Mo'orea

Jacques - Contact Info 📧 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

Phone and WhatsApp: 📞 +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

📞 +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

🌐 www.36degrees.pf

📞 +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

Taina Boat Watch (Adrian Pataki)

Island: Tahiti

Adrian Pataki 📧 svattila@gmail.com

📞 +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

(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

📞 +68989374359

📧 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

7-23 currently watching several boats in Marina Papeete

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Boat workers

BMS (Boat Maintenance Service)

Island: Raiatea

BMS (Boat Maintenance Services) Fred Hermelin 📧 bms@mail.pf

📞 +68987749560

Fred is very experienced and also does general boat work (windlass, fiberglass)

John Claude

Island: Tahiti

Laborer: John Claude 📞 +68987306391

He does wash, wax, polish, teak, stain, oil, sanding and everything for boats. Rate 12000xpf per day

10-20 SV Sugar Shack recommended

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Books, English

Librairie Klima

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540094, Lon -149.566707 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Librairie Klima 🌐 librairieklima.blogspot.com/

📞 +68940420063

📧 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/

Odyssey Books

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540498, Lon -149.566142 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

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.

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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/

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/

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/

2021 - Jacaranda - We have used this book for 5 years and find it excellent.

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Bottom cleaning

Services Nautic Nuku Hiva

Island: Nuku Hiva

Services Nautic Nuku Hiva Whats App 📞 +68987237348

🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/574732529669177/user/100093586062752/

Marco Masi

Island: Tahiti

Marco Masi Facebook: 🌐 www.facebook.com/marco.masi.393

📧 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

📞 +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

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Brass fittings and Copper tubing

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Adresse: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

Fax: 📞 +68940838394

📧 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 OpenStreetMap

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

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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

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 OpenStreetMap

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

Buss Schedule App Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

🌐 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

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Buy & Sell

Puces nautiques Moorea

Island: Mo'orea 🌐 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

Puces nautiques Raiatea

Island: Raiatea

🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/304798790492913/

Vente de bateau en polynesie

Island: Tahiti

Vente de bateau en polynesie 🌐 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

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/

Nauticondo - Used boat equipment

Island: Tahiti

Used boat Eauipment 🌐 nauticondo.com

Hosted by Sophia Katharina

Petites annonces.pf (Similar to Craigs List)

Island: Tahiti

🌐 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/

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CO2 Refills

CO2 Refills DIY

Island: Tahiti

4-2023 Price is still 4960xpf delivery 1469xpf and tax +16% 5 kg is will fill about 9 bottles.

2-2022 About dry ice and filling soda stream bottles in Tahiti... My husband went this morning (you should arrange the date and time with Gaspac). He is back and this is what he got and how he is doing it: he got pellets shape dry ice and now he is filling 400gr per bottle. Of course, he removed the top of the bottles. More info: 5kg is min to buy. With 5kg with filled 8 bottles and we have some leftovers.

The price for 5kg = $49.60

2-20 Additional info I am planning to buy carbon dioxide CO2 dry ice to fill Sodastream bottles in Tahiti. Any top fitting can be filled including our US style tops. We have 2 bottles and the minimum purchase will fill about 8 bottles. I think last time the total cost was about 5000 francs. So about 6 USD per 330g bottle.

Dry ice available in Papeete. See entry for GazPac under same heading

Lots of You Tube videos on how to refill your bottle. Very Easy

🌐 🌐 www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR31a0bkgzxE-

iim2xbGljdlVjTUnhxOvOwC0G5YLx77P2EVZoZLKrYu1Ts&v=ee7fvfGVIFY&feature=youtu.be 🌐 🌐 youtu.be/BVlVqNQXJTk

If you put in the weight stated on the label. Sometimes 450g, 425g or 410g. All these different weights claim to make 60 litres of drink! Presumably more or less fizzy.

You need to weigh the bottle then zero the scales to make sure you don't overfill

Comments from DV Dash filling in NZ I thought we ordered “pellets” both times. The first time we got lovely “tubes” of dry ice we could easily pick up with tongs and drop in, about the size of glue sticks. This past time we got a box full of what looked more like frozen rice! (Different distributor) it was a bit more cumbersome to funnel into canister, but it worked. A kitchen or postal scale helps. You can put empty canister on it and zero scale and add dry ice to the proper amount. Kind of fun like a high school science lab day!

GasPac Tahiti

 

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.560154, Lon -149.570351 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

GasPac Tahiti 🌐 🌐 www.gazpac.com/

TIPAERUI VALLEY BP 632, 98713 PAPEETE POSTAL BOXES PHONE. 📞 +68940541154 FAX.+68940421673 📧 📧 gazpol@gazpac.com

📧 📧 service.gaz@gazpac.com

Call ahead to schedule appointment They package industrial and food grade gases. CO2 cylinder refill and dry ice. You need to call them because they don't process every product every day. 2-2022 5kg is min to buy. With 5kg with filled 8 bottles and we have some leftovers. The price for 5kg = $40

8-2020 Cruisers reported filling tanks with Co2 for beverages

Andrew Nelson reports Gazpac is the answer. You need to unscrew the top and fill with the correct weight of dry ice( from Gazpac) . Very easy and cheap. Minimum purchase fills about 6 bottles app 5000xp

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Camera repair / battery replacement

Photo Tahiti Vaima Center

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540165, Lon -149.568418 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Photo Tahiti 📞 +68940429734 📧 📧 phototahiti@mail.pf

Canon, Nikon, etc

Not sure if they do camera repair but they have batteries

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Canvas supplies

BATIPOL API

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.56176, Lon -149.60639 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Batipol API 📞 +68940800480

5-2021 SV 2K --- I have found fabric that are almost Sunbrella quality at BATIPOL API

Carreira Industries

Island: Tahiti

Carreira Sébastien Lutgen Telephone Business 89 54 68 90 Cell: 89 72 67 26 Email is: 📧 textech.distribution@gmail.com

Taravao, Tahiti 12-2020 SV Mana Kai They are in Taravao now, and he doesn't speak much English he prefers to deal with people by email with details or what they need rather then the phone...

If you have done business since they moved to Taravoa please send me a note and let me know how things went<<<< From previous information when they were located city center Papeete Biminis, dodgers, cusions, yatch interiors etc. Wide stock of Sunbrella, fasteners, webbing, thread, foam open cell and nonwater retaining foam. They will also reburish boat interiors.

12-2020 Reported they moved from City center Papeete to Taravo

9-19 Coral Trekker They did a great job redoing my FP Lipari corner sofa cushions in a matching color to the others. They copied the stitches to the original so hard to see the refurbishment. Great job.

Tahiti Distribution

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541225, Lon -149.554225 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Distribution 📞 +68940427056

🌐 tahitidistribution.com/

📧 contact@tahiti-distribution.com

vast stocks of fabrics including acrylic canvas, very like Sunbrella (+ all sorts of other sewing goodies including industrial grade UV thread San Esu ). Chemin Toomaru PO box 3774 Titioro PO 98713 Papeete. 10-2022 SV Seahorse TAHITI DISTRIBUTION have a great range of qualities n prices, but you ja e to go there in person and value....we recently bought a "sky", really really happy about it

Ace Hardware

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531449, Lon -149.571269 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ace Hardware Fare Ute 5-2021 Carries Velcro For more information, see Hardware Stores

Velcro - ESSOR

Island: Tahiti

Essor40 42 57 26 🌐 www.facebook.com/myessortahiti/

Velcro - Venus

Island: Tahiti

Venus 5 bis, Rue Albert Leboucher, 40 42 95 61 Very close to the Papeete Market 5-2021 Reported to carry Velcro

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Canvas work

Arthur Demachy

Island: Bora Bora

Arthur Demachy 📞 +68987239401 Also Whats App 📧 demachy.a@gmail.com

From Arthur I am permanently in Bora Bora and I live on my sailboat called One Life. Moored near the BB Yacht Club My name is Arthur and my marine upholstery and canvas business is called "One Life L'Atelier" because I started it onboard and now I have a workshop...(mean atelier in french) The best way to contact me here is by Facebook(Arthur Demachy) or phone call 📞 +68987239401 I can move to the place were you are anchored if you pick me up with your dinghy or I can use mine if you are to my boat or you call me and we can meet at my workshop. I am currently working on my Facebook page who will be called "One Life l atelier " 7-2020 SV Influencer Awesome canvas worker - Bimini repairs, cushions (make new and fix old) etc in Bora Bora - did an incredible job on our very aged Bimini!!!

Voilerie Nuku Hiva

Island: Nuku HivaVoilerie Nuku Hiva For more information, see Sails

O'rion

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.737668, Lon -151.484948 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

O'rion 87709901 Lat 16d 44.16, Long 151d 27.07

Artimon Sail Maker

Island: Raiatea

Pierre Artimon Raiatea Carenage 🌐 www.artimon-raiatea.com

📧 pierre.artimon@gmail.com

87-34-93-98 Pierre also does canvas work. For more information, see Sails

Leonardo Bruni

Island: Tahaa

leonardo bruni 87758587 📧 ghibli_3@hotmail.com

Leonardo lives on his boat in Tahaa directly across from Apooti Marina. he travels back and forth often. He is a sailmaker and can do sail repair as well

Tahiti Sails

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.5567, Lon -149.592512 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Sails 5/2021 SV Cyrolia For canvas work, Tahiti Sails. Sebastian and his team did my dodger and bimini for my Jeanneau 53, and the work exceeded my already extremely high expectations. 12-2020 SV Barracuda of Islay Tahiti Sails have just made us a smart new spray hood for Barracuda, and it’s actually better than the original - we’re very pleased with it. Guillaume is great to work with: very professional, listens well, does what he promises, is clear about timescales and costs, and pays attention to detail. All this and he speaks good English too. NB We were warned that our fabric would take six weeks to arrive from NZ - so worth allowing plenty of time for canvas work. For more information, see Sails

Carreira Industries

Island: Tahiti

Carreira Taravao For more information, see Canvas Supplies

Itzel Lopez

Island: Tahiti

Itzel Lopez 📞 +68987342166

Located Punauuia 🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/950473935144833/user/1093891744

12-2021 SV Amares She is more active in Punauuia, but she has a scooter and has done also jobs in Papeete I know her personally and can really good recommend her

Ocean Sails Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

Michel 689-8771-1686 (oceansailstahiti@gmail.com) 9-2019 SV Sugar Shack We had Oceans Sails (Michel Pegart Maitre Voilier) do repair work on our sail bag and he did not do a good job. After visiting his sail loft and speaking to him about types of threads used and process, we felt confident he’d do good work. We asked him to quote the repairs on our sail bag (strengthen and reinforce) and small spinnaker (we blew out clew). The sail bag was the priority as we had a backup 🌐 spinnaker.With the sail bag we asked him to patch the small holes, reinforce all stitching, reinforce the batten sleeves, and re-attach our name flap which came off. He said it would be “no problem, easy job, and could be done in a few weeks at very little money.” Several weeks later, my husband went to pick it up and paid $600 (more than a little money to us, but our bad for not getting an exact quote first). When my husband went to install the sail bag, he noticed several areas had the new stitching already coming out (Michel failed to lock stitch the beginning and ends). In addition, in several places the stitching was crooked when it should have been straight. Unfortunately, we had guests coming and needed the sail bag up. So, my husband finished with the install before we had to leave. In addition, with the spinnaker he said it would cost well over $1,000 to repair or he would have to cut it down and charge a little less. This is an 18-year-old spinnaker so it was not worth the cost to repair. We took it back. We were very disappointed in the work from Ocean Sails. We had higher expectations since he had several good reviews, the loft was professional and he “said all the right things.” Very poor craftsmanship and work. Airborne 9-2018 We had him take our sails down and fix up any tears or chafing on them (14,500 nm), and he fixed our SS bracket that lifts our main sail (rounded and polished it to stop the cutting action it had at the head of the main when it was down), he rounded the ends of our battens so that they now slip into the pockets with little effort. He fixed the lazy jack sail bag that had gotten frayed on a passage when the second reef line became tangled around the end. He did a great job of repairing it and making sure that it did not look like a repair at all. It was a brand new North Sail cradle (they don’t like it when you refer to it as a bag), so we wanted to make sure it did not look like it had been repaired, and Michel made it look better than new He also is building an enclosure for the fly bridge stair wells on our L450 to stop rain from soaking the rear cockpit. He speaks English and French and is very personable. He charges about what everyone else in Tahiti charges (about $60/hr). He is very busy in high season, but seems to have more time in low season.

Sailtech

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534322, Lon -149.578469 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📧 info@sailtechtahiti.pf

📞 +68940582142 Vini : 87 38 36 96 Located near Customs. Turn right at the road across from Customs and its about 100 meters on the right. they have a sail loft upstairs and a rigging shop downstairs Bryce is the Canvas foreman. Speaks English Recently taken over by STH and under new management Sellerie Marine de TahitiIsland: Tahiti 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.563997, Lon -149.567916 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sellerie Marine de Tahiti Charlotte Jardin 89-53-48-86 Whatsapp 📞 +33628257752

Punaauia centre Tipaeru Facebook: Sellerie Marine de Tahiti 🌐 www.sellerie-marine-detahiti.com/biminis.php

📧 charlottejardin@outlook.fr

Canvas work 7-2022 SV Liward Just had Sellerie Marine de Tahiti do a complicated repair of our Bimini. Charlotte did a fantastic job, on time, and the price was reasonable. She is very professional and uses the proper materials and machine. It does not even look like a repair. Charlotte speaks English. Very happy with her service and quality! 5-2022 SV Auntie After 2 no shows by a competitor, I contacted Charlotte to make a new mainsail cover. She is in demand and busy, but she kept in communication until the promised start date. Worth the wait! This is the best mainsail cover I’ve ever had made! The fit is perfect, the craftsmanship top notch, and Charlotte and her crew are friendly and helpful. 05-2022 SV CAPALL MARA They did a relatively small job for us but it involved innovation. They came promptly and finished a day early. Will speaks excellent English. They do cushions, awnings and sail covers. 03-2022 SV Airborne Charlotte Jardin, Sellerie Marine de Tahiti, recently completed a new bimini and shades for our boat. She provided excellent customer support, and good communication in English (note she also speaks fluent Spanish and French). Her company offers an excellent supply of quality sample materials for the project which she orders ahead of the start of sewing. After making the templates on board our boat, she completes the cutting and sewing etc. in her large workshop in Tipaeru; Charlotte lives on a boat in the Taina Marina area. Charlotte was always courteous and responsive to requests for changes. Charlotte honored her quotation which detailed materials and labor estimates. We feel very happy with the results and have recommended her to several other boats who have used or plan to use her company

Tainasellar

Island: Tahiti

Tainasellerie@gmail.com, Veronique 87 22 44 13 speaks english, Isobelle 87 24 96 11 speaks only french. Note: Veronique leaves soon for an extended sailing trip from here to the west indies but there is another woman who speaks English.

Tristan RICHARD

Island: TahitiTristan RICHARD

Cellphone : 89378969 Whatsapp : 📞 +33652962077

📧 Tristanmacif@yahoo.fr

FB Messenger : Tristan Richard Taina SV DouDou Sail repairs, upholstery, Canvas, dinghy chaps. I live since two year in Tahiti, on my boat « Doudou » at Taina. I’m working directly on the boat for small work/repairs and in my house for bigger work. Working on my own most of the time but also working oftenly for Scott (Tahiti crew). 5-2020 New entry no reviews at this time

Voilerie Mado Sails Taravao

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.730298, Lon -149.331461 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Vollerie Mado Sails For more information, see Sails

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Carpentry

Patrick

Island: Raiatea

The first one is a proper carpenter who will build furniture and complicated stuff. Patrick. Telephone:87795808 SV Mary Ann

William

Island: Raiatea

The second one is more focused on boat work, and will also fix hatches and do fibre work: William. 📞 +68987279900

Christian Fuller

Island: Tahiti

87-79-06-06 📧 chfuller@mail.pf

Christian speaks some English.Carpentry, Fiberglass & Spraying 8-21 SV Airborne We have had Christian do a couple of jobs for us in the last four months. The first was to cut a new nav panel with all the holes for radios, and MFD pre-cut. He knew we were going to do a carbon wrap so he finished it so there were no surface imperfections that would show through the wrap. The workmanship was perfect and was on time. The second was a set of teak bow pulpit seats on our catamaran. Again, the workmanship was excellent. He is not cheap, but the products delivered are excellent and on time. I highly recommend him" Recommended by the 2016/2017 Super Yacht Guide. I just saw a spar he painted and it looked terrific (Jacaranda 2017)

Jerome

Island: Tahiti

Jerome, 📞 +68987253555

Located upstairs of Tahiti Crew 7-20. SV Kyori Jermone did some cockpit work for me that was exceptional. His attention to detail was great. I highly recommend him to anyone that needs to excellent carpenter skills.

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Carpet cleaning

Tropical Steam Clean

Island: Tahiti
Tropical Steam Clean (Tahiti Crew)
https://www.facebook.com/tropicalsteamclean/
89 62 94 70
Carpet and sofa cleaning

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Carpets

Hyper Brico

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533707, Lon -149.559518 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Hyper Brico For more information, see Hardware Stores

Soiu Lee

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537055, Lon -149.567332 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Siou Lee For more information, see Paint

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Cars (buy/rent)

Hiva Oa Shop & Rent

Island: Hiva 'Oa Hiva Oa Shop & Rent Valle de Takahau Near the port of Autona Kaioucha 877-262-92 Mohel 873-372-80 📧 hivaoasr@gmail.com

Car rental Huahine

Island: Huahine

9-2020 SV Capall Mara Next to superU is a shop that has pastries in the front. Inside you can enquire for a car. In the same group of shops is a small place that has bicycles and scooters. This is the blue building towards the north from SuperU.

Christophe

Island: Makemo

Christophe, who lives close to the dinghy beach, offers his pick-up for rent. 8000 xpf/day. Maybe negotiable. 📞 +68989234732

📧 christopheborrelli@mail.pf

Alberts Car Rental Island: Mo'oreaAlbert Transport & Activities - Moorea 📞 +68940552110

🌐 goo.gl/maps/k6T6HtdQe1DsYBXp7 https://goo.gl/maps/k6T6HtdQe1DsYBXp7 Located Maarpha, Cooks Bay Will come to pick you up

Raiatea Location

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.723896, Lon -151.459059 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

We have rented from them a couple of times and had an excellent experience. They also rent bungalows as well 🌐 raiatealocation.com/

Avis

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537694, Lon -149.564733 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Avis Located downtown Papeete 56 rue des remparts 40 54 10 10

Buy a car (Facebook group)

Island: Tahiti

Tahitians rely on Facebook for a lot of things. Here is a Facebook group where people sell their cars: Vente et échange de voitures

Car Rental Marina Papeete

Island: Tahiti

Parking is a huge PIA. M-F during business hours most if not all of the free parking is already taken by 8am. You will then have to pay to park (150F per hour). Starting about 4-4:30 free parking opens up See attached jpeg of places to park near marina Papeete. First arrow upper right is paid parking lot that closes at 5pm. Other arrows indicate free parkingJacaranda

Car Rental Marina Tiana

Island: Tahiti

Just a heads up. This is a much better place to have a rental car since there is lots of spacing for parking. If you have a choice of stopping in Tiana for a few days its a better location for a car rental due to onsite parking Using Eco Car seems to be a 1st choice of cruisers but be sure to be clear about car delivery to the marina with all the paperwork and CC machine versus having to be shuttled to their office at the airport and long lines which means waiting!!

Eco Car

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.560614, Lon -149.609273 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located airport area 89 50 44 77 Echo Car Rental phone 📞 +6894054290

Two options with ECO car

  1. They will deliver the car to you with all the paperwork and CC machine - easy and fast
  2. They will pick you up and take you to the airport office - This may take hours like it did for us. Plus we had to return it to them again another hour. First time we rented from them they came to the Papeete Marina and we saw option #1 as quick, efficient and only took about 10 minutes Second time we rented they picked us up and transported us to their airport office. This took 2 hours with traffic, 10 people in front of us when we arrived. Plus we had to return the car to the airport office as well - another hour++ wasted. MAKE SURE YOU INSIST ON OPTION 1 Jacaranda

Europa Car

Island: Tahiti

Airport location

40 86 61 96Hello Car

Island: Tahiti

Hello Car Short Term Car Rental using the app. 🌐 www.facebook.com/100063856920846/posts/

pfbid04NSEa561F5dTaX9ohMZGinMnBEHKePCvDrFYwesxPxiMQKy3iioJGDJqSRkb51cjl/?mibextid=Nif5oz 11-23 SV Elvira Short term app rental. Pick up anywhere close to you. Review: Used it a lot, both scooters and cars. Download the app and just pick it up wherever you are. The cars has fewer pick up and return places. Much cheaper than Taxi for shopping. For a day it is more expensive than normal rent a car, but gasoline is included. Scooters run on electricity.

Hertz Papeete

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546584, Lon -149.580526 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located near Pa'ofa'i near marina Papeete (689) 40 42 04 71

Loc Auto (Taravao Car Rentals)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.731544, Lon -149.316216 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Loc Auto 📞 +68987705001

🌐 locautotaravao.com/en/

3-21 SV Hula I have used them often. Nice folks

Pacifica Car Rental

Island: Tahiti

Pacifica I Location 🌐 www.pacifica-location.com89 38 34 82 153 Av. du Chef Vairaatoa, Papeete 98713, Franska Polynesien 11-23 SV Elvira Rented twice. Good price, clean cars and very nice people.

Tahiti Easy Car

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.561141, Lon -149.610051 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

87 72 19 75 Don't know anyone that used this car rental but in case your other choices are nil....

Tahiti Island Rentals

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.586516, Lon -149.613677 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Island Rentals Phone/Whatsapp 📞 +68988888149

📧 Tahitiislandrentals@gmail.com

🌐 www.facebook.com/TahitiIslandRentals

Located across from Marina Taina Run by Sailor/Cruiser

Tea Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

🌐 teatahitirent.com

89 32 66 32 📧 contact@teatahitirent.com

Close to marina Papeete Much cheaper than larger car rental companies

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Chains

Chain Size Explained

Island: Tahiti

Here is an excellent write up on changing from an Imperial size chain to a Metric chain and the related sizing issues. I used this when replacing our 35 year old 3/8" BBB chain with 10mm Maggi chain. 🌐 svelysium.net/_Cruising/_research/anchoring.htm

IE MARINE

Island: Tahiti

IE Marine David MOUTOUH Gérant/Manager ‘IE MARINE SARL BP 20573-98713 Papeete Tahiti Polynésie Française Tél/Ph : 📞 +68987284246

🌐 m.facebook.com/IEMarine/?ref=tn_tnmn¬if_t=group_activity

📧 iemarinepolynesie@gmail.com

3-2022 SV Garulfo. We ordered new chain as they happened to have the type we needed readily available. David was a pleasure to deal with. Super responsible and professional. Recommended. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport 11-23 Reported to have chain, lofran gypsy, Click the link below to take you to the main page for Nautisport For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000 Adresse: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

Fax: 📞 +68940838394

📧 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 Have heard folks mention that they ordered chain via Ocean 2000. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

STH has some chain in stock and is able to order chain for you that will take a few months to arrive. We had friends order some HT Italian chain and STH was able to get the specific chain For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 689-87-74-10-02 📧 tyaccessoire@yahoo.frMarina Taina Use to carry Italian Maggi high quality ISO rated chain. But now carries Lofrans chain. The prices in 11-2017 were better than in the states. Jacaranda For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Vanfau (Steering Chain)

Island: Tahiti

Vanfau 40438062 🌐 www.facebook.com/Vanfau-371634999848159/

We needed a new steering chain, but transport from Hallberg Rassy Parts in Sweden would’ve been very expensive. Instead we found the right size in the motorcycle chain store Motul in the Fare Ute area.

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Charts

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Some French charts available for French Polynesia 11-2020 SV Hakaheke 5200 XPF at Nautisport. Chart SHOM6658 Tahiti/Moorea. Beware of the print year. I got a 2018 print For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Charts/cruising guides

Chart Locker Satellite Images of SP

Island: Tahiti

🌐 brucebalan.com/chartlocker/

Charts based on Navionics, Google Satellite, and Bing Satellite are now available for all of French Polynesia, the Pitcairn Islands, and Rapa Nui. Additional information is available including the exact size of each zip file -- this can help in case of download errors. The notes section gives more information about each file and the "HOW TO USE THESE FILES" section has been updated

FP Charter Sailing Instructions and Charts for the Leewards

Island: TahitiWe have charts available for the Leewards which we have posted on our google drive. Including sailing instructions from the charter company. Hopefully these will help you. Titled "FP Sailing Instructions & Charts for the Leewards" 🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/other-good-stuff

FP Cruising Guides (Out of Print)

Island: Tahiti

See 🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/other-good-stuff

FP Cruising Guides Out of Print

Librairie Odyssée

Island: Tahiti

Just behind the Catherdral carry French cruising guide to FP

Soggy Paws Cruising Guides pdf's

Island: Tahiti

Numerous FREE Cruising guides for French Polynesia http://svsoggypaws.com/files/

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Child Care

Maeva


Island: Mo'orea
Maeva
Mahrepa
+689-89-33-82-91


https://www.facebook.com/groups/1129490701192712/?ref=share1-22 SV Marauder. Highly recommends Maeva.

If you happen to be in Cooks Bay Moorea and are in DESPERATE need for a baby sitter,
Orchilea Maeva Faaruia-Smith is an amazing woman and she is based in Maharepa. I haven't transitioned
very gracefully into juggling parenthood / cruising/boat maintenance / working quite as well as some of
my peers. How others do it so well is a feat and I have nothing but respect for those peeps. But if you're
ever in need of a sitter to watch your little loves as if they were family while you get stuff done onboard,
Maeva is gracious, kind, she sends pics throughout the day of the kids, and she works with your budget.
I truly believe she just....loves children, and that was exactly what we needed in a pinch for our 2 year
old and 2 month old.

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Chinese medicines/herbs

Pacific Natura Papeete

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538184, Lon -149.566661 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Chinese Medicine - Pacific Natura Papeete 📞 +68940483715

Across the street from La Marquisienne Bakery which is at 29 Rue Colette. The doctor will take you in her office for an assessment and prescribe medications for your ailment. You pay for the medicines but there is no charge for the consultation (but give her something).

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Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

FP Yachting Association Ciguatera Writeup

Island: Tahiti

French Polynesia Yachting Association writeup: 🌐 voiliers.asso.pf/ciguatera-poissons-

toxics/?fbclid=IwAR3taDQq9txGOlv_Lv7jHQYVzLJj6_nUFG2NRz1...

Jacaranda Ciguatera Write up

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/other-good-stuff

See "You Gonna Eat That Fish"

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Cockpit cushions

TexTech

Island: Tahiti

www.textech-pf.com

I have just touched base with Marc, who used to run Carreira Industries in Tahiti. He has redefined his business and has an extensive catalog with the best prices on the FP market for fabric, including Sunbrella, and a wide variety of foams, including Dryfeel!

Use the menu bar on the left to discover his website… you can also check out the FB page, under TexTech-pf.

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Coffee/teas

Carrefour Taina (Teas)

Island: Tahiti

Looking for** specialty teas try Carrefour Organics Section

Coffee

Island: Tahiti

Finding decent coffee beans in FP can be a hit or miss. The following stores have been known to carry coffee beans Maxi - Starbucks beans (Flavored - Vanilla, Hazelnut, etc). They do have large tins of ground Folgers coffee. Careefour Papeete - stocks coffee beans Champion - Papeete usually stocks coffee and some beans Polynesian Trading Company (Kirkland Products) used to carry coffee beans (1-19) Champion - Mo'orea (Viarae) often has coffee beans. Super U Mo'orea Cooks Bay also stocks coffee beans but often sells out But like anything if you see it buy it! Let me know if you find other stores that carry coffee beans and I will add them here Thanks Chuck

Coffee Shop Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529817, Lon -149.566067 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Coffee Shop Tahiti ( 630AM - 2PM) and is about 2 blocks from the Hotel Sarah Nui. (Walking Away from the Waterfront/City area). It is a nice locals place with good coffee drinks, wi-fi, and French bakery goods and other healthy options for breakfast. 📞 +68940453737

Great coffee shop that also serves fresh meals. Full salad bar, delicious fresh sushi and sandwiches. Primarily a very popular lunch spot that fills up at lunch time. We usually get there before 11:30 to get a table

SDA

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.5956, Lon -149.6119 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SDA 🌐 www.sda.pf/

Sells Nespresso machines and capsules Order our products online on our website 🌐 www.premium-market.pf

Address: Pk10 PUNAAUIA, mountain side Next to Punaauia Town Hall BP20711 - 98713 Papeete TAHITI French Polynesia Telephone: 📞 +68940479797

📧 contact@sda.pf

OPENING HOURS : ◦ SDA Headquarters in Punaauia (Administrative) Monday to Friday: 7:30 to 15:30 in a continuous day ◦ Premium Market Store (shop, Nespresso and withdrawal of water bottles) Monday to Friday: 5:30 to 19:00 continuous day Saturday: 5:30 to 13:00. 📞 +68940479744

◦ Nespresso area in Papeete, Notre Dame Square Monday to Friday: 8:00 to 17:00 continuous day Saturday: 8:00 to 12:00. 6-digit free green number: 444 997 Front de Mer Premium Market + Nespresso space At Fare Tony between the promenade de Nice and rue de la Reine Marau Monday to Friday: 8:00 🌐 a.m. to 4:00 🌐 p.m. continuous day Saturday: 8:00 🌐 a.m. to 12:00 🌐 p.m.

Premium Market Papeete N °: 40 85 63 33 PUNAAUIA next to the town hall Premium Market + Nespresso area + collection of Premium Tahiti Pk 10 bottles on the mountain side Monday to Friday: 6:00 🌐 a.m. to 6:30 🌐 p.m. continuous day Saturday: 6:00 🌐 a.m. to 1:00 🌐 p.m.

Premium Market Punaauia number: 40 47 97 44 Sells Nespresso machines and capsules. 11-2020 reported to carry specialty Teas

Vahinerii Tea House

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.542597, Lon -149.572558 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Vahinerii Tea House+689 40 45 30 00 opens 7am Cafe/ Coffee shop that specializes in imported teas from France. Large selection of Mariage Freres tea. They have very good food as well

la Feuille Verte (Deli - Teas, etc)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536473, Lon -149.567153 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536473, Lon -149.567153 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

la Feuille Verte Immeuble Pu'ofe -Rue Albert Leboucher BP 437 49-98713 Papeete FP 📧 Lafeuilleverte@gmail.com

🌐 Www.la-Feuille-Verte.com

(689) 87707534 📞 +6891018

SV Little Wing la Feuille Verte is a shop owned by Preeya and her husband. She is from Thailand and he is French The shop is an oasis in the hustle and bustle of Papeete Once you enter the serenity over powers and relaxes one instantly. She has tea and spices with certain days for tastings and other days homemade food is available for take out. Preeya speak Thai, French and English

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Compass adjustment

Magnetic Declination


Island: Tahiti
According to the NOAA website (ngdc.noaa.gov) the magnetic declination is 12° 52' E ± 0° 18' changing
by 0° 0' E per year in Papeete (17° 32' 6'' S, 149° 34' 12'' W), as of 26 January 2017

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Computers repairs/services

Sebastien

Island: Raiatea

Sebastien in Raiatea (87380504) also does computer repair and stuff (it is his initial trade)11-2019 Mary Ann reported on the computer work by Sebastien

AO-Tek

Island: Tahiti

AO-Tek 📞 +68940450845

🌐 www.aotek.pf

🌐 www.facebook.com/aotek.pf/

Computers, Computer parts, Phones, etc 6-21 SV Bella Marina - they have a good online shopping website and are very responsive on email/ phone. Their main shop is in Taravao but they deliver throughout FP.

Apple Reseller - IVEA

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540033, Lon -149.568374 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

There is an Apple reseller called IVEA in the Vaima shopping center, facing the city center marina. They fix computers in the shop and honor Apple care warranties. Linda had her Mac BookPro repaired after it crashed. They charge 5,000cpf to have a look and come up with an estimate. For more information, see Apple Computers

Atom Electronic

Island: Tahiti

Atom Electronic 🌐 atom-electronic.fr

📞 +68940571616

Two locations: Two branches, a small one at 13 Rue Cook (1 street along from Champion) and a much bigger one at the Point de l”est - 68 Rue du Marechal Foch 13 Rue Cook, 68 Rue du Maréchal Foch 4-21 SV Barracuda Atom Electronic are excellent. They will do a free diagnostic very quickly - generally in a couple of days, compared with Service Point who asked for XPF3000 and took 2 weeks. They repaired my MacBook Pro in 24 hours and at a reasonable price (as they had parts in stock). They also have reconditioned phones in stock, again reasonably priced, and I am very happy with the one I bought from them. You can get a quote for repairs online at their website at

🌐 atom-electronic.frCarrefour

Island: Tahiti

We needed to replace several failed consumer electronic items in Papeete. Tablets and Phones can be repaired near the Papeete Marina. Carrefour has 1 and 2 gigabyte external hard drives at fairly reasonable prices. We found a demonstration model, brand name laptop for $317 (US) at Carrefour with a two year in store warranty included. A new Samsung smart phone built to IP67 military specs for waterproofness was only $272 (US) when purchased along with a Vini contract.

Microtech Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535445, Lon -149.563277 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Microtech Tahiti 40 54 18 61 53 Avenue du Regent (Close to Prince Hanoi) Paraita Immeuble Moea Papeete Computer and computer parts 6/21 SV Arumbaya Suggested with regards to obtaining Computer RAM .I do not have any relation with Microtech though, it is just a shop I go to when I need computer parts

Phoenix Maintenance Informatique

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53868, Lon -149.564444 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

On Rue Nansouty; only a few meters in on the North side from Rue des Remparts (the building is on the corner NW corner) 📞 +68989341820 or 89 24 49 93 📧 contact@pmi.pf

SV Hedonism Serge and Lionel both speak good English and are very accommodating. This place was recommended to me by another computer repair shop! I called them from the first shop and they stuck around over lunch to wait for me to arrive. This is not a computer sales store. These guys are in the repair business and are out on repair calls to various businesses each day so it is imperative to call first to be sure they are in the shop. They work on Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo and so on... My Dell computer fried the motherboard. They trouble shot it and then gave me the "bad news". Theypointed out it would take a couple of weeks to get it in from the US. I decided to buy a new computer back home and have it shipped along with a motherboard. They did NOT charge me anything for the trouble shooting. Just happy when I said I would bring it in when it arrived for them to install. When they did, the charge was about 10600 XPF.

Point Service Repair Phones & Tablets

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537068, Lon -149.565387 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Lat Long (-17.537068, -149.565387) Phone & Tablet repair Samsung, Nokia, LG, Sony, Apple 72 rue des remparts (derriere Marie de Papeete) entre Olympians sport et Archipel 📞 +68940531313

M-f 8-16:30 Sat 8:30 - 12:00 📧 tahiti@allopsm.fr

Little Wing 10-18 Point Service Mobiles is a local computer and cell phone repair shop. I have dealt with them on a repair for an iPad. The young women at the desk directly in from the front door speaks English well. I mislaid her name, but she explain the policies of repairs and pricing clearly.

TE FARE COMPUTER

Island: Tahiti

TE FARE COMPUTER NosOur opening hours: From Monday to Friday: 8h-17h Saturday: 8-11:30 We are located in the city center of Papeete, on Edouard Ahnne Street between the Protestant Temple BETHEL and the Chinese Philanthropic Center (near Odyssey parking lot) Our shop is located between General Bureautique and That's Amore : 40 43 23 14 : 89 524 555

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📧 tefareinfo@gmail.comTelectronics

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54127, Lon -149.568252 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

40505224 on 30 Rue Lagard. IT IS CLOSE TO THE DOWNTOWN McDonalds on the street with pharmacy on the corner. Probably the larger computer store in Tahiti. They have good selection of tablets, laptop Carry mother boards memory hard disks DVD drives ,USB cords, Etc. They have a repair facility in house and a couple of the guys speak a English. Hourly repair rate is 9900f

US Info Computer Repair City Center

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540559, Lon -149.567961 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

There are two facilities

📞 +68940812704

  1. US Info in the Tamanu center Located: we are located just before the Meridien Hotel on the same side of the street
  2. Near Cathedral City Center (this gps lat/long Christopher Kozely They fix Windows based systems. They specialize in PC computers and peripherals, imports from the US and customs programming.

US Info Computer Repair Tamanu Center

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.636016, Lon -149.609569 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

There are two facilities

📞 +68940812704

US Info in the Tamanu center Located: we are located just before the Meridien Hotel on the same side of the street They fix Windows based systems. They specialize in PC computers and peripherals, imports from the US and customs programming

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Computers

Apple Reseller - IVEA

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540033, Lon -149.568374 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Apple Reseller - IVEA For more information, see Apple Computers

Carrefour

Island: Tahiti

Carrefour They carry USB cords. For more information, see Computer Repairs / Services

EST

Island: Tahiti

EST -Info 🌐 www.est-info.pf/

Te Fare Informatique

Island: Tahiti

Te Fare Informatique See Facebook Iaorana, we have the pleasure to offer you our brand new computer catalogue:

Telectronics

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54127, Lon -149.568252 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

40505224 on 30 Rue Lagard. IT IS CLOSE TO THE DOWNTOWN McDonalds on the street with pharmacy on the corner. For more information, see Computer Repairs / Services

Équinoxe Informatique

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53483, Lon -149.56406 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Équinoxe Informatique 📞 +68940424440

89 98713, Ave du Prince Hīnoi, Papeete, French Polynesia 🌐 equinoxe.pf

5-21 SV. Leela Regarding a USB cord got pointed to Équinoxe Informatique on Prince Hinoi who had it. This is a pretty useful computer store.

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Construction materials

PolyBat (Lumber, etc)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.551357, Lon -149.57295 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

PolyBat Vehia Mozelle Tipaerui, Papeete 📞 +68940505075

Good source of quality wood, sheets of plywood and construction material. Similar to a Home Depot for construction SocimatIsland: Tahiti 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.564189, Lon -149.612741 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Socimat

🌐 www.socimat.pf/

FAAA. 📞 +68940549630

Du lundi au vendredi : de 7:00 à 16:20 ... 🌐 www.facebook.com/Socimat.Polynesie/

Large range of construction material similar to Home Depot or large building store Good source of water filtration equipment including both standard and carbon filters. Location in Google maps on wrong side of road. For more information, see Hardware Stores

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Consulates

All Consulates in French Polynesia

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.embassypages.com/frenchpolynesia

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Swiss Consulate

Island: Tahiti

 

🌐 www.consulate-info.com/consulate/27918/Switzerland-in-PapeeteUS

Island: Tahiti

Contact information Christopher Kozely, Consular Agent / Consular Officer French Polynesia United States Consular Agency in French Polynesia / US Embassy, Suva, Fiji Islands United States Consular Agency in French Polynesia / US Embassies, Suva, Fiji Tamanu Iti Center, 1st Floor, Punaauia BP 381616 98718 Punaauia French Polynesia

📞 +68940426535 Fax: 50 80 96 / from the United States: 📞 +8776296630 📧 usconsul@mail.pf

Hours Tuesday 10-12 Consular sessions are held on Tuesdays from 10 am - noon. No appointment is necessary - cases are treated on a first come first serve basis. Appointments are available for those who can not wait for these sessions. The agency is located in the Tamanu Iti center, on the 1st floor next to the US Info store service. The center is near Le Méridien hotel just after the Punaru'u roundabout.

IF YOU NEED US NOTARY SERVICES SEE NOTARY SECTION IN THIS GUIDE

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Cooking gas (see Propane)

See Propane

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Copy / Print

Computer/Copy store (Maharepa)

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.482335, Lon -149.808975 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located in the small shopping center where the laundry is located. They have a number of computers with high speed connections and also copiers. Cybernesia Tahiti

Island: TahitiCybernesia Tahiti in the center of the courtyard in the small mall up the escalator beside Le Retro on the waterfront. The Apple service center is there as well. Chuck - It is in the Viama Center

Fast Print (City Center)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539763, Lon -149.566532 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Fast Print Rue Edouard Ahnne 📞 +68940501750

🌐 www.fastprint.pf

📧 fastprint@mail.pf

Close to the cathedral (ok 1 block away) is a copy and print store. They can print photos, make copies, etc. One of the staff speaks good English Standing facing the front of the cathedral if you turn left 1 block you will come to the Air Tahiti office. turn right and its on the same side of the street down about 2/3 of a block

Tahiti Crew

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585972, Lon -149.614556 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tehani -- 📧 tehani@tahiticrew.com

-- 📧 yachts@tahiticrew.com

🌐 tahiticrew.com/

📞 +68987235541

Tahiti Crew can scan and make copies for you For more information, see Yacht Services

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Courtesy flags

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.nautisport.pf/index.php/magasins/nautisport-tahiti

📞 +68940505959

Fax: 📞 +68940421775

BP 62 98713 Papeete - TAHITI 📧 Seller@nautisport.pf

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Adresse: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

Fax: +68940838394

📧 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 For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

For more information, see Marine Suppliers Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)Island: Tahiti 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 689-87-74-10-02 📧 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr

Marina Taina Michele is the go-to shipchandler in the Marina Taina in Punaauia (i.e. not the city center marina). He carries courtesy flags. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Covid

Clinique Cardella

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541314, Lon -149.566651 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Clinique Cardella Covid Testing 3-20-21 Covid ANTIBODY test - available in Clinic Cardella for 3,800FPX without prescription - walk-in service. (This is to show prior asymptomatic exposure and developed defence , not to be confused with antigen test, which show current active pathogen) For more information, see Doctor, Specialists & Surgeons

Covid (What to Do)

Island: Tahiti

01-01-2021 nb This information is intended for cruisers - not for those flying in by air. FP-wide Covid helpline number - 📞 +68940455000

Covid testing sites 🌐 www.service-public.pf/dsp/covid-19/centre-

depistage/?fbclid=IwAR3qxHkVOvC36OMay6N6PegcQ-Eb4JE4yrFw5VgnjNh3koSEPkIUzJ5rGzs Part 1

Institut Louis Malardé

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544721, Lon -149.573446 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Institut Louis Malardé Pape'ete 98713, French Polynesia 📞 +68987724995

📧 cov-19@ilm.pf

1-21 SV Barracuda No appt needed for covid test Required for travel: cost 25,000 CFP/test If you have symptoms of covid: Free

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Craft supplies

Essor

Island: Tahiti

Essor 📞 +68940425726

🌐 www.facebook.com/myessortahiti/

Corner of Prince Hanoi & Rue Du Pere Collette3-21 SV Free Vol For cross stitch you should try Essor boutique on second floor. It is situated on the right at first traffic lights in Prince Hinoi street. Sells also bras and underwear and shoes. The last floor is dedicated to fabrics ans sewing stuff.

Librairie Odyssée

Island: Tahiti

Librairie Odyssee or Odyssey Near cathedral city center Beside books they have a quite big corner with handcraft articles For more information, see Charts / Cruising Guides

Tahiti Memories "The Curios"

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531968, Lon -149.566021 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Memories "The Curios" 40 45 42 79 Near the Sarah Nui Hotel and on same street as Supermarket Maxi 3-21 SV Shiraz Located on Av Pomare V. Hobby craft stuff.

Tex’Style

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537729, Lon -149.567183 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tex’Style 23 Rue Paul Gauguin 📞 +68940421537

https://www.facebook.com/texstyletahiti/

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Crew

Looking for a boat or crew?

Island: Tahiti

The local FP FB page might be the answer https://www.facebook.com/groups/1968603029866183/

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Customs

Papeete Customs Office

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534006, Lon -149.577083 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The customs office is located on Motu Uta. It is a large 2 story white building with a large "Douane" sign out front. Customs # (689)40 50 55 50. Hours Monday thru Friday officially 0730 to 1530, and open through lunch but they are really grateful if you come not at lunch time, and not after 3.... 📧 trafficmaritime@portppt.pf

📧 cce-polynesie@douane.finances.gouv.fr

You can take your dinghy over there. Look for the Pilot boats Enter the front door its now first door on left a plaque "Yachting". Present your old duty free certificate if renewing or your green entrance paper given to you at the gendarme at first port of entry. For other customs information contact Mme Frebault, 📧 cce-polynesie@douane.finances.gouv.fr

If you are in the out islands and either need to renew or obtain a new certificate AND have friends in Papeete you can email them copies of the paperwork along with a letter of authorization. Might save you from having to pay the agent fees.

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Chandlery (see Marine suppliers)

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Composting head (see Toilet)

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DPAM - Direction Polynesiennes des Affaires MaritimeNew Page

DPAM

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529407, Lon -149.569088 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The Direction Polynesiennes des Affaires Maritime (DPAM) has moved out of the Customs building to

this new location.

🌐 www.service-public.pf/dpam/

To request permission to enter French Polynesia 🌐 www.service-public.pf/dpam/

We are now located in SAT NUI building

N Åã 12, route M, Fare Ute, Papeete

BP.9005, Motu Uta

98715 Papeete

📞 +68940544500 Fax: + 📞 +68940544504

@: 📧 accueil.dpam@maritime.gov.pf

This office is about 2 blocks from Nauti Sport and on the same street as Polynesian Paints. See 🌐 maps.me

or google maps

Ship Schedules 🌐 www.service-public.pf/dpam/transport-inter-insulaire/les-avis-de-departdesnaviresde-

commerce-en-partance-de-tahiti-vers-lesarchipels-

3-2/?fbclid=IwAR17lIm0D2zmAP3QJn8WpTjWJM0487jCvgJlTSJPVpNHBArZL6QPxcLqAMs

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Delivery Service

Mo'orea Courier Service

Island: Mo'orea

Thomas 📞 +68940564715 fax +68987780320

📧 mooreacoursier@mail.pf

Found this guy on the recommendation of a friend and then later Michel (from the chandlery near Taina). Nice guy named Thomas. Speaks fairly good English. He drives to Tahiti every weekday and cruises around picking up various items people ordered from stores. Then he brings them back to Moorea and delivers them. I ordered a fuel filter and some misc stuff from Michel late this afternoon. Thomas promises to have it delivered to either the quay near Tiki anchorage or Woody's house if we're off the boat. But he'll deliver it to wherever access is closest to wherever the cruiser is anchored. About $35. Epic. 🌐 www.mooreacoursier.pf/index.php?nx=ACC By Naoma

10-18 Sent an email to Thomas 3 hours ago andjust received a response. A quote to pick up a 25kg anchor in Tiana Marina an Cooks Bay 2300F Anchor was delivered promptly the next day and the driver even carried it to the dinghy! Recommended highly by Jacaranda

DHL

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546362, Lon -149.588387 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

DHL Express Tahiti Immeuble Tavararo 98702 FAAA. T: + 📞 +68940837373

F: +68740837374

W: 🌐 www.dhl.com

E: 📧 mairearii@dhl-express.pf

DHL is on the west side of the highway, half way between Monument aux morts and St. Joseph church.

Fenua Livraison (Tahiti Delivery Services)

Island: Tahiti

Fenua Livraison - Freddy Tupuai Phone (also WhatsApp) 📞 +68989402723

📧 fenualivraison@gmail.com

Delivery service on the island of Tahiti

8-21 SV Tintamarre This is a delivery service on Tahiti. We wanted to send a dinghy we borrowed (so almost 50kg) from Raiatea Carenage to Taravao Marina. The Carenage delivered it to the docks in Raiatea (free), the boat freight was 1500 fpf....Then Fenua Livraison (Freddy) collected it and drove it to our friends at Taravao. (8000 fpf). Freddy was a great communicator, did exactly as promised, and I would definitely use his service again if I needed to. His services are used by Tahiti Crew and Raiatea Carenage.

Global Air Cargo (Fedex Agents)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.557865, Lon -149.605867 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Fedex is just south of the Carrfour at Pacific Plaza, just about east of Art Cuisine

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Dentist / Dental Surgeon

Dr Jacques Maton

Island: Bora Bora

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.504809, Lon -151.752174 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Jacques Maton 📞 +68940676942

7-2022 SV Imagine reported that Maton is a very good dentist SV Dash Bora Bora I went to the dentist due to a filling falling out, and found out I needed ROOT CANAL! Went to Dr Jacques Maton, located immediately next to Aloe Cafe across from the Chin Lee Market. I was walk-in, saw me in 15 minutes. Xray and diagnosis, local anesthesia, root canal within the hour. Less than $200US. The following day and appointment for a cap, 1 hour in chair, cap and done..$100US. He also included a copy of my xray by email! I paid in FP $ as his exchange rate would have cost me a bit more. His English is very good, office modern and spotless.

Dentist

Island: Hiva Oa

Reported 7-20 that there is a dentist on Hiva Oa. If you have any additional info please send me a note

Dr. Yeung Youk

Island: Huahine

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.716093, Lon -151.033408 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Jimmy Yeung Youk office 📞 +68940688800

12-2020 SV Hanna - Correction on location reported by Ocean Star in 2019. See current location using google earth or 🌐 Maps.me

12-2020 SV Hanna Also I want to add a positive experience with a dentist in Huahine. He was recommended by a French cruiser. His name is Jimmy Yeung Youk, office 📞 +68940688800 He speaks good enough English and his assistant speaks a little also. We each had a satisfactory cleaning (no x- ray) for XPF 8,000. Doug went back yesterday for repair to a broken tooth, XPF 12,000. His office is in a green, single story building immediately past the Gendarmes barracks in town, not far from the public clinic. There is a small sign on the fence with opening hours. Each time we've made appointments, it's been a two week wait for the next available appt.

9-2019 SV Ocean Star Had an unplanned need for a dentist in Huahine, found Dr. Yeung Youk (Jimmy) near the Avis rental, on 2nd floor above a medical doctors office. Speaks excellent English, fast & efficient.

Dr Alizée Lhomond

Island: Mo'orea

🌐 maps.app.goo.gl/TAFq8XWRzsSDV26B8

Dr Alizée Lhomond Afareaitu1-24

SV Hanna As a contrast, I went to the dentist in Afareaitu in January for a cleaning and do not recommend. She allegedly found two cavities in the teeth immediately adjoining the root canal tooth, but did not see the bad cavity in the latter. Highly unlikely that the cavity developed in the past few months alone, so I don't know how she missed it. She was not particularly gentle with the cleaning and fillings and I don't think she spoke any English.

Dr. Elise Delpierre Chirurgien

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.477834, Lon -149.778709 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr. Elise Delpierre Chirurgien – Dentiste. Taote Niho 📞 +68940561156 and 📞 +68987303964

Best to confirm Google maps location I got it as close as I could Located between Maharepa and the Golf Course

6-21 SV Sea Glub recommendation

Thomas Droy

Island: Mo'orea Thomas Droy Maharepa, Mo'orea 🌐 www.thomasdroydentistemoorea.com/

7-24 SV Hanna I was glad to be able to make an appointment online, and it's great that he provides his cellphone number on his website for emergencies. Over a weekend I had increasing irritation in the gum surrounding a root canal I had done many years ago. I made an appt online for a Tuesday, and got both an SMS and email confirming it. At my first appointment, it was clear that the tooth needed both a filling and a crown. He had a cancellation and therefore had an opening that afternoon. (I declined because I would have been biking 6 miles back to Vaiare late in the day, unsure how I would feel about that if I needed any pain meds for the procedure). I made an appointment for a week later. The day before, I got an sms asking to confirm, and after a few hours, because I didn't reply, I got a phone call to confirm appt next day. Communication was excellent. They have modern equipment; they were able to model and make the crown and fit it all in one appointment, about 2.5 hours. For the initial visit, then the visit for the crown was about USD$1000, with the crown itself being almost two thirds of that cost. Very pleased with the result and happy to have it done so quickly, and pretty pain free.

Guirado, André (Ua Pou)

Island: Ua Pou

No further info except he is in Ua Pou

Pierre Puech

Island: Nuku Hiva

7-9-20 Nuku Hiva Dentist: 📞 +68940920874

Reported

10-21 40-92-04-18. Pierre Puech Look on 🌐 Maps.me

After bridge past Celine grocery go up the hill ... after that ask people.

Dr. Blais Rahiti

Island: Raiatea

Dentist Dr. Blais Rahiti 📞 +68987266562

📧 cabinet.dentaire.avera@gmail.com

Submitted by Jaye & Irwin on Winsome who have used the services of this woman many times Ok ,the wonderful, very wonderful dentist here in Raiatea..very young beautiful Tahitian woman speaks gorgeous English (daughter of mixed marriage- mother is native English speaker). Dr. Blais Rahiti : her office is 7 kilometers south of uturoa in Avera where there is a pharmacy and medical clinic. There is a Beach where you can dinghy to right next to her clinic which is next to the post office. Avera is the first town south of the bay Vairahi...which is the bay where the Trois cascades hike starts. There are some moorings there and some mud/ sand to anchor in. There is also a small fish coop marina where you can leave dinghy and get fresh water there at Vairahi. Her cabinet number is 87 26 65 62...the only downside is Miri ( her assistant- who answers the phone, does speak very little English so it can be a bit challenging to make apptmts and they are busy because she is so good (ie. Gentle,small hands and very conscious about pain management, clear speaking, and very knowledgeable with a brand new office and equipment..sonic cleaning and camera x-ray all right there)....

Wael El-Bakjaji

Island: Raiatea

Dentist: Wael El-Bakjaji 📞 +68940663595

Located on Main Street in Uturoa He took care of Vivien and is a dentist/orthodontist. Very good and speaks good English. SV Mary Ann

Valerie Azcarate

Island: Rangiroa

7-20 Reported that Valerie has a practice in Rangi. If you have additional info please send me a note.

Dr Daniel Carnio

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.559523, Lon -149.6075 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dentist: Docteur Daniel Carnio Chirugien-Dentiste Diplome de la faculté de Nancy Immeuble Air Tahiti Faa'a 🌐 B.P. 61763, 📞 +68940822228

🌐 dr-carnio-daniel.chirurgiens-dentistes.fr/

Location is across from the airport next to the pharmacy Faa'a Note: This is not a personnal recommendation but a referral from another dentist. Please let me know if you visit this dentist and your comments (recommendation from Dentist Dr Guirado, André; Ua Pou)

Dr Gerard Cheong

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532061, Lon -149.55952 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Gerard Cheong 📞 +689438893

10-21 SV Sugar Shack He is not gentle by any means. I needed a cleaning and for 6000xpf it was hardly a cleaning. My husband needed a crown and he said it was painful. He too received a crappy cleaning. His cost 12000xpf. Would not recommend him.

8-2020 SV Leela Dr Cheong is a dental surgeon in Pape'ete who has done good work with complex dental problems for both my wife and I. He speaks English. was recommended by another dentist in Nuka Hiva for a dental implant. He did an excellent job for an implant (molar replacement) Speaks English.

Dr Grelliere Marina

Island: Tahiti

Grelliere Marina Immeuble Van Bastolaer Rue Afarerii Pirae 📞 +68940430010

📧 molieres91@yahoo.fr

10-21 SV. Me are Jutta are completely happy with marina. She did a better job than we had in Europe. Highly recommend her. Apart from her profession she is also a very pleasant person.

Dr Laurent Sautel

Island: Tahiti

Dr SAUTEL 📞 +68940838870

🌐 www.facebook.com/laurent.sautel

From SV Freevol

8-2019 Dr Sautelis a very skilled surgeon in dentistry. He did his studies in USA so I guess he should speak good english. He did the implants on Bernard both on the upper and bottom jaws. He did the stitching then took the stitchs away and then took the print for positionning the new teeth after verifiing every thing had sealed properly. Bernard was very pleased with his job and found him friendly. His former dentist was there to learn how to do it and she finished the job by placing the new teeth. All this took some time because of the healing of the jaw bone. He is located on the Pamatai hill in Faa'a, I think there is a bus that goes there from Papeete

Dr Marc Lefebvre (Implant Specialist)

Island: Tahiti

Dental Implant Specialist in Tahiti Dr Marc Lefebvre Dental surgeon SAS Polyclinique Paofai (Waterfront of Papeete, just south of Marina)Paofoi Clinic (?) Dentists speak english but only one receptionist 📞 +68940432872 or 📞 +68940461891 or 📞 +68940461818

📧 lefebvre@mail.pf

(11-2019)SV Spirit of Argo Very professional, excellent services and fair price

Dr Marc Viallas

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535255, Lon -149.563545 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marc Jean Viallas PRINCE HINOI MEDICAL CENTER / PAPEETE-TAHITI 40438485 Corner of Prince Hinoi & Av du Regent Paritia

8-2020 Recommendation from Camille FP Cruiser FB page

Dr Marina Grelliere

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531747, Lon -149.553109 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dentist Dr Marina Grelliere 📞 +68940430010

📧 secretariat.grelliere@gmail.com

Immeuble Van Bastolaer Rue Afarerii Pirae VAN BASTOLAER BUILDING / AFARERII STREET / PIRAE-TAHIT Near Rue Afareri & Ave de General Gaulle

10-2020 SV Alila A recommendation for the dentist Dr. Marina Grelliere in Papeete. I have knocked out my false front tooth by jumping over a wave. Appointment next day and she repaired it . Also made a filling. Speaks very good English, very friendly and professional. Good work!

11-18 SV Winsome 3400F for visit including xrays, some light cleaning and consultationDr Veronique Perez Eyrard Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541205, Lon -149.567527 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Veronique Perez Eyard Work phone 📞 +68940425666

Vini phone number 87739962 Email adresse:veronique.eyrard@mail.pf Can make appointments via email. Located a few blocks from Papeete Marina Veronique accepts cash or bank transfer but not credit card. She speaks reasonable english. Her practice is in Passage Cardella or Rue Titiaivai. It is one street west of the Cathedral off Place Notre- Dame. The street has two names and both names are on signs at the end of the street. If you can find the restaurant L'O à la Bouche its across the street and down about 50 meters The building is between restaurants on the left side walking south along Rue Titiaivai. Veroniques plaque appears with several others out on the street beside the doorway. There is an intercom beside the door to get access. Ask for the door code when you make an appointment. Appointments can be arranged by phone or email. She attends 3 days each week (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) and works into the evenings. The surgery is shared with another woman dentist for the other days. She is highly recommended by a number of people

7-2019 Highly recommended by this happy customer. I had a metal crown fitted to a molar for $550 US 4-25-2019 SV Nehenehe

I had a single root canal. Cost was 24060 xpf. While I truly liked the demeanor of the dentist, her workmanship was mediocre. She made two significant errors, both of which are not really retrievable ones. She inserted the files past the apex of my root and into the boney space She did not completely get the root canal filled with the root filler. In addition there were several other concerns that were minor: She was not using an x-ray holder and had me hold the sensor in place with my finger. She had to retake two x-rays She did not use a rubber damn with also increases the risk of contamination. The dentist did not communicate at all during the procedure and this lead to problems at two points. I was not offered a lead apron or safety glasses. She did a great job of numbing my jaw, it was the best job of freezing me I have ever experienced at a dentist. Her office and operatory was beautifully clean and up to date, she was on time and very friendly. She spoke English well. I still like her but would probably seek another dentist that had better technicalskills.

11-2018 Linda just had her teeth cleaned and some bonding of a chipped tooth. She came home singing Veronique's praises! Position 17 32.468 S 149 34.053 W

Dr. Anne-Laure Levaudi

Island: Tahiti

Anne-Laure Levaudi 9 Norte Dame Place 📞 +68940434729

dr.levaudi@gmail SV Cheyenne. I had two problem crowns replaced with all Zirconium crowns, two large cavities under the crowns filled, and a root canal. She seemed very professional and conscientious about the work. She speaks adequate English for basic communications, and her assistant speak a little better English. For more complicated discussions we used a translater on her computer since she wanted to be sure I was completely clear on the issues. I am happy with the results and would recommend her to others.

Dr. Jeffery Leogite

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536763, Lon -149.567236 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr. Jeffery Leogite Dentist Surgeon 35, Rue des Ecoles 98714 Papeete 📞 +68940482045

Located near corner of Rue des Ecoles and Rue Albert Leboucher. GPS position not exact but very close Speaks excellent English

Dr. Justine Fabre (Taravoa -Port Phaeton)

Island: Tahiti

Dr. Justine Fabre Port Phaeton, Tahiti 📞 +68940579908

Located in the Centre Taimoe Bldg. 2nd floor across from the Super U on RT 3. The main number forCentre Taimoe is 📞 +68987794824

10-2020 SV Baloo She cleaned and x-rayed our teeth – 15000 FRS each. Bob had one tooth pulled. She also does implants. Cost for an implant from start to finish is 205,000 FRS. She speaks English. Very happy with her work. In the same office is an orthodontist, another dentist, and a dermatologist. All our appointments were for 9:30 Tuesday, first come, first serve.

Dr. Leroy Guillaume Chirurgien

Island: Tahiti

Dr. Leroy Guillaume Chirurgien-Dentiste 📞 +68940430620

📧 cabinetleroy@mail.pf

Imm Santa Anna, Ag Des Poilus Tahitiens, Papeete.

6-21 SV Sugar Shack Recommendation

Dr. Maxence Sand

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539882, Lon -149.566346 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dental Surgeon Dr. Maxence Sand Cabinet Dentaire 16 rue Edouard Ahne BP 614 987 13 Papeete Tahiti 📞 +68940420205

📧 Drsandmaxence@gmail.com

Next to Fast Print He speaks English

10-2020 Sugar Shack Matt had a filling that was bothering him so we emailed him on a Sunday (during a holiday weekend) thinking we would not hear from him until Tuesday. However, we got a reply within a few hours with an appointment date and time! Matt ended up having a very infected wisdom tooth that had to be extracted and a neighboring tooth with a cavity that had to be filled. Dr. Sand was very good, offered to reschedule so we could think about it, and when we declined got to work. He was as gentle as can be expected for having a tooth pulled, and provided a prescription for antibiotics, gauze, and pain meds. He was efficient, and reasonably priced. The work in the 🌐 U.S. would have cost well over $1000 with insurance and Matt walked out less than $200 plus medicine costs at pharmacy for $25.

2-21 SV Venture Lady Happy for you to include following recommendation in the TCG for Dr Maxence Sand Highlyrecommend. Good English speaker with extremely well equipped/modern surgery. I had complex root canal treatments in Oct 20. Then I broke a tooth in January 21 and he repaired it with a crown within 24 hrs so that we didn’t miss a weather window to depart Papeete.

11-2020 SV Tintamarre Recommended. Speaks good English. Nice surgery. I only needed a check up and clean, but know other cruisers needing more major treatment who were very happy

9-2020 SV Shiraz Young French dentist. Speaks good English. Modern clean facility on the first floor. I recommend him.

11-18 We both had dental work, crowns and extraction. Very satisfied. Near Cathedral Center City. Turn up the street that Air Tahiti is on and about 3/4 same side of the street next to a copy store is an entrance to his office - 1st floor (2nd floor to North Americans)

10-18 SV Little Wing Can highly recommend Dr Maxence. He is a very gentle and thorough dentist. I found that my french was not up to par to fully communicate some of the discussion about what needed to be done to have a root canal and crown. Emailing was a great way to set up an appointment and discuss any concerns that one may have about any procedures. I would certainly recommend Dr. Sand Maxence for any dental work.

List of all Medical Professionals in FP

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.cps.pf/professionnels-de-sante

Serge Richmond

Island: Tahiti

Serge Richmond 📞 +68940429444

PK 03.5 COTE MER / RESIDENCE HEITIARE / PIRAE-TAHITI 📧 dr.sergerichmond@gmail.com

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Diesel / gas

Bora Bora Total (Duty Free)

Island: Bora Bora

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.499303, Lon -151.7547 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Total Station has a dock with enough water to pull up and 🌐 fuel.They accept duty free fuel certificate but do not have a copy machine. Be sure to bring a copy of the certificate, boat docks and passport.

Pacific station of Fakarava (Duty Free)

Island: Fakarava

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.055805, Lon -145.620471 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Fuel Station Rotova Fakarava open

8-2019 Vessel able to come alongside and pump directly into the vessel.

10-2019 reported Duty Free diesel is now available with proper paperwork

Mobil Station Autona (Duty Free)

Island: Hiva 'Oa 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -9.805631, Lon -139.03097 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

On the pier in Autona, Hiva Oa Duty Free available with paperwork

Huahine Total (Duty Free)

Island: Huahine

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.714361, Lon -151.033951 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Total station located next to the supermarket in fare. Easily accessible from the main dock but does NOT have the capability to pump from the main dock as its across the street. But they do have a dolly to use for your jerry jugs

Makemo Magazin

Island: Makemo

Fuel is available in Makemo. Try one of the magazins Mo'orea Mobil Station (Duty Free) Island: Mo'oreaGPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.501737 Longitude: -149.817083

The gas station in Cooks Bay does sell duty free fuel but you need to pay in cash. As of

9-18 the pump on the end of the dock is now working for diesel and gas. Usually a very quiet place to fuel. The dock is small but with no wind or wakes it works out nicely. Small store in gas station carrying fresh bread, fruits, oil, etc

Mobil Station Taiohae (Duty Free)

Island: Nuku Hiva

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -8.921456, Lon -140.094397 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Fuel station on the pier in Taiohae Long hose will reach boats med moored Duty Free Available with correct paperwork

Raiatea Shell (Duty Free)

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.729303, Lon -151.443114 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Shell station located next to the public docks in Uturoa. Across the street from the supermarkets Beware if the trades are blowing strong it may be difficult to get off these docks

4-21 SV Aquarius Reported The Shell station charges 1500 xpf “ administration costs” if you want to take taxe free diesel ( is this legal ??) And they charge 2000 xpf if you want to fill up water .( you can take as much as you want )

Raiatea Total (Duty Free)

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.724982, Lon -151.448779 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Near Uturoa and next to the charter 🌐 base.Much easier spot to refuel if the trades are blowing as its much more protected than the Uturoa fuel dock

4-21 SV Aquarius Reported The Total station doesn’t take any charges for the “ duty free paperwork” The water costs 1000 xpf.

Lucie Rangi

Island: Rangiroa

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -14.967912, Lon -147.633405 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Lucie 87 73 40 26 Mobile Lucie upon contact will bring fuel right to the dock in front of the moorings at Ohutu

Rangiroa Shell (Duty Free)

Island: Rangiroa

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -14.945305, Lon -147.706632 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

2019 - Cruisers reported being able to obtain duty free diesel in Rangiroa at the Shell station in Avatoru. Jerry jug only 2024 Station is reported closed

Customs (Obtaining a Duty Free Certificate)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534006, Lon -149.577083 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

See Customs

Tahiti Marina Taina (Duty Free)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585724, Lon -149.616533 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Taina sells duty free fuel but you need to come into the fule dock with the boat. Gasoline or petrol is not sold duty free.

7-2022 Mixed reports by cruisers is the sell DF by jerry jug or needing to have boat at the dock at the same time. As of

6-30 they were selling jerry jugs of DF of diesel. Best to check first (3-2023) Phil confirmed that they do not sell duty free fuel on the weekend. They are too busy with locals fueling up to mess around with the duty free paperwork. In an "emergency" they will sell duty free, but they are not keen to do so. The fuel dock hours are 0630-1200, 1300-1600.

Tahiti Mobil (near City Marina)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531893, Lon -149.571021 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

about 15 minute walk Drop Propane / cooking gas bottles here Walk past the ferry terminal to roundabout. Turn left - on left about 1/2 kilometer.

Tahiti Shell (near City Marina)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535843, Lon -149.565524 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

A bit further than Total. Walk up Hihano Blvd about 4 1/2 blocks from Round (Les 3 Breussers) on Hihano & de Alsace' 17 32.09S 149 33.55W

Tahiti Total (near City Marina)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53573, Lon -149.566634 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Total Gas Station Rue Clappier & Rue des Remparts 2 blocks up from le 3 Bassuers on Hihano & left on Rue des Remparts

Tahiti Yacht Club de Tahiti (Duty Free)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.524569, Lon -149.534573 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Yacht Club de Tahiti (Arue) sells duty free fuel at the fuel dock. Will sell via dinghy and jerry jugs. Full keeled boats should think carefully about attempting this dock, especially with any wind.

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Diesel mechanic

Taxi Motu Marine

Island: Bora Bora

Taxi Motu Marines 📞 +68940676577

📞 +68989439999723

📧 taximotumarine@hotmail.com

Located in the village of Viatape. Recommended by SV Capall Mara

Maintenance Marquises Service

Island: Hiva 'Oa Maintenance Marquises Services For more information, see Haulout Jacques Marina Viare Island: Mo'orea Jacques - Contact Info 📧 jacques.services98@gmail.com

We have spoke to a number of people who have used Jacques while in the Viare Marina and were very satisfied with himHe lives in the marina so also close at hand

Hio

Island: Raiatea

Hio 📞 +68987338955

5-23 SV Malaika He mostly works as a an independent contractor at Raiatea Carenage. He’s a mechanic and all a round expert on boats

Raiatea Carenage

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.735995, Lon -151.485035 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Hio at Raiatea Carenage Recommended by a number of people as a good mechanic For more information, see Haulout

Petrouchelec

Island: Raiatea

Petrouchelec Bruno SV Petrouchka Raiatea, in front of Carénage Service, 📞 +689877860 72, kapetrouch@gmail.com. Anchored in front of the Carenage

3-21 SV Kini He worked on my engine, batteries, etc and I can testify of his serious thorough approach. He can do watermakers of course. He used to be engineer on superyachts in the Caribbean. Initially qualified in industrial electric engineering.

Thierry Duvauchelle

Island: Raiatea

Thierry DuvauchelleHe will repair any diesel engine or outboard and can handle various general mechanical problems (windlass, watermakers, etc...). His forte are Perkins, Volvo, Yanmar and Westerbeck and all outboard brands. 📞 +68987784792

📧 duvauchellethierry@gmail.com

Diesel-Clinic

Island: Tahiti

Diesel-Clinic owner Adrian Pataki Engineering Technician 📞 +68987286083

📧 svattila@gmail.com

Diagnostics, repair, technical consulting Located by Marina Taina, Punaauia Speaks: English, French & Spanish Excellent mechanic from diagnosing small problems to complete rebuilds. Reliable and knowledgeable as to where to get parts and find machine shops.

9-2021 SV Ipanema Very please with the work Adrian did for me.

10-2020 SV Marauder: We are repowering with Adrian, ordering a new Beta Marine inboard through him. He has incredibly helpful, friendly, knowledgeable, and for those who don't speak French, he speaks English! He is a certified dealer of Beta Marine engines and therefore also handles warranty work. We highly recommend Adrian and Diesel Clinic Tahiti if you find yourself forced to repower in French Polynesia. Prices aren't that bad, certainly not as steep as Yanmar engines through Sin Tun Hing Marine. The Beta Marine inboard is also built custom to you/your boat, which is pretty cool. If you dispose of the old engine properly and you're a boat in transit, you don't need to pay the custom fees on the new engine! We recycled ours at SOREMAT right next to Technimarine in town

2-2020 SV Avatar We would like to give a reference for Adrian Pataki. We have been in FP for 4 1/2 years. We have used Adrian in several capacities over this time. We have had him watch our sailboat, Avatar, when away on a trip to the US. also several mechanical projects, repairs and a gen-set replacement as he is the Beta Dealer for FP. Adrian has always been on time, does what he says he will do. And one of the few Marine Mechanics that I have been in contact with that does not overbook himself. I was in the Auto repair business for over 15 years and have known good technicians and Adrian in my opinion is good, honest, fair and knowledgeable. Shelly and I whole heartedly recommend him.

6-2018 Jacaranda We have used Adrian multiple times and can highly recommend him 100%. He is very honest and knowledgeable and not only did some work on our Yanmar but we used him to replace a cutlass bearing, align the shaft and do some keel bolt work.

Lecler Patrick

Island: Tahiti

Lecler Patrick mechanics and electrical services Ph:: 87 71 84 18 📧 patrick-tahiti@mail.pf

11-23 SV Elvira reported he has retiredPacific Marine -Dominique Fily Island: Tahiti

Dominique 📞 +68987748861

📧 pacificmarinepf@gmail.com

8-24 SV Pelagic Life While I'm not one to write a review, even a positive one, I feel compelled to write one now, if only to give back after benefiting from using the guide. We were recommended Pacific Marine by another cruiser who used them and had received great service. We made an appointment to meet on the Taina dock Monday morning. We braved the fuel dock lineup and got to our designated spot. I sent several WA messages and phoned all morning, but never got a response. It wasn't until noon that they replied that they would come and see us on Wednesday now. I suggested that I could immediately return to the anchorage then and come back Wednesday, but they said I would lose my spot. I'm still not sure if this meant I would lose my spot with them, the docking spot in Taina, or both. As I don't want to pay for four days on the dock just for an oil change, I will go elsewhere (or do it myself again). I found their communications poor. It took several days to get a response to get this set up, and it was never clear they would stick to a schedule.

11-23 SV Elvira Dominic and Ven helped us with a bad waterintake in our Volvo D2-55, taking it a part and cleaning everything, changing some parts. Motor is working good. They were kind, but had a very hard time to show up to appointed times, even though we prepared many weeks in advance. The second part they did fuck us up seriously. They had an idea of how to stop exhaust water getting into the motor. They gave us a choice of manual or electric. Then they asked us to order the parts from Ali Express, took many weeks and takes a lot of work with customs. Ended at like 300 $. Then there idea of solution did not work, and they just stopped communicating, yelling at us for costing them a lot of money..... We were already delayed for departure and we had to find a solution in a few days even if we had waited for Dominiqe for many weeks. So please, if possible, work with someone else.

10-21 SV Alila Dominque does all kind of Diesel engines. Now he lives in Papeete . We had some problems with our main engine 140 hp yanmar engine. He repaired the turbo, the gear box, put a new elbow in. For this work he had to take the muffler and the air cooler off. Nothing was a problem for him. He worked so professional and did a fantastic job. In two days everything was done, he understood totally that a boat without engine on anchor is not what you dream of. He really knows his job and we had fully confidence. He definitely is the guy if you have engine problems. We can highly recommend him.

1-21 SV Cyrolia Dominique has been my mechanic for my 2010 Jeanneau 53, since I bought it in December 2020. I have 110 hp Yanmar, and a 5.5 KW Onan generator. Dominique is extremely professional, and as highly skilled of a mechanic as I’ve ever met anywhere. He specializes in Yanmar, but I believe he can work on just about any type of engine (he used to work for Yanmar I believe). For any issue I have had, he instantly knows what the problem is, is able to articulate it and repair it. He’s professional, and his rates are reasonable and fair. Because he is good, he should be scheduled inadvance. My experience with Dominique has been extremely positive.

01-21 SV BENGT We would like to recommend Dominique Fily, the diesel mechanic. He did a great jobb getting our engine going again. Competent, experienced and a nice guy. Speaks reasonable English.

5-2019 Kiapa Nui: Dominique is now independent and is not part of STH. Highly recommend him for Diesel work

8-20 ? on a recent FP FB page had 6 people recommend Dominic.

9-18 SV Airborne Dominque is a diesel and electrical mechanic... He lives on Moorea, but works in Papeete. He is associated with STH in Papeete and they had referred us to him when we had engine issues in Moorea. He came out on a Sunday to our boat to help us. When we continued to have issues he met us at the dock when we arrived in Papeete for further diagnosis and repairs. Great service. Speaks English and French. I’m not sure if he is an STH employee or a sub contractor, but there is dome connection to STH (Yanmar dealer).

2018 SV Amelie Amelie's agent Laurent recommend Dominique and was he contacted directly. Stephen highly recommends Dominique after using him to remove and install a generator. He always showed up on time, great work ethic and did a wonderful job. 6000xpf per hour

Sail The Way – Rudy

Island: Tahiti

Sail The Way – Rudy Cell 📞 +68987300864

📧 rudy@sailtheway.com

languages: English, Dutch, German Location: Papeete Diesel mechanic: Everything what can go wrong or needs maintenance in the engine room: oil- filters, fuel filters, fuel lines, air filters, anodes, mixing elbows, exhaust plumbing, alternators and (external) regulators (12/24 V), starters and relays, starter battery, V-belts, injectors, dripless seals, stuffing box, raw water- and fresh water pumps, water hoses, bilge pumps, head gasket replacements, valve adjustment...

2-22 SV Matador I have seen many satisfied customers after Rudy has successfully solved their problems. I can recommend his thorough approach, tidy work and great ability to think problems through, resulting in correct diagnosis and permanent solutions. I would not hesitate to recommend his services.

1-22 SV Wandersurf I limped into Nuku Hiva on my Vagabond 39 after a long journey from Panama. Transmission shot and mast track popping off in a section where the wood rotted away. Rudy helped me pull my transmission, diagnose the issue and put me in touch with a company to order a replacement. Healso guided me through the process or repairing my mast. He is extremely knowledgeable and helpful with all things Marine related. He was just someone who helped work on my boat he became a friend. I highly recommend his services.

12-21 SY Mary Ann I want to send a recommendation regarding Sail The Way, both for electric/electronic work, and as a diesel mechanic. He also worked on my boat to relocate a day tank and did a superb job. Lastly, as we had to leave the boat while on the hard undergoing various jobs, Rudy took over the management of all contractors, and when I returned, all was done - and well done. Rudy is a calm, organized and thorough man who knows what he's doing. Very highly recommended.

7-21 SV Harmony - Outremer 5X - Rudy’s extensive knowledge of marine diesel mechanic was impressive to say the least. There is no job related to diesel engines that I wouldn’t trust Rudy to tackle. His attention to detail and going above and beyond with preventative measures to ensure engine longevity was greatly appreciated. I highly recommend Rudy in this field and trust his skills, knowledge and character to get you moving forward under power quickly.

1-21 SV Juffa Rudy is an accomplished electrician and mechanic who managed to repair our Dometic freezer when others failed to do so. His fees are reasonable and he is an experienced cruiser who understands our needs and is a pleasure to work with. When our Yanmar 3YM30 blew it’s cylinder head gasket he again undertook the repairs and got us going in an efficient and well organized manner. We can highly recommend Rudy to our fellow cruisers.

2018 SV Pavo Real I would highly recommend Rudy-Sail the Way for those in need of electrical, diesel and general boat repairs. When sailing in Panama my vessel, a Lagoon 410 catamaran, was struck by lightening. It was a direct hit to the mast and the electrical damage was extensive. Nearly all the electronics on the boat were damaged. Navigation, radar, radios, charger/inverter, vessel lighting, engine sensors and helm gages were fried. I hired Rudy of Sail the Way to do the repairs. He did an amazing job. Rudy advised me to work together, to repair all the damage. The best way to learn about your boat and trouble shoot the things by yourself. Most of the boat needed to be rewired. He discovered many wiring issues beyond just simple repair and reconstructed the entire system including the electrical panel and breakers. All my systems now work better than ever. When we were hauled out he discovered some issues with through hull fittings and removed old no longer used valves and repaired the hull. Once back in the water he was able to get my two Yanmar diesel engine running in top shape. Rudy advised me to work together, to repair all the damage. The best way to learn about your boat and trouble shoot the things by yourself. We were truly lucky to have Rudy available to do the work. He was very busy with repair work on other vessels, including removing and repairing a keel on a large sailboat that had run aground. Fortunately, he committed himself to our job and installed systems as the arrived in Panama from the US. He is now in Tahiti and sailors there are lucky to have such an amazing individual available to their vessels.

1-19 SV Rosa dos Ventos I (Edwin Bovill) am writing this email to give an assessment of work done by Rudy S’hut on our Brewer 44 Cutter (1989) Rosa dos Ventos in 2018 at Shelter Bay, Panama. Electrical: Rudy S’hout installed a new Raymarine EV400 Sail Pilot system in our boat Rosa dos Ventos. Putting this state of the art system into our 28 year old boat was a challenge given the age of our boat and the complexity of the new system and fitting it together in an antiquated wiring system etc. Rudy S’hout did a superb job. He is incredibly knowledgeable about on board electrical systems. The system has performed flawlessly up to the present time. I give him my highest rating (5 out of 5) for the work he did for us and will point out that my rating was echoed by many other cruisers in Shelter Bay. Mechanical: We also had some problems with our Onan 6KW generator with which he helped us. Againhe did a superb job trouble shooting and fixing both mechanical and electrical systems (5 out of 5). Also see Marine Electronics for more on Rudy

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

10-2019 SV Panache STH Marine did the 1,000-hour service on our Yanmar diesel engines. The mechanics were good, but their manager gave them the wrong manual and then interpreted it incorrectly. They set my valves incorrectly. It took me weeks to convince them that they were wrong. They finally relented, agreed I was correct and fixed their mistake. I wonder how many boats in Tahiti are operating with the wrong valve settings For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Thomas Lefebvre

Island: Tahiti

Thomas Lefebvre 📞 +68987304063

11-23 SV Elvira Thomas helped us out with an exhaust solution. He is nice, fast, good priced and professional. He is though more of a mechanic than a specialist on diesel motors.

4-23 We blew out our wet exhaust leaving marina Taina on a Saturday. We ended up out in the mooring field in front of the airport. Another sailer called him for us, and he came out on his boat on Sunday to look at our engine. He gave us his recommendation, we got into Papeete that afternoon, and he came and replaced the exhaust on Monday. He’s been doing a lot of work on our friends boat next to us, an older catana 38

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Diesel parts

Dieselec

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531452, Lon -149.559538 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940422576

Good English. REBUILD FUEL injector pumps and full bench for starters and 🌐 alternator.Note: 2 shops (1 service & 1 parts) . Some limited Perkins parts Parts Store: Avenue du Chef Vaira'atoa. This lat/long Diesel Repair Shop is in Fare Ute near the Yamaha dealer. If you need to speak by phone in english ask Manu at the 40422576 or Pierre (his number 40508046) Be sure to double check location as this lat long was pulled off internet & not checked. 98713, Avenue du Chef Vaira'atoa, Pape'ete, French Polynesia

1-21 SV BENGT We highly recommend Dieselelec (under diesel parts). They did a great jobb renovating our injectors and injector pump. Helpful, friendly and competent.

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Address: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

Fax: 📞 +68940838394

📧 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 Parts for Perkins, Hyundai, Isuzu, Sweden Marine Diesel, Kohler, Cummings. The store owner was able to find a fitting hollow screw for my Volvo engine whereas Nautisport (the official Volvo distributor) was unable to find the part For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Poly Diesel

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.634342, Lon -149.601884 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.poly-diesel.pf/

sell Perkins parts BP 380 589 98718 TAMANU TAHITI

📞 +68940505275

FAX: 📞 +68940435396

📧 poly@poly.pf

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sin Tung Hing Marine is the local Yanmar distributor For Yanmar and Mercury parts Mahea TEMATAUA-TERIITI SIN TUNG HING MARINE Services Pià ̈ces Détachées YANMAR et MERCURY BP:1605 PAPEETE-TAHITI Zone Industrielle de la Papeava 📞 +68940549455 FAX:68940.454837 📧 mahea.temataua@sintunghing.pf

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940439119 in Fare Ute Dealers for Cumminins and Nandi diesels.

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Dinghy new/repair

Esteban Galvez

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.7761, Lon -151.419882 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Esteban Galvez Dinghy Repair Contact: 87 32 67 29 📧 estebanggalvez@gmail.com

SV Phoenix Raiatea Located near 3 waterfall bay We put tractor air chambers inside, we patch any holes it may have, and eventually we paint them with special paint.

7-2021 SV Domini Esteban is fantastic. He managed to save our dinghy which, after going over a metal spike at night, had a massive hole ripped out of two of the three chambers. It really seemed beyond repair, but with a few tractor tyre inner tubes he managed to somehow make it as good as new. He can also repair and service outboards. He’s charges fairly, does a great job and speaks Spanish, English and French fluently. And on top of all that - he’s a really nice bloke. I can absolutely recommend him to any cruiser with dinghy problems.

Blue Composites Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532973, Lon -149.581309 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📧 ng@bluecompositestahiti.com

📞 +68940576575

7-2023 Now carrying dinghies BLUE AIR semi-rigid annexes - PVC ALU bottom For more information, see Fiberglass, Resins, Gelcoat

Michael Girard

Island: Tahiti3D Technologies

Michael Girard 📞 +68989645864

Rue Tapoa Cowan 📧 m.girard@sysnux.pf

🌐 m.facebook.com/3dtechtahiti/

BP 110076 98709 Mahina - Tahiti They sell Takacat (NZ) dinghies 🌐 www.takacat.com/

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.nautisport.pf/index.php/magasins/nautisport-tahiti

📞 +68940505959

Fax: 📞 +68940421775

BP 62 98713 Papeete - TAHITI 📧 Seller@nautisport.pf

3-2022 From FP FB Page Nautisport does a fine job of repairs—get an estimate from them first! Call the store 📞 +68940505959 for indications on where to drop off your tender, as it is near Arue. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dealer for Highfield Inflatables and AB. They had a number of AB dinghies in stock cheaper than the US. For more information, see Marine Suppliers Tahiti Pro Waves Island: Tahitihttps://www.tahiti-prowaves.com/en/home-pro-waves-tender/

01-2023 Have received numerous reports from various cruisers all reporting that Pro Waves were very unresponsive. Would give them a pass.

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Disinfestation / Anti-Termite

Ader

Island: Tahiti

After some research, we found the best guy for dis-infestation. He's used to working on boats as well: Company name is Ader Contact is Henri LOPEZ-DIOT

📞 +68987781274 or 📞 +68987704483

📧 aderld@mail.pf

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Diving equipment

Blue Water Killers Spearguns

Island: Fakarava

Blue Water Killers Spearguns Fakarava. 📞 +68989707708

📧 blue.water.killers.spearguns@gmail.com

Location: Fakarava, close to Rotoava. Can be reached by dingy. Matthieu from Pakokota Yacht Services offers rides to his location. Marc Alexander, the owner, makes great custom built spearguns and can ship to any island. He carries multiple lengths and colors of aluminum alloy and carbon guns, and the attention to detail is fantastic. He also carries free-diving suits and fins. Speaks good English. More info at BWKS 🌐 m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=231957557506218&ref=content_filter

Contact: Best through Facebook 🌐 profile.php?id=100006891346451

Messenger, Marc Alexander: 🌐 mobile.facebook.com/

Fare de la Lunette (Prescription Dive Masks)

Island: Tahiti

Fare de La Lunette ➤ Punaauia - Tamanu Center (40 852 800) h Papeete - Cathedral (40 852 808) 8:30-18:00 / Saturday: 8:30-13:00 7:30-17:00 / Saturday: 8-12:30https://www.facebook.com/FareDeLaLunetteTahiti

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport (Fare Ute, walking distance from Papeete Marina) has good selection of Scuba equipment They can facilitate tank inspection but will charge a premium for the service. They send the tanks out for hydro's Nautisport (Fare Ute, walking distance from Papeete Marina) has good selection of Scuba equipment They can facilitate tank inspection but will charge a premium for the service. They send the tanks out for hydro's

9-19 Coral Trekker They are a Mares agent but discontinue the services after 29. August 2019. I found them unfriendly as they did not sell me the CR 2450 battery for the dive computer without doing service on the entire computer

9-19 Coral Trekker They are a Mares agent but discontinue the services after 29. August 2019. I found them unfriendly as they did not sell me the CR 2450 battery for the dive computer without doing service on the entire computer For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Diving (schools and services)

Top Dive Bora Bora

Island: Bora Bora

🌐 topdive.com/scuba-diving-bora-bora/

Aqua Tiki

Island: Fakarava

Aqua Tiki 📞 +68987734731

Dive Spirit Fakarava

Island: Fakarava

📞 +68987327987

Enata Diving

Island: Fakarava

Enata Diving 🌐 www.enatafakaravadiving.com/

en/#:~:text=The%20Atoll%20of%20Fakarava%20in,and%20depth%20in%20.... 📞 +68987701508

📧 infoenata@gmail.com

(we prefer you use the form from above link)

Fakarava Diving Center

Island: Fakarava

Fakarava Diving Center 📞 +68987228204

Kaina Plongée

O2 Fakarava

Island: Fakarava

O2 Fakarava 📞 +68987755744

Located Rotoava Village

Top Dive Fakarava

Island: Fakarava

Top Dive Fakarava 🌐 topdive.com/scuba-diving-fakarava-south/

🌐 topdive.com/scuba-diving-fakarava/ North 📞 +68940984376

4-2023 Following up on my post: our ten year old just did his Padi Junior Open Water with Topdive at Fakarava South Pass. A very positive experience, lots of practical skills and great initiation to scuba diving Topdive in Fakarava at the North side (Rotoava) had very good instructors and take safety seriously. I was really surprised how professional the centre is run, much in contrast with some other places we dove

Marquesas Diving (Hiva oa)

Island: Hiva 'Oa Humu KaimukoCell: 📞 +68987241995

📧 marquisesdiving@gmail.com

🌐 www.marquisesdiving.com/en/

Mo'orea Fun Dive Island: Mo'orea 📧 info@moorea-fundive.com

📞 +68940564038

🌐 www.moorea-fundive.com/fr/

Moorea Blue Diving Island: Mo'orea Moorea Blue Diving 📞 +68987745999

Temae Scubapiti/Moorea Scuba Fills Island: Mo'orea 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.490481, Lon -149.90499 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Scubapiti/Moorea To fill dive tanks: $10. per tank, regardless of the level brought in. They’ll do it while you wait, and it only takes 10 minutes. They want to see the stamp on the tank which shows when they were last hydrotested and will not fill if it’s out of date. Past the Intercontinental Hotel heading west, blue building, long pier. 📧 scubapitimoorea@gmail.com

📞 +68940562038 / 📞 +68987780352

Top Dive Moorea Island: Mo'orea 🌐 topdive.com/scuba-diving-moorea/

Nuku Dive

Island: Nuku Hiva

Phone / WhatsApp: 📞 +689877726 📧 26nukudive@gmail.com

Web site: 🌐 nuku-dive.com/fr/

Services Nautic Nuku Hiva

Island: Nuku Hiva

Services Nautic Nuku Hiva Whats App 📞 +68987237348

🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/574732529669177/user/100093586062752/

Bottom Cleaning, anodes changes

Sub Hemisphere Sub Plongée

Island: Raiatea

Hemisphere Sub Plongée 📞 +68940661249

🌐 www.hemispheresub.com/en/

There are in the Apooti Marina complex From FP FB page

4-2023 did a dive with Hemisphere Sub Plongée (Raiatea), and they were great with some visiting friends who were on their first dive post certification. Always kept an eye on everyone and was good at explaining our dive plan. Just based on that, I bet they'd be good for someone going through dive certification. Worth stopping by to see if they'll be a good fit.

6 Passenger

Island: Rangiroa

6 Passenger Dive Center 🌐 www.the6passengers.com/

🌐 www.facebook.com/The.Six.Passengers/

📧 the6passengers@mail.pf

📞 +68940960260

Rangiroa Diving Center

Island: Rangiroa

Arnauld AvareOwner Rangiroa diving Center Rangiroa Diving Center

📞 +68987290618

Landline: 📞 +68940960555

📧 contact@rangiroadivingcenter.com

Web: 🌐 www.rangiroadivingcenter.com

Rangiroa Plongee

Island: Rangiroa

Rangiroa Plongee Tiputa, French Polynesia 📞 +68987776586

Topdive Rangiroa

Island: Rangiroa

Topdive Rangiroa 🌐 topdive.com/scuba-diving-rangiroa/

Plage de l hotel Kia Ora 📞 +68940960560

Eleuthera Dive Shop Taina Marina

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585972, Lon -149.614556 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Eleuthera Dive Shop Located at Marina Taina; in the same building as Tahiti Crew 📞 +68940424929

They have a website in English too! 🌐 www.eleutheratahiti.com/en

I called ahead and he advised they would fill my tank while I waited and they did. Cost for fill was 80 cu ft. was XPF 1000 They did check hydro date on tank before filling

Fluid Plongée

Island: TahitiFluid Plongee

Marina Taina

4-21 SV Barracuda I did my SSI Open Water Diver with Fluid and recommend them both for learning to dive, and for recreational dives. If required they will pick you up from Papeete Marina. For more information, see Scuba

Mana

Island: Tahiti

Mana Hull, interior, change of Zinc, diving. 📧 Taaroamea.raimana@outlook.fr

📞 +68989712557

For more information, see Boat Cleaning

STH Marine Taina Marina (Service)

Island: Tahiti

10-2019 SV Panache We took our dive tanks to the STH Marine shop at Marina Taina. I asked for a visual inspection. Without consulting me, they decided to do a pressure test and a valve inspection as well. We got the tanks back and loaded them onto the boat. We didn’t use them until we got to Bora. Once we got there, we found that the valves on 3 of the tanks were faulty, rendering the tanks unusable. The problem was that they had only tightened the packing nut by hand. The nut needs to have 60 ft-lbs of torque! Take your tanks to Nautisport for service.

Subtechnology Diving (Service)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532729, Lon -149.570883 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Subtechnology Diving Christophe Cicullo 📞 +68987797061

📧 subtechnology@mail.pf

Can do Hydros, repair compressors and fill tanksSub Technology is Just past the Naval Base but before the Mobile Station on side street towards the harbour. Tanks in French Polynesia (legally) must be hydro teasted every five years and VIP tested annually. You must have paperwork for each test or it will tecnically illegal for a shop to refill your tank. Another shop named Argos is at the far eastern end of Motu Uta and were re ommended by a scuba shop for hydro testing. Nautisport will handle the testing but at a premium.

Tahiti Private Expeditions

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Private Expeditions Scuba Diving Center 📞 +68987711776

📧 tahiti-private-expeditions@mail.pf

🌐 www.facebook.com/tahitiprivateexpeditions/

🌐 www.tahiti-private-expeditions.com/

The only Tahiti based company providing private luxury yachts / superyachts with customized and exclusive dive services, logistics and itinerary planning throughout French Polynesia and further afield. #superyachts #privatediveguide #expeditionleader 📞 +68987711776

Top Dive Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

🌐 topdive.com/scuba-diving-tahiti/

Travaux sous marins du Pacifique

Island: Tahiti

Travaux sous marins du Pacifique Philippe de Villèle FB: Travaux sous marins du Pacifique Youtube: travaux sous marins du Pacifique.

📞 +68989766221

Whatsapp :+689 89 76 62 62 and 📞 +68987766221

📧 pdevillele@yahoo.fr

I’ve a commercial diving company Travaux sous marins du Pacifique ,and I've a sailing boat ( Sun Odyssey 42’) With my diving crew we used to make different jobs and under boats , we can do: Hull cleaning ,and report for Nez Zealand entrance,( sailing boat , yachts and big ship) Anodes changesPropeller cleaning or change ( when damaged) Hull pass change ( without take the boat out of the sea) Inspections + report. Repairs All my staff and myself speak English and if necessary we can move to different islands of French Polynesia

05-2021 SV Ourialys 2 Just a word on Phil. I found him through another contact I found on your guide, and he was very quick and accommodating in getting our underwater hull inspection done as a final check on a boat purchase settlement. He was very responsive in using Whatsapp, and sent boat photos and videos through quickly.

WCKI Subservice

Island: Tahiti

Diving Services Bottom cleaning, underwater work Hubert (Speaks good english) wcki subservice 📧 wcki.hub@live.fr +68987761491

D

Doctor (general)

Medical Clinic Mo'orea

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.483767, Lon -149.813809 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

There is a walk in clinic next to the pharmacy opposite the reef anchorage in Cooks Bay. You do not need an appointment. There is usually a doctor on call during business hours.

11-2020 SV Tintamarre reports that there is a lab for blood tests

Gaelle Lacroze

Island: Raiatea

Doctor: Gaelle Lacroze: 40664966. Good doctor, takes her time, and speaks reasonable 🌐 English.Located on Main Street in Uturoa SV Mary Ann

Dr Sophie Parisot-Killé GP & Homeopathie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535127, Lon -149.563563 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr. Sophie Parisot-Killé General Medicine Homeopathie also Centre Medical Prince Hinoi 📞 +68940856162

NICE new office, she seems to be just establishing herself so she was easy to get an appointment with. Speaks some English and was thorough and accessible

10-2018 SV Allora

Dr Antoine Carpentier GP

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537893, Lon -149.56808 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Antoine Carpentier GP General Medicine 3 Rue Paul Gauguin (beside the Pharmacie du Port). 📞 +68940425667

Drop-in hours Monday/Wednesday 0700-1100, 1330-1800; Tues/Thurs 0700-1230; Fri 0700-1100, 1330-1700; alternate Saturdays

0800-1200 - or with appointment. Note: Google Maps link is very close but not exactly spot on Near the downtown bus drop- off not far from the market. SV Barracuda

10-2020 Dr Carpentier is a general doctor, but with an interest in diving-related/ hyperbaric medicine. Appointments not often needed. We needed a prescription; we called up, were told to come right round and within 15 minutes were in his office. After examination, the prescription and useful advice were issued and we were on our way for what seems the standard consultation fee of 3,600 xpf. His office is at the ocean end of Rue Paul Gauguin, right next door to the big Pharmacie du Port, near Papeete marina. SV Airborne Recommended

06-2020 Dr David Prevost - GPIsland: Tahiti 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544637, Lon -149.573009 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

GP 🌐 Dr.David Prevost. 55, rue des Poilus Tahitiens 📞 +68940533010

Multilingual. Walk-in Many cruisers we know use Dr. Prevost in Pape'ete and have come back with great reviews. Not only is he a good physician, personable, and has a great bedside manner, he speaks French and English. He recently moved his practice from the Clinique Paofai to a new location. He has taken over the old veterinary clinic. There is a pharmacy next door: Pharmacie Maeva. To make an appointment, scheduling is now even easier, he has an online booking site. Often times appointments can be booked the same day or the next day. You can still contact his office by phone for an appointment as well: 🌐 doctofenua.pf/doctors/5fc90f4df1dda7004fb47143

Above info supplied by SV Cream Puff

12-2022 SV Auntie Great experience with Dr Prevost. Easy appointments, knowledgeable and thorough. Nice man too!

5-22 SV Wind Dragon Dr Prevost is great and speaks English very well

7-20 SV Sugar Shack Dr. Prevost was able to see us same day appointment) for 7000xpf or about $70). He was able to refill prescriptions and provide new scripts. Lab fees are separate but can be submitted right next-door Lab hours 0630-1600). Dr. Prevost’s English is excellent and he is very kind and prompt

7-2019 SV Panache We found Dr. Prevost to be an excellent and experienced General Practitioner

2-2019 SV Kapia Nui General medicine and he was awesome. Good English, thorough, comic nerd. He was great, super personable and funny. We highly recommended him.

10-2018 SV Hedonism We arrived without appointment and he advised that he would see me but I would need to wait a bit so he could see his patients that had appointments. That is fair. We waited about 1 1⁄2 hours. He spent about 30 minutes with me and gave me a requisition for various blood tests. We also made an appointment for the next morning to go over the results. The Lab is the next door over from his office. Cost for this 1st visit was XPF 7000 The lab work was 3990 that included various blood work and urine tests. They also gave me a code and password so I could view the results on-line later in the day. (as they did for later test including the Cat Scan. It even allowed me to download the actual Cat Scan!9-2017 SV Jacaranda Highly recommended

Dr. Lafitte GP (Taravoa -Port Phaeton)

Island: Tahiti

Physician: Dr. Lafitte. 📞 +68940572188

A group of physicians has offices next to the pharmacy.

10-2020 SV Baloo Dr Lafitte administered a vaccination we'd purchased at the pharmacy. (Measles) This was done on a walk-in basis. – Baloo

Generalities

Island: Tahiti

All medical staff several cruisers have used have been of a high standard. Consultation visits are currently costed at 3,600 xpf (approx $34 US). In Papeete there are two General Practice physicians across from the Tourist Office on the quay. Dr Andrew Carpe speaks reasonably good English and has specialist training hyperbaric medicine 40 4256 67. Walk-ins are often seen without long waits. Specialists and technical procedures are available at hospital and at two private clinics. The hospital prices appear to be substantially less expensive than the private clinics. For example these charges were incurred at the main hospital: Sonogram of neck (thyroid) --$64.80; Chest Xray --$46.80; Consultation with ENT including upper airway endoscopy -- $55.80 (in US dollars.) Hospital appointments can be a long wait but our experience is walkins are generally seen within two hours. No problem since most cruisers are “time millionaires.” The main Hospital for FP is Hospital du Taaone on Charles de Gaulle ask at the bus station near the Marie if they go past the hopital.

List of all Medical Centers in FP

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.ilm.pf/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Centres-sante.pdf

List of all Medical Professionals in FP

Island: Tahiti

http://www.cps.pf/professionnels-de-sante

D

Doctor, Specialists & Surgeons

Cabinet d'Ophtalmologie de Moorea

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.548546, Lon -149.785928 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Cabinet d'Ophtalmologie de Moorea 🌐 ophtalmologie-moorea.com/

📞 +68940564000

Arterial Specialist Dr. Robert Bertucci

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544014, Lon -149.575581 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Also in Paofai Clinic. Recommended by

10-18 SV Hedonism He conducted a thorough imaging scan on my neck with me watching and him explaining and pointing things out. His scanner was pretty high tech, he could even tell me that my saliva glands were too small (I knew that from previous treatments). He spent at least 45 minutes with me. He diagnosed my “problem”, it was my Thyroid. Cost for Dr. Robert Bertucci including the scan: 7434

Breast Surgeon Gynecological Obstetrician Dr. Ines Leroux

Island: Tahiti

Dr. Ines Leroux Breast Surgeon Gynecological Obstetrician (great for breast cancer) 📞 +68940460437 and 📞 +68940460427

Clinique Cardella. 📧 dec.gynecocardella@gmail.com

ines.leroux.cardella@medical98.apicrypt.org. Ancien interne des hopitaux de marseille Ancien cheif de clinique A la faculte de medecine de Paris (Former resident of Marseille Hospital. Former head of Clinic at the Faculty of Medicine of Paris)

6-21 SV Sugar Shack recommendation

CHPF Hospital

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536955, Lon -149.558266 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Specialists and technical procedures are available at hospital and at two private clinics. The hospital prices appear to be substantially less expensive than the private clinics. For example these charges were incurred at the main hospital: Sonogram of neck (thyroid) --$64.80; Chest Xray --$46.80; Consultation with ENT including upper airway endoscopy -- $55.80 (in US dollars.) Hospital appointments can be a long wait but our experience is walkins are generally seen within two hours. No problem since most cruisers are “time millionaires.” The main Hospital for FP is Hospital du Taaone on Charles de Gaulle ask at the bus station near the Marie if they go past the hopital.

Cardiologist Dr Bruno Ulmer

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53534, Lon -149.558057 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Bruno Ulmer 📞 +68940506900

📧 cardiovuth@mail.pf

THE MEDICAL CENTER (CTRE) OF MAMAO AVENUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAI Specialty pacemakers @ hospital Excellent English Sailor

Cardiologist Dr IN Sirivuth

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53534, Lon -149.558057 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr IN Sirivuth 📞 +68940506900

📧 cardiovuth@mail.pf

THE MEDICAL CENTER (CTRE) OF MAMAO AVENUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAI Dr Ulmer fills in for Dr Sirivuth. Same office and secretary (Sandrine)

11-18 Dr Ulmer Recommended by Winsome & Franco from Marina Papeete

Cardiologist Dr Philippe Lionet

Island: Tahiti

Dr Philippe Lionet40460410 Cardella Clinic

1-2021 SV September AM Very thorough examination, we managed to communicate with my limited French. Also in clinic Cardella, note long waiting list fur an appointment.

Cardiologist – Dr. Gillet

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54645, Lon -149.58469 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tautiare Shopping Centre 2nd floor 📞 +68940822121

SECRETARIAT GILLET 📧 secretariatgillet@gmail.com

10-2019 Recommended by SV Panache Dr. Gillet is an experienced Cardiologist and able to perform a range of tests right in his office (ECG, Echocardiogram, etc.). His office is located in a two-story professional building, east (i.e. towards downtown) of the parking garage at the Faa’a Carrefour, across a small street but on the same side of the main road.

Chiropractor - Ben Eastwood

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.557919, Lon -149.606282 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

La Colonne Vitale Ben Eastwood 📞 +68989294329

📧 lacolonnevitale@gmail.com

🌐 www.lacolonnevitale.com/

Fanomai Center Chiropractor · Massage Therapist

2-21 SV Aldebaran Highly recommended

Chiropractor Teiva Levine

Island: Tahiti

Teiva LevineRue Laurent Le Bilhan

5-2022 SV Seneto If you’re looking for a chiropractor in Papeete, Tahiti, I would highly recommend Teiva Levine at Rue Laurent Le Bilhan. Highly professional, extremely friendly staff and the treatment was outstanding.

Clinique Cardella

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541314, Lon -149.566651 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located near the cathedral City Central

Dermatologist Dr Fennira

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544014, Lon -149.575581 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Fennira PAOFAI CLINIC / PAPEETE-TAHITI 📞 +68940461843

10-21 SV Sugar Shack She works on Tuesdays. She is very thorough, kind, and speaks English. My visit which included an exam and about 12 spots being frozen cost about $65. I would recommend her!!!

5-21 SV Kiapa Nui - I recently saw Dr. Fennira per seeing her name in the TCG...thank you. :) She was as close to an derm you'd find in California. The best so far out here. She took her time, she went over almost EVERY piece of skin (she even slid my boobs out from my bikini top and looked underneath), bottoms of feet and she looked closely at the ears. The only place she actually didn't look was my nor Ryan's bum. She zapped me 34 times. She speaks great English and is keen to practice more and more. She likes having foreigners coming in and the interactions. She listens, she explains, and understands other methods like using Efedex but uses that gnarly cream as a last resort. I had a spot on my arm that appeared AFTER using Efedex so she zapped it about 4 LONG times and really got it. She wants to see me again in 2 months for that specific spot and if it reappears she wants to take a biopsy. She was extremely thorough. She will cut out spots if needed anywhere on the body except for the face. SV Tintamarre I saw a Dr Fennira at this clinic. Very pleasant lady, who spoke good English. Currently (in covid times) easy to get an appointment. If treatment is required the additional cost over a check up is only a few dollars.

Dermatologist Dr Picault

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539905, Lon -149.566324 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Picault 10, 98714 Rue Edouard Ahnne 📞 +68940572700

9-21 SV Mojo We both used Dr Picault and found him to speak english and was super efficient, close to the Town centre Vodaphone shop. Next to Fast Print

Dermatologist Dr Ruiz

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540534, Lon -149.569559 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr. Solene Ruiz Dr. Ruiz's work website: 🌐 www.drruizdermatologuetahiti.com

Here you can find the link to the doctofenua site and all her contact info. 📞 +68940422051 (office) 📞 +68987270022 (cell) 📧 docteurruizsolene@gmail.com

🌐 doctofenua.pf and create an account and start selecting which department, location (if you know) and doctor. More and more doctors are going this route. Their whole schedule shows up and you can pick and choose which day and which time you would like and for how long (15 mins = a consult, 30 min slot or a 45 min slot). Across from the Papeete Marina in the yellow building second floor west of Post Office. Very Close to the entrance to Hotel Tiare See GE photo: When you get in that area look for metal plaques with names next to a doorway. It's fairly easy to find once you know generally where to look. Take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Her office is at the end of the hall.

7-2022 SV Auntie Excellent doctor, good experience. She is thorough, professional, and freezes things off with good equipment. She also advised cutting off one lesion, and did an excellent job of it. Her office is located directly across from Marina Papeete in a the yellow building (Real Estate office on ground floor) and the stairs to get up to her office are at the right far right of the yellow building. This is the same office was formerly run by Dr. Oviada. There is no receptionist at the time of review, but she is prompt at returning calls.

5-21 SV Kiapa Nui taken from a report of numerous dermatologists that they have seen. Dr. Ruiz speaks a bit of English but more than what she leads on to speak and understand. She's a sweet doctor in my opinion. She takes her time with you. I spent a whole hour with her as she cut out a spot that made me uneasy and we sent it to the lab. She also froze off what I asked her to freeze off. She took her time to look over my skin but did not check the bottoms of the feet and ears. I was told by Dr. Fennira that she is very good a surgically removing spots, her speciality is removing spots on the face.

Dermatologist Dr. Jean Pierre Bernadat

Island: Tahiti

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.544014 Longitude: -149.575581

Dr. Jean Pierre Bernadat Clinic Paofai Phone 📞 +68940461818

9-21 SV Kiapa Nui - Paofi Clinic, 40-46-18-18 same office: Monday, Friday, Saturday is Dr. Jean-Pierre Bernadat (his name is on the office wall so when you call to make an appointment you say his name and the help desk will direct your call to his office) Shared office with other dermatologists based on day of week.

5-21 Kiapa Nui - Can recommend him

10-17 Jacaranda We found that he did a good job when both Linda and I went to him in 2017 2017 Naoma Thorough and direct. Kind of a no-bullshit "here's how it is" kind of guy.

Dermatologist Dr. Julien Levang (Taravoa -Port Phaeton)

Island: Tahiti

Dermatologist. Dr. Julien Levang. 📞 +68987290820

Located in the Centre Taimoe Bldg. 2nd floor across from the Super U on RT 3. The main number for Centre Taimoe is 📞 +68987794824

10-2020 SV Baloo He performed a thorough, full body skin cancer check on both of us. Speaks some English. Very happy with his work. Located in the Taimoe building across from Super U in the dentist suite, second floor. All our appointments were for 9:30 Tuesday, first come, first serve.

Dermotologist - Dr. Ermolieff

Island: Tahiti

Dr. Ermolieff Paofi Clinic

4-21 SV Kiapa Nui from a group report of seen dermatologists in Tahiti. Dr Ermolieff speaks great English, I've seen him at least 3 times, he's old school, does an okay job at looking over the body, will freeze off what he sees and what you ask for and he takes his time with you. He is very responsive to his personal email if you have it. Paofi Clinic, same office: Monday, Friday, Saturday Tuesday, Dr. Feriel FenniraWednesday, Dr. Serge Ermolieff Thursday, Dr. Solene Ruiz Saturday, Jean-Pierre Bernadat

Echograph/Doppler Dr. Martha Ford

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535127, Lon -149.563563 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr. Martha Ford Echograph/Doppler Centre Medical Prince Hinoi, Second Floor 📞 +68940836434

Excellent place to get an ultrasound. She is from the US but has worked in France since her education. Speaks perfect English. Very knowledgeable/easy to get an appointment

10-2018

Emergency room care

Island: Tahiti

The emergency room at SAMU is well run and there are a number of english speaking staff. You are charged for a 3,600 xpf consultation fee and if it is after hours a 4500xpf surcharge. Ambulance service is free. On a recent 3/2017 visit for a broken arm we were seen in minutes, xray performed, reviewed by an on-call orthopedic surgeon, 24 hours of pain meds and a sling provided were provided free of charge. Total cost was 13,600 xpf ($126 US). Knowing our limited French they arranged a hotel at 1:30 am as returning to our vessel with a fracture humerus by dingy was not feasible

Endocrinologist (Thyroid specialist) Dr. Jessica Leogite

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535127, Lon -149.563563 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr. Jessica Leogite Endocrinologist (Thyroid specialist) Centre Medical Prince Hinoi 📞 +68940430490

Her office was always crowded, but once in her room, she was attentive, focused and not rushed. Speaks some English.

Eye Surgeon Dr Thomas Chassine

Island: Tahiti 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541314, Lon -149.566651 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Thomas Chassine Cardella Clinic. Phone 📞 +68940460413

Has full eye examinations and laser procedures available as needed. Speaks English fluently.

3-2021 SV Airborne Recommended

Eye Surgeon Dr. Eleonora Zito

Island: Tahiti

Dr. Eleonora Zito 📞 +68940460413

CLINIQUE CARDELLA (Near Marina Papeete) Recomended by Steve on Ocean Star who has laser cataract surgery done by her.

Eye Surgeon Dr. Thomas Fallevoz

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54007, Lon -149.566846 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Thomas Fallevoz Route de Toahotu 📞 +68940482121

📞 +68989504005

Across from the Cathedral City Center. Used him for Cataract Surgery. Now after 8 months I can say I would not recommend him. After having the other eye done in Mexico at 1/3 the price found out that the stitch was never removed causing me months of eye irritation. Does eye exams with very modern equipment. He speaks excellent English.

Gastroenterology Dr Bronstein

Island: TahitiDr Bronstein (See Internal Medicine Dr Bronstein)

Gastroenterology Dr Fadi Chakhtoura

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54435, Lon -149.574842 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Fadi Chakhtoura. - Digestive 📞 +68940851010

Office in Vaimoanatea Building across from front entrance of Champion, 1st floor, Entrance A Excellent english and a very caring doctor

Gastroenterology, Dr. Pierre-Alain Cougard

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536483, Lon -149.560206 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr. Pierre-Alain Cougard. Hepato-Gastro-Enterologue (Gastroenterologist). Clinique Mamao. 📞 +68940506900

12-21 SV Kiapa Nui Speaks excellent English, including medical terminology. He is timely, very friendly, skilled/experienced, professional, and has a great 'bedside manner'. We were referred to him by our GP Dr. Prevost. He and his husband own the clinic with their offices and the procedure rooms. I don't remember the name of their anesthesiologist but he was also good (but only speaks French). Dr Cougard's staff of assistants and nurses was also exceptional. The facility was clean, well equipped, comfortable, and modern without being "flashy" if you know what I mean. After the procedure Dr Cougard met with us to give a detailed report of his findings and to answer any questions with patience and detail. When I had a last minute question on the Sunday afternoon before my procedure I sent a message to his clinic email address and was stunned to quickly get a personal reply from him answering my question in a friendly familiar but professional way. So far he's impressed me to the point I'm comfortable ranking him amongst the top doctors I've experienced.

Gynocologist Dr. Violaine Bertrand DINH-GIA

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544029, Lon -149.576862 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Bertrand (Gynecologist) 📞 +68940425799

📞 +689404618 📧 13secretairebertrand@gmail.com

NOTE: Address Change 9/21 Moved to a new location. 1 block from Paofai clinic. Between Paofai parking lot and Rue Cook. On Blvd de la Reine Pomare. Betweent to the Galerie des Tropiques and the podologue office.

11-2021 SV Sugar Shack She did a full breast exam, pelvic exam, ultrasound, pap smear for 9000xpf. She is very pleasant and professional. Speaks English. When you enter her office, go to the receptionist furthest from the door as the other person is for a different doctor.

8-2020 She was able to fit me in the same week. Dr. Bertrand is lovely, kind, and speaks wonderful English. For a general checkup she did a full breast exam, a sonogram and a pap-smear for 14000xpf ($140). Her lab is a few blocks away and she will give you a map. Very pleasant experience.

Gynocologist Dr Nedim Alwardi

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544014, Lon -149.575581 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Nedim Alwardi Clinic Paofai 📞 +68940433360

speaks English Also provides mammograms Recommended by

10-17 Jacaranda & a number of other cruising women.

Internal Medicine Dr Bronstein

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541314, Lon -149.566651 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Bronstein Cardella ClinicH His secretary 📞 +68940460415

1-2021 SV September Am I used Prof. Dr Bronstein at Clinic Cardella, a wonderful man, speaks perfect English. Enormously helpful in all matters, personable and caring. He is a specialist in internal medicine, gastrologist and cancer specialist. All manner of internal examinations are available (gastrscopy etc). List of all Medical Professionals in FP Island: Tahitihttp://www.cps.pf/professionnels-de-sante

Onocolgist Dr Bronstein

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541314, Lon -149.566651 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr Bronstein see Internal Medicine Dr Bronstein Cardella Clinic His secretary 📞 +68940460415

Optometrist Dr. Nochez Yannick

Island: Tahiti

Dr. Nochez Yannick, Opthamologiste Center Medical Prince Hanoi

3-2021 SV Auntie Recommended by friends of friends. Made appointment by phone for 2 days in future, arrived 30 mins before scheduled appt, receptionist had no record of appointment but remembered the phone call, re-scheduled me for 11 days in future. While I was pondering the wisdom of returning, I asked 1 other patient In waiting room if they thought the doctor was good. Reply was not so much, “it takes him 10 appointments to do what other clinics can do in 2 appointments”. Never saw doctor, no first hand knowledge, receptionist not friendly or helpful, made appointment at a different clinic. Side note: I’ve learned it is best to go to the clinic /office to make the initial appointment as you then have a piece of paper to show receptionists.

Optometrist: Dr. Laurent Grillot (Taravoa -Port Phaeton)

Island: Tahiti

Optometrist: Dr. Laurent Grillot. 📞 +68987322609

Located in the Centre Taimoe Bldg. 2nd floor across from the Super U on RT 3. The main number for Centre Taimoe is 📞 +68987794824 Offices located at the opposite end of the dentist suite. “Maladies et Chirurgies des Yeux” (Diseases and eye surgeries).

10-2020 SV Baloo We had basic eye exams. Very up-to-date equipment and a busy office. Speaks very little English. He has several offices in Tahiti. All our appointments were for 9:30 Tuesday, first come, first serve.

Orthopedics Dr Christian Sonderlund

Island: Tahiti

Dr Christian Sonderlund 📞 +68940542426

🌐 www.soderlund.fr/

Cardella Clinic Spinal Column Surgery - Orthopaedics - Trauma

4-21 Recommended by SV September and other doctors in Papeete

Orthopedics Dr. Karem DJENADI

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528264, Lon -149.546539 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dr. Karem DJENADI Orthopedics MD office phone number : 📞 +68940486200

📧 karim.djenadi@cht.pf

HOSPITAL PRACTITIONERS Hospital of French Polynesia of the Taaone Avenue du Général de Gaulle Pirae 98713 Papeete Doctor K. DJENADI Head of Department Former Head of Clinic Hospital Assistant M 1509 Dr. Karem mentioned that one can make appointments with any of the Drs, but gave permission to be added to the list. Doctor P.FLEURÉ Former Head of Clinic Hospital Assistant M 1408 📧 pierre.fleure@cht.pf

Doctor A. de JESSE Former Head of Clinic Hospital Assistant M 1278 📧 alix.de-jesse@cht.pf

Doctor R. LUTH Former Head of Clinic Hospital Assistant M2739 📧 romuald.luth@cht.pf REPLACEMENT SURGEON:

10-2020 SV Ziezo Dr. Karem Djenadi speaks fluent English and is a sailor himself. He is extremely professional, extremely kind and polite. He does not rush you, is very efficient and thorough. My husband and I are both Physical Therapists and have worked with hundreds of Ortho MDs and he ranks amongst the top.

Osteopath Boyer Marion

Island: Tahiti

Osteopath Boyer Marion 📧 boyermarion.os@gmail.com

89 53 22 18She doesn’t currently have an office.. she does home calls / visits on the boat as well! She lives close to Faa’a.

3-2021 SV Selavi Thanks to everyone that sent recommendations for a chiro/ osteopath around Tahtii.... i ended up seeing Marion who was awesome. She’s an osteopath, very thorough. Best part, aside from her adjusting my hips/back into proper alignment ... was she came out to the boat for a “home visit”! Not having a car this was a huge perk for us. She was lovely to work with and I highly recommend her. I’ll leave her phone in the comments if you’re interested. I believe she speaks a little English as well for the non French speakers.

Osteopath Nicolas BOUSSEREAU

Island: Tahiti

Nicolas BOUSSEREAU Centre Tamanu PK15 📞 +68987277907

Osteopath Orama Richmond

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.543748, Lon -149.574635 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Orama Richmond Osteopath 📞 +68987758175

17°32'37. 149°34'28.8"W, Aroā 5 nō māti 1797, Pape'ete She's been doing a bit of work with some of us big boat yacht crew. Located in the Paofai clinic near the Champion supermarket

Paofai Clinic

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544014, Lon -149.575581 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located next to Champion near Marina Papeete. Across from the park. Numerous specialty doctors and surgeons

10-21 SV Hedonsim Paofai Clinic - INFO POLYCLINIC PAOFAI LocationCorner of boulevard de la Reine POMARE and rue du Lieutenant VARNEY 98714 Papeete Contact details

📞 +68940461818 (Standard and Emergencies ) Other services Medical reception-24h00 / 24h00: 📞 +68940461830

Angéiology: 📞 +68940461840

Dental office: 📞 +68940461891

Cardiology: 📞 +68940461836 📞 +68940461837

🌐 Visceral.-Thoracic surgery: 📞 +68940461822

Dermatology: 📞 +68940461843

Endocrinology : 📞 +68940461843 Endocrinology : 📞 +68940461843 Endocrinology: 📞 +689404618431833

Obstetrics and Gynecology: 📞 +68940461811 📞 +68940461813 📞 +68940461894

Physiotherapy: 📞 +68940461841

General Medicine: 📞 +68940461831

Ophthalmology: 📞 +68940461809

ENT: 📞 +68940461815

Pediatrics: 📞 +68940461806

Pneumology-Phtisiology: 📞 +68940461920

Psychiatry : 📞 +68940461836

Radiology-Ultrasound: 📞 +68940461820

Address BP 1653 98713 Papeete

Physiotherapist Steeven Gall

Island: Tahiti

Steeven Gall 📞 +68987789092

📞 +68940823796

📧 gallsteeven@mail.pf

VAIRAATOA NUI BUILDING, PAPEETE

6-2020 Sid Seymour This guy is AMAZING!!! 5 stars and more!!

Podiatris Dr. Pascal Maillard

Island: Tahiti

Note: GPS is approximate locationDr. Pascal Maillard Podiatrist/Podologue (Foot Dr. also handles problems with equilibrium and posture) Across from an optician’s shop and it’s on the second floor. This is what his business card says: Quartier du Commerce - Face Optique Gimond Taote Avae 📧 pascalmaillard@yahoo.fr

📞 +68987704830

GREAT guy, speaks English pretty well. (His brother also works in the same field and has his office across from where Heiva is held - 87.29.99.83)

10-2018

Surgeon Dr. Nicolas Ruiz

Island: Tahiti

Dr. Nicolas Ruiz Telefonnumber 📞 +68940507112

📧 docteurnicolasruiz@gmai.com

Location: He works in Paofai Polyclinique and has his office just a few bindings up the road, 🌐 IPCAL.pf Institut Polynesien de Chirurgie, Bd Pomare / en face de LÒtac) - entree B/C - 2 emergency Etage.

10-2023 SV ALILA Mike Campbell, ( refrigeration ) had a knee operation and got a new prosthesis. He used a surgeon Dr. Nicolas Ruiz, which did a fantastic job. We can highly recommend him.

Urologist Dr. Gonzaque Desrez

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.545, Lon -149.573611 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Urologist Gonzaque Desrez 5 minute walk from Paofai Clinic 📞 +68940541030

Second floor at the Numero medico legal building, on the corner of Rue de 5 Mars 1797 and Avenue de Poilus Tahitiens. Across the street on Rue de 5 Mars from the “Institut Louis Malarde”. Speaks some English (not fluent) Recommended by

09-17 Jacaranda Linda went to see him a number of times and can highly recommend him

10-18 Hedonism Dr. Desrez looked at my ultrasound and said he wanted a Cat Scan. He wrote the requisition and required Prescription for the dye to be injected for the scan. (Bring your own dye to the cat scan...different from back home)Cost for this visit to the Specialist; 5000. Cost for the “dye” at the Pharmacy – 9282. Cost for Cat Scan at Paofai clinic - 41075 (not bad really)

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Donations (clothing etc)

Catholic Relief Mo’orea

Island: Mo'orea

Catholic Relief Moorea Mrs Mareva FROGIER

📞 +68987292869

Catholic Relief Raiatea

Island: Raiatea

Uturoa : Mrs Vve Désirée NEUFFER -

📞 +68987714829

Cathedral (Papeete Center)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538088, Lon -149.566149 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Cathedral City Center If you face the church. It is across the street on the right. On Pl. Notre Dame. Within the strip of stores. The door was locked and we had to knock. Someone inside the church helps us find where to go

Catholic Relief Punaauia

Island: Tahiti

Catholic Relief Tahiti Punaauia (Saint-Etienne parish): 🌐 📞 +68940422899

Croix Rouge/Red Cross (City Center)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539373, Lon -149.566495 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Charity shop - Croix Rouge/Red Cross is a charity shop which appreciates donations of clothing, household items, books etc. It is next door to the Piment Rouge on the Avenue de Marechal Foch.

Marina Papeete (Franco)

Island: Tahiti

Franco in the office runs a va'a program for at-risk kids. He is connected to many deserving people.

Tahiti Crew

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585972, Lon -149.614556 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Crew Located Tania Marina Tehani -- 📧 tehani@tahiticrew.com

-- 📧 yachts@tahiticrew.com

🌐 tahiticrew.com/

📞 +68987235541

Tehani and family have a charity organization that they work closely with and gladly accept clothing, etc. For more information, see Yacht Services

Tahiti Ocean (Taina Marina)

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Ocean in the same building as Casa Bianca collect and when they have a good amount taketo the Red Cross

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Dry ice

GasPac Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.560154, Lon -149.570351 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Gazpac

For more information, see CO2 Refills

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Duty Free alcohol

Kim Fa SAS

Island: Tahiti

Kim Fa SaS 27 Rue Francis Puara Cowan, Papeete 📞 +68940545600

🌐 kimfa-tahiti.com

Supply Duty Free Alcohol

5-2024 SV Ticket to Ride I wanted to follow up and let everyone know that we had a great experience with Kim Fa and the prices were great. I worked with both Jo-Ann and Annick. You can contact them directly using these email addresses: 📧 ja.liusing@kimfa-tahiti.com or 📧 a.liu@kimfa-tahiti.com They can give you a list of spirits and wines available to order from or they can help you with choices. We decided on our order, paid by credit card and had the delivery just a few days later. Remember you are restricted to having this delivered just before leaving the country and you will need to provide the clearance paperwork. We were very pleased with the service. Jo-Ann also has WhatsApp if you need to speak on the phone. For those who do not speak French, Jo-Ann does speak English.

Tahiti Crew

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585972, Lon -149.614556 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Crew Contact Tahiti Crew for list of available alcohol and processing. Note: You must check out from Papeete to obtain this duty free Submitted by SV Sea Bella For more information, see Yacht Services

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E-Bike rental

E-Bikes Rangiroa

Island: Rangiroa

e-Bikes Rangiroa 📧 ebikesrangiroa@gmail.com

📞 +68987227798

Moana Breeze eco lodge Rangiroa

I'm pleased to inform the group that we are opening E-Bikes Rangiroa on the Tiputa side. The bikes are All-terrain electric fat bike, great for a safe and pleasant ride on the Tiputa road. Some mountain bikes and kids bikes are also available.

Prices for E-bike are

Prices for mountain bike are

Price for a kids bike is 1000 fr full day flat.

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Ear drops

Ear Drops for Swimmers Ear

Island: Tahiti

A recent discussion in the FP Cruiser Facebook Page with a member looking for ear drops.

Making your own ear drops

A quick google search found a article by the Mayo Clinic ——At-home preventive treatment. If you know you don't have a punctured eardrum, you can use homemade preventive eardrops before and after swimming. A mixture of 1 part white vinegar to 1 part rubbing alcohol may help promote drying and prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi that can cause swimmer's ear. Pour 1 teaspoon (about 5 milliliters) of the solution into each ear and let it drain back out. Similar over-the-counter solutions may be available at your drugstore

You can find isopropyl alcohol at some of the larger supermarkets, near where you find band aids, etc. It's a small bottle, 250 ml, labeled "Alcool pour l'hygiene cutanee". Hansaplast is one brand I found in a few shops and U has it's own 🌐 brand.very common mix.. 50-50 white vinegar and rubbing alcohol.. as noted in a previous post

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Electric motors

Chan et Fils SARL

Island: Tahiti

Chan et Fils SARL Patrick and Laurent Chan Land Line: 📞 +68940836015

📞 +69897777695 / 📞 +68987784585

📧 chanpatrick@mail.pf

📧 chanetfils@mail.pf

Punaauia Winds, Motors and Altenators. Installations

11-2020 SV Moira I have recently had to replace my generator with a used unit that needed to be reconditioned, tested, installed and troubleshot aboard. Laurent and Kevin at Chan et Fils SARL in Puna’auia have done an outstanding job and I would like to recommend them to be added to your guide. A project like that is never easy and they have gone out of their way to see it through.

Enipac

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532636, Lon -149.570836 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Eurl Enipac 📞 +68940427010

email 📧 enipac@mail.pf

In Motu Uta on side street next to Total. Rebuild motors including starters and alternators generators. Made new brushes when unable to find a set in Tahiti. They rebuilt the solenoid on a LP gas valve for Mary Ann II For more information, see Alternator And Starter Repairs

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Electrical Supplies

Polymat

Island: Moorea

Electrosav

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535192, Lon -149.56735 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Electrosav 📞 +68940430485

Rue Albert Leboucher between Rue Clapper and Ave du Chef Vaira'atoa A couple of blocks from the ferry terminal Is a small electronics shop, kind of like a mini Radioshack, they have all sorts of electric/electronic parts, and they speak passable English.

3-22 They also carry computer or muffin fans 12v

7-23 SV Sea Wind This shop is a goldmine for electronic stuff you normally cant find in a marine store. Plus they do repair. Found very small tiny toggle switches

7-23 SV Seawolf

Marine Supplies

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54159, Lon -149.57171 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marine Supplies Alex and Tom who run the shop are great guys, super helpful with any electrical issues to figure out For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Adresse: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

📧 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

Have a reasonable stock of electrical cable, fittings, breakers and lights. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

SDIP Lighting

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535553, Lon -149.55821 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SDIP Electrical & Lightining (next to Garage Bambou) 📞 +68940413051

Ave Georges Clemenceau & Avenue de Commandant Chesse For more information, see LEDs and Lighting

Sainte Amelie Imports

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.545964, Lon -149.569934 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sainte Amelie Motu Uta Electrical Supplies Carries pumps, electrical supplies, hardware , electrical motors, pumps, etc. For more information, see Hardware Stores

Sarl Capelec

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535802, Lon -149.559574 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SARL CAPELEC Comptoir d'Approvisionnement Polynésien d'Electricité RC N° 7513 N°T 532481 Ave. G. Bambridge - MAMAO 🌐 B.P. 238 - PAPEETE TAHITI

📞 +68940509850 📧 o@capelec.pf 🌐 www.capelec.pf

Electrical supply store. Carries various electrical items including dock cord plugs

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Has some marine electrical parts For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michel Baltzer 📞 +68987741002

📧 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr

Marina Taina Michel has a surprising lot of electrical components in his small store. Good place to start your search Carries Victron. Best stock of line, webbing, chain, carries West Systems in bulk and dispenses at very reasonable price. Lots of stock which is less than obvious so be sure to ask. Is a wealth of knowledge about sourcing things. Speaks good English. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Victron (See separate Victron entry)

Island: Tahiti

See section under Victron

Yune Tune Electrical

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531339, Lon -149.568474 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940508989

Fare Ute Commericial shop carrying a wide assortment of electrical supplies

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Electricians 12V/24V

Services Nautic Nuku Hiva

Island: Nuku Hiva

Services Nautic Nuku Hiva Whats App 📞 +68987237348

🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/574732529669177/user/100093586062752/

For more information, see Diving Services

Bruno Fraisse

Island: Raiatea

Bruno Fraisse 📞 +68987786072

E-mail 📧 kapetrouch@gmail.com

4-21 SV Aquarius Bruno ...just to confirm , he is very professional ( he did several jobs for us )and he is also a nice guy .

s / v Alia Vita 5-2020 Bruno is a French cruiser who trades as Petrouch Elec. He lives and works from his yacht in Raiatea, but his son starts school here in August and he expects to be on Raiatea for the next 5 years. He speaks good English

Cyprien

Island: Raiatea

Cyprien, who works partly for the charter companies, but will do external work - is recommended. 📞 +68987253529

SV Mary Ann 7-2021 Also recommended by Iaorana Yacht Services

Electro Marine

Island: Raiatea

Electro marine Patrick Roger 📞 +68987710890

📧 patricknoelle@capcoz.net

SV Utopie moored off CNI I am an marine electrician working in Tahiti since 2007. I have a car so I can help cruisers in other anchorages of Raiatea.

Petrouchelec

Island: Raiatea

Petrouchelec Bruno SV Petrouchka Raiatea, in front of Carénage Service, 87 78 60 72, kapetrouch@gmail.com. Anchored in front of the Carenage

3-21 SV Kini He worked on my engine, batteries, etc and I can testify of his serious thorough approach. He can do watermakers of course. He used to be engineer on superyachts in the Caribbean. Initially qualified in industrial electric engineering.. He is also an excellent Electrican

Sebastien

Island: Raiatea

Sebastien is highly recommended for electrical work, but also electronics repair (and not just to tell you it's broken and you need to buy a new one) 📞 +68987380504

SV Mary Ann

Island: Tahiti

Christophe Monnier

Island: Tahiti

Christophe is a former nuclear electrician who moved recently to Tahiti. He is very skilled and fast. Speaks English. 📞 +68989541615

8-2018 SV Airborne Yes, I would recommend him... when we first contacted him it sounded like he wasn't interested in the job as he works around Taina and we are in Papeete... but he showed up the next morning at our boat and had everything done in an hour, including going out and getting the wiring...

Electro Marine Services

Island: Tahiti

Electro Marine Services Thomas & Alex are now working thru his new company Marine Supplies. Please see Marine Supplies

Marine Supplies

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54159, Lon -149.57171 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Electro Marine Services / Thomas DUMONT 📞 +68987313697

📧 emstahiti@gmail.com / 📧 dumont.tpro@gmail.com

Thomas and Alex reviews are now listed under Marine Supplies. Click link below For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Electroxpert

Island: Tahiti

Electroxpert Mantuea Champs 📞 +68987282175

6-2023 We used Manutea. Very knowledgeable and skilled. Speaks good English. Definitely recommend!

6-2023 Another vote for Manutea with Electroxpert. He did a great job resolving several electrical issues for us during our very recent visit to Tahiti.

Guy Cordier

Island: Tahiti

I spoke to you on the dock the other day about the retirement of Richard Lecler. He passed on the name of a recommended and vetted replacement. The guy I contacted is named Guy Cordier, is French, lives aboard at Taiaina, sails to NZ in November every year for cyclone season. He speaks English pretty well as well as French and Spanish. He was prompt and thorough and fixed my stuff in good time. I had a 12v problem he searched out and solved, a 120v he searched out and solved and is going to help me replace my old battery bank and expand my amp hours capacity. He has a partner that he says is more a pure electrician but Guy does lots of other stuff (generator repair, watermaker repair, even epoxy and fiberglass repair).

His contact is as follows: Guy (pronounced in the French way) Cordier 📞 +68987249468

📧 cordier.navigateur@gmail.com

Petrouch Elec

Island: Tahiti

Petrouch Elec Bruno Fraisse 📞 +68987786072

📧 petrouch.elec@gmx.com

10-19 (SV Anatasia) I had a very good experience with a new electrician, Petrouch Elec. Bruno and his wife are live aboards on their yacht Petrouchka on a mooring in Taina. They came from Patagonia and Antartica, so are very aware of the needs and problems that can occur on a yacht. Bruno can very well help himself in English. He is correct in his appointments and very honest. He can be contacted for more then only electricity works, also mechanic and computer/electronics is in his skills. Contact on Vini 📞 +68987786072 or by 📧 kapetrouch@gmail.com

Sail The Way – Rudy

Island: Tahiti

Sail The Way – Rudy Cell 📞 +68987300864

📧 rudy@sailtheway.com

languages: English, Dutch, German Location: Papeete Extensive reviews and recommendations for Rudy that cover both Electrical & Electronics see Electronics(Marine). For more information, see Electronics (Marine)

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Electronics (Marine)

Cyprien

Island: Raiatea

Cyprien 7-2021 Recommended by Iaorana Yacht Services 6-2020 Recommended by SV Mary Ann For more information, see Electrician (12V / 24V)

Petrouch Elec

Island: Raiatea

Petrouch Elec Bruno 📞 +68987786072

📧 kapetrouch@gmail.com

10-19 (SV Anatasia) I had a very good experience with a new electrician, Petrouch Elec. Bruno and his wife are live aboards on their yacht Petrouchka on a mooring in Taina. They came from Patagonia and Antartica, so are very aware of the needs and problems that can occur on a yacht. Bruno can very well help himself in English. He is correct in his appointments and very honest. He can be contacted for more then only electricity works, also mechanic and computer/electronics is in his skills. Contact on Vini 📞 +68987786072 or by 📧 kapetrouch@gmail.com

Richard Neufeld

Island: Raiatea

📞 +68987731579 📧 richard_neufeld@yahoo.com

Located in Raiatea.

8-2022 FP FB Big shout out to Richard. He had been exceptional. Sorted out our windlass - repaired brushed etc - came and installed and tested to make sure. Nothing was to much of a problem. Gave us the local knowledge on replacing batteries and drove us to site and even helped take old ones back to store. Cant thank him enough. He also knows every trade and will happily point you in the right direction for whatever you need. Highly recommended...

6-2022 SV Magic Carpet Based on Raiatea, English first language Richard Neufeld has remedied our autopilot electrical and mechanical problems with speed, creativity, honesty and above all competence.

4-2022 SV Kolea I didn't have time before I left FP, but want to put in a good word for Richard Neufeld in Raiatea for mechanical or electrical issues. He helped me on two separate occasions and dug right in for multiple days. His machine shop came in handy for multiple issues, including a frozen watermaker pump that he managed to get working again. His info is in the Compendium. But if you need it, PM me. Also, I had no problem working from the city dock, in at least 15 knots, and found it to be convenient. But it is bumpy from wakes, and you need good fenders set almost at waterline

4-2022 SV Turtle Blues I'd like to echo the comments about Richard. He is currently helping me with a couple of issues and i really appreciate his knowledge, experience, and work ethic! He also knows all the tradesman in Raiatea and can recommend trusted individuals

8-2019 Just wanted everyone to know of a valuable cruisers’ asset in Raiatea. Richard Neufeld is a Motorola-trained radio technician, marine electrician, font of general knowledge and all-around good guy. He rebuilt my autopilot linear drive unit for a third the price of a new one, and he also has a machine shop. If you need anything this side of Tahiti, you might drop him a line: Richard_neufeld@yahoo.com.

Sebastien

Island: Raiatea

Sebastien is highly recommended for electrical work, but also electronics repair (and not just to tell you it's broken and you need to buy a new one) (87380504)

Assystem Polynésie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533009, Lon -149.567728 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The Furuno authorized provider in French Polynesia is AS SYSTEM Assystem Polynésie |

📞 +68940549470 | 🌐 📞 +68987229533 | F 📧 mchamps@assystem.pf | Plus d’informations sur 🌐 www.assystem.com

📧 info@assystem.pf

LOCATION: By the naval base there is a roundabout. Coming from Marina Papeete turn right at the roundabout and then right at the next street. Its about 20 - 30 meters on right hand side We have seen them doing some very fine electronic soldiering. Also they work on large ship systems (Jacaranda)

9-19 Coral Trekker I broke my SSB antenna on a Mara-a-mu. They had a stable well done Danish product in stock replacing my 7m pitch antenna. They are kind of hidden in an office one the first floor of the named building. Ring and knock the door heartily to get entry. Deduct VAT against mailed ship documents.

Christophe Monnier

Island: Tahiti

(see Electrician) Christophe was trained in marine electronics by Pochon S.A., the biggest french electronics supplier. He is very skilled and fast. Speaks English. 📞 +68989541615

Cristal’s Renov (LCD screen repair)

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/583836411756984/user/100077184347359/

Electro Marine Services

Island: Tahiti

Electro Marine Services Thomas & Alex are now working thru his new company Marine Supplies. Please see Marine Supplies

Marine Supplies

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54159, Lon -149.57171 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Electro Marine Services / Thomas DUMONT 📞 +68987313697

📧 emstahiti@gmail.com

Thomas and Alex reviews are now listed under Marine Supplies. Click link below For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Juan-Sanchez Villa Lobos Ramirez (LCD Repair)

Island: Tahiti

Juan-Sanchez Villa Lobos Ramirez Réparation de vos affichages LCD brulés. Burnt LCD repair. 1 Papeete Réparation de vos affichages LCD (pilote auto,GPS...) noircis. Tarif selon taille et complexité Reparation of your LCD (auto pilot, GPS...) that has turned black. Price depends on size and complexity. Appeler le / Call: 📞 +68989531713

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sin Tung Hing Marine is the official Lowrance, Simrad & Raymarine distributor. STH Marine carries Lowrance radios (Lowrance, Simrad and B&G radios are mostly the same models sold under different brands) 10-2019 SV Panache STH Marine are the authorized dealers for Raymarine (as well as other brands). Our two chart plotters failed and Raymarine agreed to replace them under warranty. When ordering the replacement parts from France, STH forgot several items which delayed the installation by about a month. STH Marine installed a new remote handset for my VHF but forgot to install the software update that is needed for it to function. I didn’t realize this until we were about to leave and didn’t want to risk a problem with a software update at that point. I reinstalled the old handset and will deal with the issue in NZ. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sail The Way – Rudy

Island: Tahiti

Sail The Way – Rudy Cell 📞 +68987300864

📧 rudy@sailtheway.com

languages: English, Dutch, German Location: Papeete Refitting electrical installations (DC 12/24V; AC 110/220, 240V), trouble shooter for navigation systems and NMEA 2000 networks, Raymarine Specialist,autopilot repairs, complete refitting electrics and electronics after lightning strike, building lithium systems, installing and repairing all kind of electrical Charging and Distribution Systems, diesel engines repairing and maintaining. Electrical/Electronic services

4-2024 SV Lola Rudy is the best! This guy is super knowledgeable and cares so much about quality workmanship. He is honest, professional, reliable, and extremely competent. He’s also a great communicator, clearly explaining our problems and his solutions as well as showing us ways we can avoid similar problems in the future. His expertise with boat systems in general and with electronics, solar, batteries, electrical systems is fantastic. And he is also a super nice guy! We cannot recommend him enough. Rudy is always able to quickly and accurately diagnose and solve our problems. He has worked on our Victron Energy system, engine wiring, refrigeration wiring, and he even nursed one of our LIPO batteries back to health. He has also given us amazing advice on how to improve the operation of our system to get the most out of our solar lithium combination. After having super experiences working with Rudy, we learned that he offers boat caretaking services. So we hired him to look after our boat in Papeete while we traveled back to the US for a few months. Our experience was amazing. Rudy exercised all the systems onboard and kept us informed about anything that wasn’t working or needed attention. He communicated with us regularly to let us know that everything was ok. He is the only person we would trust to look after our boat when we are away. Bottom line, Rudy is absolutely the best. Highly highly recommended!

11-2023 SV Ziezo Another excellent job completed by Rudy from Sail the Way. He converted our 12v AGM system to a 24v Lithium setup. All functions including Air Conditioning can be run from solar. Unfortunately he had to spend some time diagnosing the “wacky” wiring that Fountaine Pajot and other parties had installed and streamlining the entire electrical system. I have found Rudy to be very conscientious and detailed in his work. I highly recommend him to anyone requiring any work on their boat. He is skilled in all electrical and mechanical Boatworks. Ask me how I know

8-2023 SV Pole Pole If you want to get any electrical, lithium or solar work done, engine and generator maintenance or fuel polishing and boat care, I can recommend Rudy - Technically strong, very good communications and good quality work

4-2023 S/V Moondance We started preparing for a battery upgrade in November of 2022. Friends of our suggested contacting Rudy, a marine electrician who is currently mooring in the airport anchorage. When I contacted Rudy he came by our boat to survey our existing electrical system. We discussed our present system and the changes that would be needed to accommodate lithium batteries. Rudy’s experience was invaluable in tracing out existing wiring and determining the easiest way to modify our system. We thoroughly enjoyed our Rudy experience and highly recommend him for your marine electrical needs!

1-2023,SV Auntie Rudy is a valuable resource. Knowledgeable and helpful, worth waiting for his expertise.

7-2022 Silent Progression Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Rudy thru a mutual friend and being a cruiser I had jobs and quickly took the opportunity to seek Rudy's help. He is prompt, He delivers what he promises, Above all else he's a Professional and it's getting harder to find this type of service in today's day and age. All my schedule was completed and I am happy once again..

6-2022 SV Alila Rudy is super helpful and reliable. The starter motor on our generator gave up. He came within 2 days and replaced our spare motor we had on board. It was a very difficult place to replace it, but Rudy didn't give up. We still had a lot of fun in the process. I was glad he helped so quickly because I was alone on board during that time and needed the generator to run the watermaker. I can only highly recommend Rudy.

3-22 SV Full Monty If you’re looking for someone who knows their way around electronics, Rudy’s the guy! He has no ego and is only concerned with doing a fabulous job. (Don’t let him tell you otherwise, but he is also exceptional at fiberglass repair work!) He has the mind & the knack for electronics. I have watched him work on other boats, and we have troubleshooted on mine. Highly impressive! Having been in Panama for a few years, he also has experience working with vessels struck by lightening. He’s the type of repair person everyone hopes for & wish you’d found from the beginning.

2-22 SV CAPALL MARA I am writing to recommend Rudy of 'Sail The Way'. He was mentioned to us by other cruisers after we had a near lightning strike. He came promptly to our boat to discuss our issues. He was knowledgeable and courteous. He inspected for lightning damage. He tracked another complex but unrelated problem we had with a recent lithium battery installation. We are thoroughly happy with his good work.

2-22 SV Matador I can thoroughly recommend Rudy for electronics and electrical work. I have witnessed his work over a couple of years and his knowledge and work has always been excellent. I believe you can have complete confidence in a professional and timely service. . 1-22 SV Del Mar Rudy did some electrical work on our boat Del Mar while we were in Nuku Hiva French Polynesia. He did an amazing job at a very fair price. We had had a persistent electrical issue (stray current) resulting in quickly deteriorating anodes on our folding props. Rudy had the specialist tools (SeaBis stray current detector), knowledge and patience to not only resolve the issue but he also took the time to make sure I understood the root cause and how to resolve similar issues in the future. Rudy is an extremely knowledgeable and experienced expert with a high level of genuinity. I very much recommend Rudy of you have any electrical, electronic or mechanical work you need completed on your vessel.

1-22 S/V Fleur Rudy did a first class job of sorting out an electrical problem on my boat, quicky and with no fuss. I highly recommend his services.

12-21 SV Mary Ann I want to send a recommendation regarding Sail The Way, both for electric/electronic work, and as a diesel mechanic. He also worked on my boat to relocate a day tank and did a superb job. Lastly, as we had to leave the boat while on the hard undergoing various jobs, Rudy took over the management of all contractors, and when I returned, all was done - and well done. Rudy is a calm, organized and thorough man who knows what he's doing. Very highly recommended.

7-21 SV Harmony - Outremer 5X - Rudy was an exceptional resource in working through our B&G Zeus III system to solve and calibrate the auto-pilot system and failures to water ingress from a previous poor installation. A pleasure to work with and extraordinarily effective at troubleshooting and creative outside the box thinking. I would absolutely recommend Rudy to anyone for anything in this realm throughout French Polynesia. He will solve you problem, rest assured.

2-21 SV Spirit of Argo Rudy is one of those rare talented, methodical and efficient Ship Wright's. He can diagnosis and fix problems quickly. Finding someone like that is great, but Rudy offers something more. He is also a patient teacher, happy to train you to understand and fix your own boat. Fortunately he anchored next to us in the Marquesas on his way to Tahiti. Autopilot:. We had an intermittent fault we just could not diagnose despite immeasurable emails with the manufacturer. Rudy diagnosed the problem right away. A failing internal seal. He had the tools and patience to not only fix the problem, but train us to repair the hydraulic system ourselves should a seal fail again in the future. Invaluable knowledge! Stray current:. How do stray currents pop up on an otherwise sound boat after a decade? Rudy taught us how! We were questioning why one section of standing rigging failed when Rudy came up with the suggestion to check for stray current on the boat. We had no idea where to start, let alone how to track it down. Rudy had all the tools to do a quick test of the hypothesis. Yes, we had a live stray current. He was so efficient at zeroing it in to some corrosion near a sea cock we would never have spotted under the engine. Probably saved our boat! This guy is good!

1-19 SV Rosa dos Ventos I (Edwin Bovill) am writing this email to give an assessment of work done by Rudy S’hut on our Brewer 44 Cutter (1989) Rosa dos Ventos in 2018 at Shelter Bay, Panama. Electrical: Rudy S’hout installed a new Raymarine EV400 Sail Pilot system in our boat Rosa dos Ventos. Putting this state of the art system into our 28 year old boat was a challenge given the age of our boat and the complexity of the new system and fitting it together in an antiquated wiring system etc. Rudy S’hout did a superb job. He is incredibly knowledgeable about on board electrical systems. The system has performed flawlessly up to the present time. I give him my highest rating (5 out of 5) for the work he did for us and will point out that my rating was echoed by many other cruisers in Shelter Bay. Mechanical: We also had some problems with our Onan 6KW generator with which he helped us. Again he did a superb job trouble shooting and fixing both mechanical and electrical systems (5 out of 5).

2018 SV Pavo Real I would highly recommend Rudy-Sail the Way for those in need of electrical, diesel and general boat repairs. When sailing in Panama my vessel, a Lagoon 410 catamaran, was struck by lightening. It was a direct hit to the mast and the electrical damage was extensive. Nearly all the electronics on the boat were damaged. Navigation, radar, radios, charger/inverter, vessel lighting, engine sensors and helm gages were fried. I hired Rudy of Sail the Way to do the repairs. He did an amazing job. Rudy advised me to work together, to repair all the damage. The best way to learn about your boat and trouble shoot the things by yourself. Most of the boat needed to be rewired. He discovered many wiring issues beyond just simple repair and reconstructed the entire system including the electrical panel and breakers. All my systems now work better than ever. When we were hauled out he discovered some issues with through hull fittings and removed old no longer used valves and repaired the hull. Once back in the water he was able to get my two Yanmar diesel engine running in top shape. Rudy advised me to work together, to repair all the damage. The best way to learn about your boat and trouble shoot the things by yourself. We were truly lucky to have Rudy available to do the work. He was very busy with repair work on other vessels, including removing and repairing a keel on a large sailboat that had run aground. Fortunately, he committed himself to our job and installed systems as the arrived in Panama from the US. He is now in Tahiti and sailors there are lucky to have such an amazing individual available to their vessels.

2017 SV Tavae ,Venezia 42 (1998) various seasons en Panama with some problems to solve or new installations. I never had enough confidence in the professionals I was presented till a day end 2017 when an english sailor presented me Rudy who just arrived Shelterbay as a very skillfull Dutch for electricity, electronic, mecanic. Rudy changed all the système of refrigeration/freezer, took abt 1000 🌐 m.of useless cables put during all these years. Install solar panels which gave us full electricity independence (no more generator abt 6 hours a day just for the fridge and water maker). Total service of the 2 Yanmar engines, changed the propellers, verify and change seals of saildrive. Checked the rigging, etc . He tried hard to teach me how to repair in case… Rudy KNOWS and find out to solve and on top, a very nice fellow. Just meet him and use his tremendous skill.

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Emergency contacts

JRCC Papeete (Rescue Center)

Island: Tahiti

JRCC Papeete JRCC 🌐 www.jrcc.pf

or call 16 by phone or VHF 📧 contact@jrcc.pf

and we watch the following frequencies:

JRCC TAHITI Centre de coordination de sauvetage aéro maritime de Polynésie Française Joint Rescue Coordination Centre French Polynesia BP 9420 – 98715 Papeete CMP Urgence 24/24 : 16 – International : 📞 +68940541616

Administratif : 📞 +68940541615 – Fax : 📞 +68940423915

Iridium : 📞 +881641425630 Inm-C: 422 799 192 Site internet : 🌐 www.jrcc.pf

If you have a medical emergency and can not get to someone who speaks English contact JRCC Papeete and they will coordinate for you

Medical Emergency

Island: Tahiti

For any location in FP Contact JRCC Papeete (see listing JRCC Papeete)

Port, Police, Fire & Ambulance

Island: Tahiti

Papeete Port Control VHF 12 Emergency line 📞 +68940421212

Dial:

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Epirb

Electrosav

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535192, Lon -149.56735 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Electrosav

5-2023 SV Cream Puff I had a replacement battery made at ELECTROSAV. It took 2 days For more information, see Electrical Supplies

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

5-2022 STH marine just got their certification to program and replace batteries for ACR ARTEX.

11-22 SV Hedonism UPDATE: Shortly after this was posted we took 3 ACR products in to take advantage of now having a battery replacement service available. They took the battery information for our units and advised that they would order the batteries for our units (1 EPIRB and 2 PLBs) once they had orders for 10. Of course, they would have to come by Ocean freight so add a month or two. At the end of August we went into the store to get an update and there was no-one to help us at that time. We were given an email address to contact the person responsible so we emailed him. We did get a "read receipt" but no answer. We went in yet again in October and the gentleman was there. He advised us that they still did not have the number of required batteries to order so the battery order had yet to be submitted to their supplier. He was going to advise us once the order was placed and as of today, nothing. So, if you want to get your recertification done at STH you probably need to plan a year or so ahead! Or order your own batteries.

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Epoxy supplies

Ace Hardware

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531449, Lon -149.571269 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ace Epoxy and fiberglass fillers For more information, see Hardware Stores

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport Has epoxy, fillers and polyester resin. Plus fiberglass cloth For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000 Carries Sea Hawk epoxy & supplies For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

STH Sin Tung Hing has a limited stock of resins but a good supply of the west system powders. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

TYA Michele has carried West System products in the pasr For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Exterminator (Roaches, Ants, Termites)

Ader (Pest Control)

Island: Tahiti

Ader Henri Lopez-Diot (French & Spanish)

📧 aderld@mail.pf

📞 +68987781274

Termite treatment - Must be out of the water 30,000F Cockroaches, ants, etc can do treatment in the water 20,000F

Pestolero

Island: Tahiti

PESTOLERO 📞 +68989255329

📧 greg.pestolero@gmail.com

4-2023 SV S/V Windward Termite and pest treatment. Greg uses several advanced methods such as microwave technology and poison injection with high pressure pumps. Boat can be in water but requires access to 220V. Recommended procedure is to use the Taina Marina Technical Pontoon. Treatments vary from just a few hours to a full day, depending on severity and might require more than one session. Greg is friendly and professional and speaks both French and English.

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Fabrics, Sewing supplies

Carreira Industries

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533918, Lon -149.566615 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Carreira Industries Sébastien Lutgen 📞 +68989546890

📧 textech.distribution@gmail.com

Located: Taravoa

Background: For many years Carreira was the go to store for Sunbrella and canvas supplies in Papeete. During the pandemic they closed down. In Dec 2020 it was reported they moved. A cruiser obtained the new number and called them. Anyway, I just spoke to Sébastien the guys that runs Carreira, which I think is under a different name. He gave his email, since they are in Taravao now, and he doesn't speak much english he prefers to deal with people by email with details or what they need rather then the phone... When I called him I actually asked him if it was Carreira where i was calling and he said yes. I explained to him that, people were wondering if he was still in business and he said ”yes" but now we are in Taravao “ I said people have been trying to reach Carreira but the old number doesn't work, so he told me he will text me the new email with his name and telephone number and he did right away, hope that helps....

Biminis, dodgers, cushions, yacht interiors etc. Wide stock of sunbrella, fasteners, webbing, thread, foam open cell and nonwater retaining foam. They will also reburish boat interiors. Mark Bland is best contact with reasonable English. For more information, see Misc.

Dacron Canvas

Island: Tahiti

If you want Dacron Canvas there is Awning Shop near the Chinese Temple on Ave George Clemenceau. It is around the corner from a shop which sells seat covers for cars

Polynesian Prints

Island: Tahiti

If you want polynesian prints a walk around the market area will astound you with choices.

Tahiti Distribution

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541225, Lon -149.554225 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Distribution 📞 +68940427056

🌐 tahitidistribution.com/

📧 contact@tahiti-distribution.com

For more information, see Canvas Supplies

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Ferry

Apetahi Express Ferry

Island: Tahiti

Apetahi Express ferry 🌐 www.apetahiexpress.pf.

3-2022 The Apetahi Express ferry goes between Tahiti, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Taha’a, Huahine. Reserve online at check schedules at 🌐 www.apetahiexpress.pf. They offer senior discounts (60+ years) and resident discounts (show CD). Typical one-way ticket is 7700f ($77). Discounts available at the ticket offices (not online). Ferries run from Tahiti westward (Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a, Bora Bora) on Sun., Wed., Fri. and the return trip back to Tahiti on Mon., Thurs., Sat..

Aremiti Ferry

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534806, Lon -149.56904 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.aremiti.net/

9-18 Two Aremeti ferries service Mo'orea and Papeete Costs: Adults 1500f, Senior 950F (Weekday) Aremeti II Departure from Mo'orea (M-W 07:45), (Thurs-Fri 08:30) (M-W 11:00), (Thurs 12:30), (Thurs-Fri 14:45) (Thurs 15:00), (Fri 16:15) Departure from Papeete M-W 06:00, (M-W 09:00), (Thurs-Fri 08:30), (Wed 11:00), (M-W 12:45),(Thurs 13:45), (Fri 15:00, 17:45) Aremeti V Departure from Mo'orea (M-F 05:20), (M-F 06:50), (Tues 14:45) (M-Thurs 16:45) Departure from Papeete (M-F 06:05), (Tues 09:00), (M-Thur 16:00, 17:30) (Fri 16:15)

Terevau Ferry

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534806, Lon -149.56904 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Terevau ferry (red one that says Vodafone on the side). This ferry also runs back and forth to Mo'orea. This is a faster ferry about 45 minutes.

9-2018 Terevau is a few minutes faster and slightly cheaper. Cost: Adults 1160F, Residents 1000F, Seniors 950F. (Weekday) Departure from Mo'orea: 05:55, 07:25, 09:00, 12:15, 14:45, 16:40 Departure from Papeete: 06:40, 08:10, 11:30, 14:00, 15:55, 17:25 Download App Terevau Download the app for schedules

Vaearai Ferry

Island: Tahiti

https://www.vaearai.com/en/welcomeen/?fbclid=IwAR398enluYInr07aw5VdxoM5ZxlMyqVAoOQuHksFUKS5zF0bnBbeI9qx2ho

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Fiberglass, resins, gelcoat

Maintenance Marquises Service

Island: Hiva Oa

Maintenance Marquises Service Reported to do good fiberglass repair For more information, see Haulout

Blue Composites Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532973, Lon -149.581309 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Blue Composites Tahiti Digue Ouest Motu Uta (15,137.43 km) 98713 Pape'ete 📧 ng@bluecompositestahiti.com

📞 +68940576575

🌐 bluecompositestahiti.com/?fbclid=IwAR08SKBfsqmH0dgS9OsGWTraX02f5H7bNRlx1lnik5uQr030XzN6GSVmAU

5-2023 SV Tengah Consider reaching out to Nicholas at Blue Composites in Tahiti. His English is decent but his foreman, Alex, has near impeccable English. Consider using Deepl when writing him. I find in FP that you get much faster responses if you write in French. They are the best fiberglass shop in all of FP and he's a boatbuilder also. I presume they can get a stainless shop to help with the stainless internals.

Christian Fuller Fiberglass repair

Island: Tahiti

📞 +68987790606

📧 chfuller@mail.pf

Fiberglass, Resins, Gelcoat

Island: Tahiti

Best stock in Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Marina Taina at Michel Balzer's or Sin Tung Hing but available at Ace, Nautisport, Siou Lee, Emile Vongue, Ocean 2000. See Marine Equipment

Luc Vacher Fiberglass work

Island: Tahiti

Luc Vacher Coponat 📞 +68987737919

Best to read the reports about him in the refrigerator section. May want to stay clear based on his shoddy business practices and work ethic. Repairs hulls,centerboards, rudders works with polyester and epoxy fiberglass, carbon, kevlar, foam, CP gel coat and paint.

2-2022 SV SV Luna I recently discovered a crack in one the stringers/lengthwise frame elements close to the keel I ended up hiring Luc Vaucher Coponat for the job. I am very happy about the whole process. Good work and good communication. I can definitely recommend him. For anyone interested.. The crack did not go into the stringer itself. It was the fiberglass bonding the stringer to the hull that had popped.

Ocean Sails Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

Michel 📞 +68987711686

📧 oceansailstahiti@gmail.com

11-18 Michel made a fiberglass exhaust pot for SV Little Wing that fit the previous exhaust cylinder exactly. Joe highly recommends him

Peel Ply alternative

Island: Tahiti

Go to any fabric store and buy satin fabric, cheap and works exactly the same... Do not use plastic it will tear and you will tear your hair out picking it off... Have used satin fabric for 3 years in fiberglass workshop never any issues.

Poly Core (Vacuum Bagging)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.527454, Lon -149.527402 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Poly Core Composites 📞 +68987347473

Contact: Manuarii 📧 contact@polycore.pf

🌐 www.facebook.com/Polycore.Composites.Tahiti/

Major builders of the racing Va’as

02-23 SV Hedonism used Polycore to do some required structural work and were very pleased. They came to the boat at Techni Marine to do the work

Sail The Way – Rudy

Island: Tahiti

Sail The Way – Rudy For more information, see Electronics (Marine)

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Filters (watermaker, engine)

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Adresse: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

📧 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

Ocean 2000 has a number of different filters including Racors For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

STH Carries some fuel filters For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Socimat

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.564189, Lon -149.612741 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Socimat Good source of water filtration equipment including both standard and carbon filters. Location in Google maps on wrong side of road.

For more information, see Hardware Stores

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533918, Lon -149.566615 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Socimat 🌐 www.socimat.pf/

FAAA. 📞 +68940549630

Du lundi au vendredi : de 7:00 à 16:20 ... 🌐 www.facebook.com/Socimat.Polynesie/

Good source of water filtration equipment including both standard and carbon filters. Location in Google maps on wrong side of road. For more information, see Misc.

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940439119 Fare Ute Sopom/Soflex have moved from their former location next to the bridge to the building between Ace and Nautisport. 17.531S 149.571W. English speaking staff. Carry mechanical equipment for industry and boats. Found a flexible coupling there. Carry an RO watermaker and stock pickling agent and cleaning agent. Big stock of filters. Check here for pumps, seals, engine mounts,etc.

12-22 Reported watermaker pre filters to fit Spectra units.

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Fire Extinguishers

Incendie Moz Services

Island: Mo'orea Incendie Moz Services Christophe Collard 📞 +68987320101

📧 christophe.collard@mail.pf

Usually every Saturday morning he is parked next to Marina Vairae. But he can also come to Cooks Bay or Oponuhu Bay to service your extinguishers. He does not speak English but very willingly to work with Google Translate, etc. Maybe much easier than trying to arrange service in Papeete.

10-2020: Sv Sugar Shack Several of our fire extinguishers needed to be replaced. Ocean 2000 had two 1kg extinguishers for 5800xpf which we bought. However, we needed two more. We contacted Christophe and were very pleased with his service. He was very responsive (French only) and offered 1kg extinguishers for 4800xpf. He met us at Marina Papeete with two new extinguishers and their certificates. In addition, he took our old extinguishers. Very nice, professional and willing to deliver to Marina Taina, Marina Papeete, Vaire Bay, Cooks Bay and Opunohu Bay. – I’d highly recommend calling him first!

Plomberium Raiatea

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.723953, Lon -151.456697 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Plomberium Raiatea 📞 +68940663583

📧 plomberium.raiatea@mail.pf

Location: Between supermarket LSProxy (excellent - specially for decent wine at reasonable cost 😊) and E-bike. Convenient from The Carenage)

7-2021 SV Tintamarre Cost per extinguisher was 1000fpf. They also sell extinguishers. Should be 24 hour service, but we hit a holiday week, so took a while longer. Friendly service, speaks English.

ARGOS POLYNESIE (Motu Uta).

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531964, Lon -149.580024 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

ARGOS (Papeete - Motu Uta) Hangar de cabotage, 📧 info@argos-polynesie.com

📞 +68940544466

📞 +68940531533

This was suggested for replacement fire extinguishers. But no reports from cruisers. If you have dealt with this business please let me know. Thanks Chuck

Alea Securite

Island: Tahiti

ALEA SECURITY Company specialized in intrusion and fire protection located in Papeete in Polynesia Location In front of the MOLOKAI Shop Mamao district 98714 Papeete Contact information 📞 +68940436471

📞 +68987780552 Technical and commercial assistance ) 📧 aleasecurite@mail.pf

SV Coastal Drifter Yvon at Alea Securite in Faaa (or might be Punauia) handles all things fire safety-related. I bought a small fire ext from him on short notice and at a good price. Contact Yvon at 📧 aleasecurite@mail.pf

Yvon has a sailboat at Marina Taina and enjoys his off time on it with his wife and kids. Look for SV Omani. Really nice people

Areofue

Island: Tahiti

Avenue Clemenceau, for servicing fire exstinguishers

Sarl Fenua Incendie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.511764, Lon -149.499641 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SARL FENUA INCENDIE BP 111 214 - 98709 MAHINA TAHITI - POLYNÉSIE FRANÇAISE 📞 +6894058229949901770

📞 +6898775651087271200

📧 fenua-incendie@mail.pf

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Fishing supplies

Exocet

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53273, Lon -149.562918 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Exocet Distributors (very close to Ocean 2000) 120 Avenue Du Chef Vairaatoa Papeete 98713 📞 +68940419272

Hours Lundi13:30 - 16:30 Lundi08:00 - 12:00 Mardi13:30 - 16:30 Mardi08:00 - 12:00 Mercredi08:00 - 12:00 Jeudi13:30 - 16:30 Jeudi08:00 - 12:00 Vendredi13:30 - 16:30 Vendredi08:00 - 12:00

10-2019 SV Panache Thierry at Exocet has all kinds of fishing lures and gear. This is where the commercial fishermen shop. His store is right next to Oceans 2000.

Magasin Tavita

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539957, Lon -149.567137 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Magasin Tavita Article de Peche 3 place Norte Dame 📞 +68940429971

📧 mag.tavita@mail.pf

Loussan David Manager Directly across the street from the cathedral city center

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport has a large selection of fishing gear and lures For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Repeisteui de Canne (Rod & Reel Repairs)

Island: Tahiti

For repairing rod and reels 📞 +68987727869

(not used but suggested by Magazin Tavita)

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

STH has a large assortment of fishing supplies and lures

11-2021 SV Cyrolia They have a couple fisherman there who are extremely knowledgeable, lifelong fishermen, and helpful. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Top Fishing Polynesie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.56138, Lon -149.60678 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Top Fishing Polynesie Fa'a a 📞 +68989423424

🌐 www.top-fishing.fr/

Wong Hen

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539178, Lon -149.567613 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Wong Hen Comptoir de Peche Ru du 22 septembre 📞 +68940428609

📧 vonguem@gmail.com

Very close to city marche(market) Vongue Moana manager

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Food (distribution, order)

Caddy Xpress

Island: Tahiti

Caddy Xpress Thomas 📞 +68989656903 (Signal and WhatsApp) 📧 caddyxpress01@gmail.com

3-21 SV ZwerfCat We have been over half a year in Tikehau and at some point we really liked to get some stuff from Tahiti. I'm super happy with the person I found to do shopping. He is really helpful, fast AND has a Revolut bank account (you can open such an account in a breeze online yourself if you don't have one yet). So payment is instantly. He also accepts PayPal. If you use Signal or WhatsApp, he takes pictures to ask you which item you meant if it wasn't clear. And he uses a handy shopping list in which you can upload pictures of the item yourself. There is no cash machine in Tikehau and we wanted more cash, so he has been taking money several times for us and just put it in the groceries in an envelope. He also went twice to Gondrand to collect our packages we ordered and added them to the Dory as well. Easy because Gondrand only has local bank account so it's more difficult to pay them. I think he will do anything you want. Really helpful and nice. Speaks very well English. So I highly recommend him:

HMcoursier Personal Shopper

Island: Tahiti

📧 HMcoursier@gmail.com 📞 +68989468282 Very professional, organized and responsive service, in my experience the same price as Juliette.

3-2020 From Aline Tuamotu Kite School

11-2020 Requires bank transfer for payments. Difficult if you do not have a FP bank account or in a location that does not have a bank

Hyper U

Island: Tahiti

Hyper U Pirae, Rue paul Bernière, 98716 Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia 📞 +68940475050

🌐 hyperutahiti.com/livraison-en-polynesie/

Please note that they say they don't ship fresh or frozen products.

Juliette Personal Shopper

Island: Tahiti

Juliette 📧 rairoajuju@yahoo.fr

11-2020 Requires bank transfer for payments. Difficult if you do not have a FP bank account or in a location that does not have a bank.

7-2021 SV Stella Maris Juliette is the best. Do it by boat shipping. Pick the right boat and 2 days later it is delivered!!! We used her 3 times in the Tuamotus. She helps find the best boat for a quick transit time. Veggies and fruits still fresh! Some stuff in refrigerated. All was perfect every time .

8-2020 SV Ocean Blue On Ocean Blue we can highly recommend Juliette who did a great job for us. Items were shipped to Fakarava.

3-2020 From Aline Tuamotu Kite School Cruisers, especially those sailing in the Tuamotu atolls who are either avoiding or not allowed to go ashore for covid-19 related reasons: There are many options for provisioning that do not require going ashore longer than to pick up a box from a cargo ship at the dock of an island of your choice! It could cost you less* and include higher quality more diverse food options as well... (I’m on my 5th year here, this is how I do my shopping, then I give back the local populations in ways other than grocery shopping)

2000 xpf per shopping mission (per shop you ask her to go to) plus freight costs. Less expensive per shop if you request many shops. *really nice, she will even go to the papeete market early Sunday morning to buy local organic veggies for you and put it in refrigerated freight on a cargo ship Monday morning like the Cobia or Dory. (Cobia departs Tahiti Monday and arrives at Fakarava Wednesday morning, about

500-1000 xpf to send a medium sized box) With any of these options, they will send it to you anywhere in FP via cargo (much less expensive) or Air Tahiti fret ($$ per kg). Refrigerator and freezer freight normally available with all options (unless it’s broken) Cargo ships Call to order 200 liter drums of gas or diesel, 2 stroke oil, propane, etc. -@navette cobia 3 FB page for a picture of their weekly schedule for the central Tuamotu atolls. 📞 +68940433643

-Maris Stella FB page for their schedules, their boats visit almost all of the atolls, but less frequently. The Maris Stella sets up a food shop with fresh veggies and fruit at the dock when they visit most islands. SMS 📞 +68989400610 to order food, including PPN options and even ice cream, or gas before they depart Tahiti, they will not respond but don’t worry your order will be in. -Dory cargo, email broken, call 📞 +689404230 55, weekly visits to NW Tuamotu atolls. Most inhabited atolls have ships from Tahiti about once a week. I only have experience with cargo ships visiting the Tuamotu atolls. If you contact Juliette or HM, Make a list of which items you want, organized by shop, for example a separate list for Carrefour and PT and a marine shop for some boat parts while you’re at it. Payment is normally by bank transfer. Easy!! it will be even easier for your second order Tamaamaitai!! (Bon appétit)

J’achete Local FB local food growers in Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

J’achete Local 🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/739086006496242/

Local Food growers and farmers in Tahiti

Maxi Tahiti Ordering by email

Island: Tahiti

Maxi 📧 maxitahiti@mail.pf

Tel. No. 40430450 🌐 www.facebook.com/maxitahiti/

Info: For shipments to the islands, just send us your order either by emailing 📧 maxitahiti@mail.pf or directly on facebook by private message. You have the ability to visualize a large part of our products by heading to the ′′ Photos ′′ tab and then clicking on ′′ Albums ". Prices are available here by clicking on the photos. Once your order is received, we will send you your pro-forma including the cost of freight. Then if you validate your pro-forma, you can pay either directly to MAXI or bank transfer. Once payment is received, we will deliver to the boat. For more information feel free to inbox or facebook message.

6-2019 Cruiser They have most of the same products and prices as PT, I have only worked with them once, a positive experience as well.

10-2020 SV Amilie I wanted to share an experience that I've recently had with Maxi in Papeete. In the past I've stocked up on bulk provisions such as nuts, dried fruit etc from Maxi and recently run out. The prices of small packs here in the Marquesas are astronomical, so it led me to do some research. Maxi offers a delivery service where ever you are in FPI. The minimum spend is $150 to get the delivery which can be shared with others, although we had no problem in spending loads more. I contacted Maxi by email and they encouraged me to send in my order by messenger. Within an hour, the order, acceptance, bank transfer in euros and receipt had been completed. They packaged our goods, they called us to inform that the package was on the ship and the box arrived here intact yesterday on the Aranui V. The freight cost was $15. Fantastic service, all in English and so easy. I would highly recommend this service and you don't require a postal address, a local number helps and an email address. I hope this information is helpful and certainly up to date. Keep safe and congratulations on becoming a grandparent, it is wonderful. Before you do the money transaction, Maxi will inform you of what isn't in stock from your list, so there are no shenanigans of getting money refunded or disappointment.

NatureBioTahiti (Organic)

Island: Tahiti

NatureBioTahiti organic & online store Punavai Plains, behind the Pacific Petrolium Station, tall white building, PUNAAUIA, TAHITI 📞 +68940540132

🌐 naturebiotahiti.com

🌐 www.naturebiotahiti.com/

They ship to out islands

7-2021 Recommend by Ailene from Tuamotus Kite School. Gluten free flour, etc

Polynesia Trading Company

Island: Tahiti

Polynesia Trading Company 🌐 www.facebook.com/Polynesia-Trading-1607857352765742/

📧 polynesiatrading@gmail.com

📞 +68940824800

Hours M_F 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Sat 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Closed Sunday 📧 polynesiatrading.loana@gmail.com 40 45 62 63 Accepts CC for inter island shipping Ailene Tuamotu Kite Scholl

READ FIRST

Island: Tahiti

3-2020 From Aline Tuamotu Kite School Cruisers, especially those sailing in the Tuamotu atolls who are either avoiding or not allowed to go ashore for covid-19 related reasons: There are many options for provisioning that do not require going ashore longer than to pick up a box from a cargo ship at the dock of an island of your choice! It could cost you less* and include higher quality more diverse food options as well... (I’m on my 5th year here, this is how I do my shopping, then I give back the local populations in ways other than grocery shopping)

Sipac Food Distributor / Delivery out islands

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.sipac.pf/

Tuauru Valley, MAHINA 📞 +68987728070

Commercial: 📧 web@sipac.pf

Ship schedule: 🌐 www.sipac.pf/horaires-des-bateaux

11-2020 SV Kiapa Nui We used SIPAC per seeing Jan's description. Super easy to use, can use cc which is a plus for us, and only additional charge was the Cobia of a high price of 4000 xpf. ;) The boxes were well packed as was my wine. :) If I was at the store myself I would have picked through the fresh and picked the best but I won't complain...well just a bit. They sent pretty moldy broccoli, 2.5 of the 6 red bell peppers were complete mush and I had to throw them away immediately, and about a third of the apples were pretty bruised. On the other hand, all the local grown produce looked great! They made a mistake which I did not notice as I ordered a shit load of food, but they forgot to send 3 packs of the Tiger Prawns. I ordered 3 other packs of shrimp as well so I can see why I missed it and them. :) I received an email the next day and an invoice showing the reimbursement to my cc "in progress". Good on them.

5-2020 SV Hanna This company was recommended by the dive shop in Tikehau. They are a food importer and wholesaler. You can place an order with them and pay by CC. They will gather your order and place it on the ship to the island or atoll of your choice. You do not need to purchase case lots but can buy individual items. It's a grocery importer / wholesaler which also sells retail to individuals, with some great pricing on some stuff I've seen. They deliver to the various islands with $100 order. It might be something to look at, especially for long term provisioning. Most stuff is available by the piece, ie you don't have to buy a case of something, and lots of what they carry are regular retail portions. But if you want to buy a whole brie or 4 kg brick of Emmenthal, they've got that too! I just placed an order with Sipac. I had a couple questions, starting with the shipping glitch mentioned above. They didn't realize that glitch but fixed it right away. Then I had a couple other questions and they answered pretty quickly via Messenger. Website is really pretty good. Payment with US CC was no prob. Confirmation email right away, and they also confirmed via messenger once it went through. I will post about it on FP Cruisers page once I get delivery, a week from tomorrow. See their webpage for cut off times to have your order in by ship name. From their website Sipac at your service! Food wholesaler since 1974 . SIPAC imports and distributes nearly 2000 product references , sold at retail and divided into 4 categories :

◦ Grocery ◦ Fresh (Delicatessen, Cheese, dairy, meat, ...) ◦ Fruits & vegetables (imported and local) ◦ Fresh frozen

A complete range of products for professionals in all business sectors : ◦ Hotels & Restaurants ◦ Snacks & Trailers ◦ Pastries, Bakeries & Caterers ◦ GMS & Local shops ◦ Communities (Schools, Communes, Associations, Army, Summer camps…)

Follow up from SV Hanna As a follow-up, they sent invoices and bill of lading the next day, .PDFs via email. There are 4 shopping categories on their site: fruit and vegetables, fresh, ( refrigerated: cheese, butter, meat, yogurt etc) frozen, and grocery (dry goods) / hygiene / household products. I ordered in 3 of the 4 categories and each category gets its own invoice and bill of lading. The bill of lading also tells you how many boxes there will be. From my one experience using Juliette for shopping, that's standard for BoL.

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Fuel injectors / injection pumps (Diesel)

Dieselec

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531452, Lon -149.559538 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Carry parts for Perkins. 40422575. Good English of you speak to Manu. REBUILD FUEL injector pumps. See diesel parts for more details

1-21 SV BENGT We highly recommend Dieselelec (under diesel parts). They did a great job renovating our injectors and injector pump. Helpful, friendly and competent. For more information, see Diesel Parts

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Fumigation

Ader (Pest Control)

Island: Tahiti

Henri Lopez-Diot (French & Spanish) 📧 aderld@mail.pf

📞 +68987781274

Termite treatment - Must be out of the water 30,000F Cockroaches, ants, etc can do treatment in the water 20,000F

Département de Protection des Végétaux

Island: Tahiti

There is a fumigation station in Motu Uta.

Open:

Monday to Thursday : 7h30 – 15h30

Friday : 7h30 – 14h30

Fumigations happen at certain hours. There is a map and more info there: 🌐 www.biosecurite.gov.pf/dpv/horaires.php

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Furuno

Assystem Polynésie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533009, Lon -149.567728 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The Furuno authorized provider in French Polynesia is AS SYSTEM Assystem Polynésie

Fare Ute Centre Puea Pahonu

📞 +68940549470

📞 +68987229533

📧 mchamps@assystem.pf

Plus d’informations sur 🌐 www.assystem.com

📧 info@assystem.pf

For more information, see Electronics (Marine)

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Galvanizing

There are no galvanizing facilities in French Polynesia.

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Gasoline

See Diesel

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Generator (sales, service)

Chan et Fils SARL

Island: Tahiti

Chan et Fils SARL Patrick and Laurent Chan Land Line:+689-40-836-015

📞 +69897777695 / 📞 +68987784585

📧 chanpatrick@mail.pf

📧 chanetfils@mail.pf

Punaauia Winds, Motors and Altenators. Installations

11-2020 SV Moira I have recently had to replace my generator with a used unit that needed to be reconditioned, tested, installed and troubleshot aboard. Laurent and Kevin at Chan et Fils SARL in Puna’auia have done an outstanding job and I would like to recommend them to be added to your guide. A project like that is never easy and they have gone out of their way to see it through.

Marine Elec

Island: Tahiti

Marine Elec Alexandre 📞 +68987374715

📧 Marine.elec@gmx.com

Papeete

Northern Lights

Island: Tahiti

2-2024. SV Auntie The inventory of Northern Lights parts available in French Polynesia is smaller than small.) Northern Lights parts come out of Seattle, Washington, but you cannot order direct from them. The quickest (and least expensive) way to get parts sent to French Polynesia from US is to order from Richard at Costal Marine. Costal Marine is right next door to Northern Lights in Seattle, they have a great working relationship, and most parts can be sent same day. Another bonus, Northern Lights - Costal Marine can ship directly to Tahiti (98713) using USPS International Priority which is considerably less expensive than DHL or FedEx, and takes the same amount of time. As usual, from Papeete, Tahiti Crew can pay customs and ship to any other island. Costal Marine: 📞 +12067843703

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Glasses (prescription)

Cathedral Area

Island: Tahiti

See Opticians

There are two eye glass places bordering on the Cathedral square in city center. One is directly across from the front next to Foodie's Market. The second is across from Foodies and to the left before you get to Air Tahiti office. For more complex prescriptions like bi-focal, no line, sensa gray etc the glasses have to be made in France. But for reading glasses and more straight fwd prescription they can be made in papeete.

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Gopro camera's

Carrefour Taina

Island: Tahiti

Submitted to FP FB group

10-2020 You can get GoPros and accessories at Carrefour. Not really good prices but only place we saw it so far The electronics store inside Carrefour Papeete

10-2020 SV Hedonsism They did have a few Go Pro items but was quite limited, mostly old stock I think

Ivea

Island: Tahiti

Ivea Viaima Center Papeete For more information, see Pelican Storage Cases

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Graphics

Jean-Luc Publicite

Island: Raiatea

There is a shop across the bay from Apooti Marina that is suppose to do excellent boat lettering and graphics. Graphics and lettering: Jean-Luc Publicite: 📞 +689877629636

Ask around for exact location (Jacaranda)

Denis Rillardon

Island: Tahiti

Denis Rillardon 📞 +68987738300

Lives in the Yacht Club de Tahiti and works in Arue nearby. He drew the lettering and logos for my boat and did a very good job. He can also help with the printing.

James Baxter

Island: Tahiti

James Baxter 🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/950473935144833/user/548896410/

7-2022 SV Konbreo He's a yachtie and does remote graphic design. Has done several boat logos for me

Logo Express Polynesie

Island: Tahiti

Logo Express Polynesie 📧 ohipagroup@gmail.com

🌐 www.facebook.com/LogoExpressPolynesie/

Sign shop

Island: Tahiti

Large sign shop up Tipaeui Valley aprox 1.5 kilometers on west side of road.

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Groceries

Champion Vaiare

Island: Mo'orea Champion Vaiare Mo'orea Near Vaiare Marina and the Ferry Terminal Largest grocery store on the island Carrefour in Arue

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528097, Lon -149.537625 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Spoiled for choice after the outlying archipelegos. Carrefour in Arue 15 minute walk from Yatch Club of Papeete

11-2021 SV Sugar Shack Carrefour offers a loyal membership bulleting (bulletin d'adhesion fidelite) which provides you with discounts on certain products and cash back which can be applied to future purchases. It is free and easy to apply for. Go to the service desk, fill out the one page application and receive your card .

Carrefour near Airport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546658, Lon -149.585764 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

11-2019 It has been reported that the shuttle service has been discontinued. Carrefour near Airport West of town on main highway. 25 minute walk from Marina Papeete, buses stop there going to airport.

11-2021 SV Sugar Shack Carrefour offers a loyal membership bulleting (bulletin d'adhesion fidelite) which provides you with discounts on certain products and cash back which can be applied to future purchases. It is free and easy to apply for. Go to the service desk, fill out the one page application and receive your card

Carrefour near Tiana

Island: Tahiti

11-2019 It has been reported that the shuttle service has been discontinued.

11-2021 SV Sugar Shack Carrefour offers a loyal membership bulleting (bulletin d'adhesion fidelite) which provides you with discounts on certain products and cash back which can be applied to future purchases. It is free and easy to apply for. Go to the service desk, fill out the one page application and receive your card

Ceciles Super U

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531285, Lon -149.559787 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Another excellent market about 1 block from HyperBrico. Clean and very modern. Great choices and we were able to find cheddar cheese here. Located 1 block from HyperBrico - turn right out of HyperBrico and left at the next street 1 block down on the left on the corner

Champion Paofai (close to City Marina)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544383, Lon -149.57536 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Short walk through the park from Marina de Papeete. Adjacent Paofai Clinic

Easy Market

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534196, Lon -149.560959 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Easy Market near HyperBricologe on Prince Hanio is well stocked. The main market has veg and fruit and on Sunday morning very early farmers sell their produce. 1 Block from HperBrico this is a very modern market with a large selection of items. About a 15 minute walk from Papeete Marina In addition there is a prepared food section that has terrific salad selection for build your own, cooked food for eating at tables in the front of the store, coffee bar etc. The market is very new, modern and fully stocked

Foodeez Grocery Store

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539664, Lon -149.567257 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Open M-Sat Small but decent market located across from the Cathedral. 2 minutes from City Marina. Very pricey. But all food that is subsidized by government same price everywhere. Mike, bread, sugar, flour, etc Fresh Bread and pastry available every day

Hyper U (near hospital)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53839, Lon -149.551909 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

is not too far from the hospital as large as Carrefour and cheaper (no less expensive)

Maxi (Costco Kirkland Products )

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532193, Lon -149.566769 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Maxi Supermarket Quartier Vaininiore à l'angle de l'avenue Pomare V et de la rue Bernardino Hours 7:30 - 5:30 M-F 7:30 - 4:00 Sat Closed Sunday Lots of Costco products!! Coffee, paper products, etc 🌐 www.facebook.com/pg/maxitahiti/about/

NatureBioTahiti (Organic)

Island: Tahiti

NatureBio Tahiti (Organic Click here VV For more information, see Food Distributor / Buyer

Polynesian Trading Company (Kirkland Products)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.566239, Lon -149.614477 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Polynesian Trading Company Address: Fa'a'ā, French Polynesia 📞 +68940456263

Between Airport and Marina Tiana. Close to the round about just past the airport coming from city ctr

Tiki Copy

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539742, Lon -149.56793 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Turn right down the street where the taxi stand is (near the Retro) cross street at Vaima pearls

Youn Youn (Chinese Store)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537143, Lon -149.567259 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Youn Youn SV Tintamarre The store is behind Bora Bora Lounge...up the alleyway and cross the street. On the corner of Prince Hanoi and Rue Albert Le Boucher, we picked up red Thai curry paste but the green is not back in stock for 10 days. Carries Chinese products including Thai Curry paste etc.

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Groceries - Gourmet

Le ma'a dans le bocal

Island: Mo'orea Le ma'a dans le bocal Roving Truck containing goods in bulks. You bring your won containers 🌐 www.facebook.com/lemaadanslebocal/ Check for days of week and location Planning 2021 of your grocery store without packaging!!! To your jars!!! Monday at MAHAREPA (opposite TRAN pharmacy) 8 am-12 pm and 14 pm-17 pm Tuesday at TIAHURA (opposite the beach) 9 am-12 pm and 14 pm-17 pm Thursday at PAOPAO (across from school) during the school holidays: 8 am-12 pm and 14 pm-17 pm Off vacation: 7 am-12 pm and 14 pm-16 pm Friday at VAIARE (opposite the Champion): 9 am-12 pm and 14 pm-17 pm Saturday morning at MAHAREPA: 8 am-12 pm

We are reachable at 📞 +68989661012

See you soon! Fanny and Carolina

la Feuille Verte (Deli - Teas, etc)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536473, Lon -149.567153 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

la Feuille Verte Immeuble Pu'ofe -Rue Albert Leboucher BP 437

49-98713 Papeete FP 📧 Lafeuilleverte@gmail.com

🌐 Www.la-Feuille-Verte.com

📞 +68987707534

10-18 SV Little Wing la Feuille Verte is a shop owned by Preeya and her husband. She is from Thailand and he is French The shop is an oasis in the hustle and bustle of Papeete Once you enter the serenity over powers and relaxes one instantly. She has tea and spices with certain days for tastings and other days homemade food is available for take out. Preeya speak Thai, French and English

Épicerie ECO Vrac (Specialty Grocery Store)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536328, Lon -149.560049 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Épicerie ECO Vrac 8bis rue georges bambridges 📞 +68987731367

📧 epicerie.ecovrac@gmail.com

🌐 www.epicerie-ecovrac.com/

🌐 www.facebook.com/epicerie.ecovrac/

🌐 www.instagram.com/epicerieecovrac/?hl=fr

Specialty Grocery Store This store mainly sells food and cleaning products, etc, ‘en vrac’ - ie, loose and unpackaged, sold by weight. Bring your own containers, though they do have some for sale too. They also have a variety of plastic-free products. You can also bring your used glass jars which they will clean and reuse. Open M-F 08.30-17.30, Sat 08.30 - 12.30

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Guestimator

TheFloatingLab

Island: Tuamotu

The guestimator is an online tool to calculate the optimal times to sail through the passes of various atolls in the Tuamotu.

The guestimator can be found here:

www.thefloatinglab.world/en/guestimator.html

SoggyPaws

Island: Tuamotu

This guestimator consists of an excel spreadsheet where you can adjust various parameters to find out the best time to sail through the passes of various atolls in the Tuamotu.

The guestimator spreadsheet can be downloaded here:

svsoggypaws.com/files/

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Guides to French Polynesia

Guides to French Polynesia (out of print)

Island: Tahiti

List of out of print guides for French Polynesia

Available on our website:

🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/other-good-stuff

Societies Charter Handouts

Island: Tahiti

We chartered from Tahiti Yacht Charter a few years ago and were supplied with charts of the Societies and also detailed description of each island.

🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/other-good-stuff

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Hair / Beauty salon

Bora Hair and Nails Design

Island: Bora Bora

Bora Hair and Nails Design 📞 +68940676879

🌐 www.facebook.com/borahairandnailsdesign/

SV Kwanza Highly recommend Bora Hair and Nails Design in Vaitape. I had a fabulous haircut. Very friendly and efficient service.

Maharepa Coiffure

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.482335, Lon -149.808975 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Hair Salon

Sylvie 📞 +68989768122

Open Tues - Sat 08:00 - 16:00

Plain haircut was about 3000xpf. Linda has gone to her a couple of times Recommended by Linda on Jacaranda

Helene

Island: Nuku Hiva

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -8.912766, Lon -140.095469 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Helene Taiohae near to the Marie

Lylou Beaute

Island: Raiatea

Lylou Beaute offers all sorts of services such as pedicure, manicure, facials and massages. On the main street of Uturoa (look for the sign towards the south side of town past the main market area; on the second floor). Air Conditioned, wifi, smells wonderful, great pedicure! Contact info:

📞 +68940661516

📧 lylou@mail.pf

Styles and Tendances

Island: Raiatea

Styles and Tendances 📞 +68940662177

Air Cond, wifi, nice salon. Up one street from the main road through town - across from the main market. Not much English spoken at either place but if you can get pass the making appt part you will have no problems with the rest. Recommended by SV Dash

Bulle D'Hair

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536072, Lon -149.567044 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

13 Prince Hanoi 📞 +68940854724

Hours 08:00 - 17:00 Facebook: Bulle D Hair Papeete Central to Papeete Recommended by Maureen on SV Sophrosyne

Coff & Go

Island: Tahiti

Coff & Go 48 Rue Foch / Ou Pointe Venus 📞 +68940483738

🌐 www.facebook.com/Coiff-n-go-1432297613716131/

5-21 SV Perigee Recommend Coiff & Go. Close to bus terminus in Papeete. The proprietor speaks very good English as she spent 4 years in the States. No appointment required.

Les coiffeurs de la rue

Island: Tahiti

les coiffeurs de la rue 📞 +68940450712

Between the Cathedral and Air Tahiti office 🌐 www.lescoiffeursdelaruetahiti.com/

🌐 www.facebook.com/gibertgeraldine/

5-21 From FP FB page comments on haircuts. I had the best haircut ever at "les coiffeurs de la rue" near the cathedral!

O'carre by Steph

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536639, Lon -149.562692 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

O'carre by Steph AveniueRegent Paraita 📞 +68940577575

🌐 www.facebook.com/OCARREBYSTEPH/

Recommendation From the FP Cruiser FB page: It can look very expensive here... but I can definitely recommend @ocarrebystef in Papeete. No idea if they speak English but they are amazing color wise

Symbio's salon de coiffure

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537632, Lon -149.563011 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.symbios.pf

Vaima Coiffure

Island: Tahiti

Vaima Coiffure 📞 +68940422020

Located in the Vaima center

7-20 SV Leela recommendation

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Hardware stores

VBP (Visserie Boulonnerie Polynésienne) 1st Choice

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530485, Lon -149.571079 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Two shops in Tahiti Fare Uti 📞 +68940834310

Recently moved and is aprox 150 meters se of Nautisport. They speak English Punaauia 📞 +68940834320

📧 Vbp.fixations@vbp.pf

The best stock of bolts especially stainless is VBP. They carry a number of stainless shackles, hose champs, rod stock, and even stock helicoils; But don’t expect to find imperial sizes.

4-22 They have aluminum pop rivets

10-18 We needed a new steering cable in 7mm stainless steel, and VBP had it. They were very helpful, and also had a lot of shackles, rings and bolts in SS marine quality. They also have a lot of good tools, like drill bits etc. In the high end, though, with good quality.

Polymat

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.482567, Lon -149.799768 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

There is a pretty decent hardware store on Moorea, just east of Maharepa, called Polymat. They have just about everything, and at least one employee speaks English

Hardware store Bigot

Island: Nuku Hiva

Hardware store Bigot: 📞 +68940920434

Hours: Mon-Fri 0730-1200 & 1300-1600.

Turn left onto mainroad. Turn right after Magasin Kamake and continue up the hill. Past the bus depot and recycling bins. Turn left at bridge, cross over bridge and store will be in front of you. Some hardware, home goods.

Magasin Larson

Island: Nuku Hiva

Magasin Larson: In the back of the store area few hardware type items can be found here.

Naha Quincaillerie

Island: Nuku Hiva

Naha Quincaillerie: nahaquincaillerie@gmail.com.

Hours: Mon-Fri:

0700-1200 & 1230-1600. Sat:0700-1200.

Location: Turn right out of dock area, past post office and hospital, take left at “Y” headingup hill. At top of hill turn right. Just past the power plant is a driveway on right with steep decline, go down and the hardware store will be at the end of the road on the right (no sign). Small, but well stocked hardware store with tools, paint supplies, gardening (seeds, pots), some line, etc....

Ace Hardware

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531449, Lon -149.571269 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The largest hardware in FP is Ace in Fare Ute; two locations one for general hardware another one nearby with paint, plumbing and gardening. Both have 15% off on Saturday afternoons between 1:30pm and 4pm

Ace Hardware Paint

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531045, Lon -149.5704 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940508517

📧 info@sintunghing.pf

Paint and painting supplies. Within 100 meters of other Ace Hardware

2-2021 Kiapa Nui Alain helped me in the paint department and his English was really good.

Amin

Island: Tahiti

We bought bikes in Amin hardware shop. They were not foldable, but at about 25000 XPF a piece with 21 gears, they were worth the price as we are going to spend some time in French Polynesia. Aming also sends goods to the islands.

COPE Plomberie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546852, Lon -149.587949 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

COPE Plomberie PK 2400 Auae, 98702 FAA'a (Next to Carrfour on the way to the airport) 📞 +68940822071

📧 compta@cope.pf

📧 commercial1@cope.pf

For more information, see Plumbing

ETS Aming

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534413, Lon -149.566966 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

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 📞 +68940505288

📞 +68940505289

FIT - Fournitures Industrielles de Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538049, Lon -149.55478 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

FIT or Fournitures Industrielles de Tahiti 40826389on Ave de Fautana in the Totioro Valley they have a wide assortment of tools from welding to pneumatic, all sorts of 🌐 pullers.wrenches sockets grinding supplies, etc. Mary Ann II even found dingy wheels there.

Hyper Brico

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533707, Lon -149.559518 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Hyper Bricolage is Tahiti’s answer to Home Depot or B & Q, although not as well stocked. All sizes of plywood can be bought by the square meter and cut to your specification. There is another location south of Marina Tahina.

11-18 Consider all purchases from Hyper Brico to be final. Guarantee/Warranty is worthless and no refunds are given. Staff very unhelpful. SvRecalada

Mr. Bricolage

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.566738, Lon -149.614312 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Mr Bricolage Address: 4 quartier Heiri PK 6 Côté M, Rond Point Heiri, Faa'a 📞 +68940506550

Hardware and builders supply. Loacted at roundabout near Inter continental.

Paint

Island: Tahiti

Ace can mix colours for oil and latex. Sin Tung Hing Marine carries several marine paints. Linear Polyurethane is available at Polynesie Penturestel 40 53 17 53 in Fare Ute on Voie M. One of the staff speaks very good English. They can mix any colour. Assuming you are "roll and tip'ing" or foam brushing then avoid the fast hardener, best to use slow or normal also Be sure to get normal thinner not fast. They also have the very best price on zinc based primer by far. For foam brushes go to Ace but small mixing pots go to Sin Tung Hing Marine. Sin Tung Hing and Ace both carry respirators with organic filters. In the heat here any masking tape except 3m will leave a horrible messy glue residue Sin Tung Hing carry an assortment as does Nautisport and Ocean 2000.

Plomberium Plumbing Supplies

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530518, Lon -149.559786 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Plombirum Plumbing Supplies. Various stores in Papeete plumbing supply, fittings, pipe etc. Cooking gaz bottle fittings. Knowlegeable counter service. Vairaatoa a few blocks past Ocean 2k Address: 245, Vairaatoa BP 287 ppt, Avenue du Chef Vaira'atoa, Papeete 98713, French Polynesia

Hours: Open M-F · 7AM–5:15PM Open sat - ??

📞 +68940500444

SOMAC

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544843, Lon -149.55438 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

This appears to be the most extensive building supply store in FP. They have an excellent stock of tools. It can be reach by taking the Titioro bus the road name Chemin de last Mission if you have maps me. We found at least on English speaking staff.

📞 +69840501950

Sainte Amelie Imports

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.545964, Lon -149.569934 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sainte Amelie Imports 📞 +68940534448

📞 +68987708681

Large selection of electrical and hardware

Siou Lee #1

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537055, Lon -149.567332 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Lee Sui has two locations. One is a small but very convenient hardware if you’re at the Marina Papeete. It is a block off the main road along the harbour Blvd Pomare and a couple blocks towards the market from Prince Hanoi. The second shop is on Avenue George Clemenceau maybe 250meter east of the big traffic circle (three blocks from the waterfront). General hardware but also carry 2 part poly urathane and other paints. Reasonable selecttion of tools.

Siou Lee #2

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537915, Lon -149.56358 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The second shop is on Avenue George Clemenceau maybe 250meter east of the big traffic circle (three blocks from the waterfront). General hardware but also carry 2 part poly urathane and other paints. Reasonable selection of tools.

Socimat

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.564189, Lon -149.612741 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Socimat 🌐 www.socimat.pf/

FAAA. 📞 +68940549630

Du lundi au vendredi : de 7:00 à 16:20 ...

🌐 www.facebook.com/Socimat.Polynesie/

Good source of building materials. Similar to Home Depot or large builders supply place They also carry many types of caulk Sikaflex 295, Paint,etc. Good source of water filtration equipment including both standard and carbon filters. Location in Google maps on wrong side of road.

Ti-Fix Fuel fitting, air hose fittings, compressors

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538318, Lon -149.555194 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

T-Fix 📞 +68940576767 📞 +68940826389

Director general Mr. Dominique Remy 📧 email.demy@tfix.pf

Located on Avenue Pierre Loti on left side going up the hill across from Magasin Auguste about 1km or less. This store has fuel fittings, air hose fittings & Compressors, wheel pullers, bronze wire brushes and many commercial tools


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Haulout

Apataki Carenage

Island: Apataki

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -15.557135, Lon -146.247376 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📧 apatakicarenageservices@gmail.com

📞 +689727813

📞 +689714529

🌐 www.apatakicarenage.com

1-2021 Email reply from Alfred Lau at Apataki Carenage: The max length for monohull is 50’ or more and multihull is 55’ depending the model of the boat. The max draft is 2 m no more. Be sure to book flights WAY in advance as they are often booked out months in advance.

12-2019 An informative blog post by Bellamarina 🌐 svbellamarina.com/2019/08/07/cyclone-season-strategies-in-french-polynesia-hauling-out-atapataki-carenage-in-the-tuamotusarchipelago/?fbclid=IwAR017qaTOVt7H0lXFHvECcSMqbL4MKsXs1zPaX8_yBsctzjX9hhOaZN0eWQ

SV Oceans (added 12-19) We were very disappointed. Our boat was filled with mold. The water line in our port hull showed a foot of water sat in there a long time. I turned off the bilge pumps since it was out of the water.( my guess they opened it up and forgot to close it up. They were to do regular inspections and send me email update. They checked it once. The list of repairs promised, never done. Crazy excuses. Then blamed me for everything. It was the worst marina experience in over 30 years of boating . Their documents state nothing is their fault and you have no recourse no matter what happens. It is a family business. The parents are very nice. The son is the weak link, very weak link. Our boat is in excellent condition. I’ve never written such a review as this but I hope no one else to have such a experience.

Maintenance Marquises Service

Island: Hiva 'Oa Location Hiva Oa, Marquesas 🌐 www.maintenancemarquises.com/

📧 direction@maintenancemarquises.com

📞 +68987739045

📞 +68987251649

Vincent Roche owner & manager Yard has space for about 50 boats. Haulout using a hydraulic trailer. 25tons 18m

1-2021 From Vincent the owner We can take catamarans and trimarans up to 57 feet. We are limited to 11 meters in width. For monohulls, we are limited to 2.5 draft. Boats should not exceed 20 tonnes.

4-2024 from FP Cruiser FB page replies about the yard We HIGHLY recommend the boat yard in Hiva Oa! They are absolutely fantastic people and really do a great job to take care of you and your boat while you are there! Highly recommended. Well run and secure yard. We have had boat there for large-scale work + storage. Vincent runs a fantastic boatyard given the constraints of the remote location. Friendly professional secure when I was there a few years ago. We HIGHLY recommend the boat yard in Hiva Oa! They are absolutely fantastic people and really do a great job to take care of you and your boat while you are there!

12-19 & 11-20 SV Lady Jane Our experience in the yard was excellent , the new toilets and showers were installed when we were there and that made a difference to us as we stayed on the boat for a week before we left and a week when we came back Make sure you plug all your holes to stop cockroaches and put down boric acid on surfaces inside. Plug your holes as soon as you get hauled out. We did find some dead ones in the bilge when we got back after two months but that was all. They did some small patch up of the copper coat for us and anti fouled the waterline. They also serviced our outboards.

Chantier Naval des Iles S/Vent (CNI)

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.735995, Lon -151.485035 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Chantier Naval or CNI Contact: Natalie 📧 cni@mail.pf

📞 +68940661010

🌐 cnislv.com

CNI has some in the water berths. Haul out is with hydraulic trailer Long term storage is available Reservations for long term storage require a deposit thus this yard usually has space after the Carienage is full

Thierry (boatyard lunch delivery)

Island: Raiatea

Thierry: 📞 +68987220440 Sells daily dishes , home made . Also delivers on the work yard at 10h. You ask him to put you on his sms list. He sends you the menu the day before . Hugh portions. 500 xpf

4-21 Recommended by SV Aquarius

Raiatea Carenage

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.735995, Lon -151.485035 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Raiatea Carenage 📞 +68940600545

VHF 68 📧 raiateacarenage@mail.pf

🌐 www.raiateacarenage.com

Hours:

Mon-Thur: 0730-1200 and 1300-1630. Fri: 0730-1200 & 1300-1530.

Mgr: Dominic Contact Hinamo or Dominique directly. Hinamoe PARAUE assistante.direction@raiateacarenage.com They have a travel lift, travel trailer, and railway platform. They can lift monohulls and multihulls (cats and trimarans) and general facilities. In November 2020 they will receive a new 50-ton travel lift and a new 50-ton trailer. Dominque is the manager and fiberglass expert and is fluent in English. Carenage has 3 ways to haul vessels: Travel lift, Trailer, Platform. They can haul cats as well as monohulls. They also perform most of the haul outs on the charter fleet in Raiatea. Haulout & long term dry storage

7-2021 SV Capall Mara We have just finished a haulout at Raiatea Carenage. On the whole it went well. The staff and workers were good and helpful. Our Only complaint was that they were constantly called away to other jobs. As the time dragged on this became frustrating. I voiced my frustration in the office. The owner came in and became verbally abusive and quite aggressive. He slammed the door in my face then threatened to throw us out and blacklist us! The next day he apologized to John. His behavior was extraordinary. I will also add that from the outset Dominic did not like me having an opinion on a matter of dispute. I kept out of his way as much as possible. It is not the way we do things on our boat.

7-2021 SV Tintamarre Raiatea Carenage Services – the best service we have experienced in 5 years cruising We were very lucky to be offered a place at this excellent full service boat yard in November 2020 for cyclone season storage. When we were hauled out they only had a 20 tonne lift but now they have a 50 tonne lift for Monohulls (width 5 metres) and a new self-propelled lift/tractor for hauling Cats (width 7.56 metres). They also have a railway system for short term stays for Cats (70 Tonnes, 11 metres) and motorboats that allows for very wide vessels. On arrival we were concerned about how we would fit in the 20 Tonne lift as we have a high wind vane. We need not have been concerned, the yard staff and Dominique knew exactly what they were doing and took great care to haul us out, taking full responsibility for the extra work required to fit us into the lift. Tintamarre was stored on a full frame, not just individual supports, for the cyclone season. The yard installed the boat covers after we left as we had to leave earlier than expected to ensure we could travel ahead of an impending lockdown in Europe. We had regular reports while we were away, with photographs where appropriate. The boat was in good condition on our return. It is worth noting that the water provided is high quality drinking water and safe to store in water tanks. They support 110v and 220V power. We had agreed a schedule of work with the yard for a planned arrival in March but Covid delayed our return until June. We had excellent support sourcing parts and working with the yard so that anything that could be done would be ready for us on our return. The rest of the work was planned for the few days between our return and when we splashed. They also took delivery of some critical components shipped from Europe ahead of our return. All the work we had done, which included servicing the hydraulic auto-pilot, anti-fouling, full engine service including cooling system, outboard engine repair and service and a short notice request to fibre glass in a bulk head was carried out on time and to a high standard and for a reasonable cost. For the first time ever we splashed on the day we had requested with all work completed. The new 50 tonne lift making the process much easier. After splashing we had a few problems relating to work done in the past. All our requests have been dealt with in a friendly and professional manner. We found Dominique to be very knowledgeable and helpful. Without exception we have found the staff to be friendly and always willing to go the extra mile to support us. A particular shout out to the office staff for sourcing parts for us at short notice and to the engineers for the high quality of work.

9-2020 SV Sugar Shack We had an amazing experience at RC specifically because of Dominique. He was extremely helpful, courteous, professional and beyond fair with us. I handled all of the communications directly with Dominique and was super pleased with his management skills. He worked hard and operated almost all the equipment himself at any given time. Never asking his staff to do anything he wouldn’t do himself.

2-2020 s/v Alia Vita We hauled out there in early 2020 and had the audacity to question something. The Boss (Dominique?) became extremely aggressive and dismissive. The biggest issue at that yard is that all the staff are terrified of him. We certainly wouldn’t haul there again.

12-2019 SV Leonara We had a reservation for hauling out our boat in December 2019. We arrived 2 weeks earlier in Raiatea and confirmed if everything was okay with the reservation. We didn’t want to live to long in the Carenage (they have terrible bathrooms and showers there) so we planned around 4 days between the hauling out and our flights. Surprise surprise… the hauling out day came and they decided to tell us that they don’t have the cradles for us. Dominique promised us the cradles will be done before our flights. Until now we had a good relationship with him and we trusted him. We left Raiatea when SY Leonora was out in the belts of the lift. We didn’t complain and still good relationship. We came back 3 months later… we had an appointment to splash again. The Carenage had a smaller travel lift than now and we had to take off the forestay. When the boat was splashing in the locker again we had some problems to put the forestay back (and some others small issues). All that took us like one hour. We told them “we won’t leave until we are done and we probably need like 30 minutes”. Dominique came very aggressive, rude and disrespectful. He said he will cut our lines if we don’t leave now. I was scared and terrified with the situation. We almost lost our flights because his delay with the cradles but then we needed one hour and he wanted to cut our lines. Not very fair. He has a toxic behavior with the clients and his employees as well.

2017 SV Rumpus Our boat has been at Raiatea carenage since 2017 and we have hauled out and splashed several times. We intended to sail west and then home to NZ in 2020, but… now it’s on the hard and we are stuck in NZ (Covid19- no passenger ). We have found Dominique and his team to be courteous, reliable, friendly and generally excellent. We have done our own antifouling work and they are helpful. Both my husband and I deal with the management. I find it easier to speak French with them than English and they are tolerant of my bêtises (silly mistakes). Dominique can be flirty but that’s easy to cope with; a few wellchosen words. There are many times they have gone above and beyond to help us

Tahiti Nautic Center - Taravoa

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.731042, Lon -149.331034 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Nautic Center Located Taravoa (between Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti) 📧 tnc@mail.pf

🌐 www.nautisport.pf/index.php/marinas/marina-taravao#

📞 +689940547616

Yvan - 📞 +68987748560

SV Larka 2017 Have just completed 12 day haul out for bottom paint etc. Can highly recommend Yvan and his team 📞 +68987748560 Very careful with haulout on hydraulic propped trailer (no boat hoist) Also excellent engineer - Patrick Heintre 📞 +68987300625

📧 multi-meca@mail.pf has lathe facilities and spares for Perkins engines. Supermarket 2k away, chandlers 3k, with v large Ace hardware store another 1k. Best to buy requirements from Michel B at Tiana Marina (87 74 10 02) and/or in Papeete and arrive there fully stocked. It rains there occasionally!

Technimarine

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533918, Lon -149.566615 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Address is the end of Fare Ute but to haul out you must approach from the pass east of Papeete due to the low bridge between Fare Ute and Muto Uta. 📧 exploitation@technimarine.pf

📞 +68940430222

Manager speaks english. Use VHF channel 09 when approaching lifts For places to stay off the boat close to the yard see Hostels / Hotels Have two travel lifts one is 75 metric tonnes, the other 300 metric tonnes. The smaller may not be appropriate for the width of some cats. You can do any amount of the work yourself you wish. It is very convenient to all marine suppliers available in FP. Electric and water are metered. But a few years ago they started charging a daily surcharge for vendors that are not supplied by the yard. They have welders including TIG and MIG welding. They can spray in the yard (depending of wind conditions) including polyurethane. Staff are friendly and the facilities looked good for toilet and shower blocks.

6-2023 SV Kiapa Nui We just finished an 11 day stay at Technimarine, our 7th time there, and can happily report that under the new ownership and current management, the yard is orders of magnitude better than it was been in the past. Unlike before, the yard’s focus is now clearly on cruising yachts. They reorganized the parking layout to allow more space, and the preferred upwind locations, for “our” boats and to keep ample separation from any fishing boats they may also be servicing. The two operation managers are Teama (logistics) and Matahi (yard operations). Both speak excellent English, are professional, responsive, and experienced. The yard director is Sebastien. He speaks fair English, is extremely experienced, and now personally drives the travel lifts to ensure the best possible operation. All managers repeatedly came aboard to inspect the quality of work. At one point Sebastien directed a small army of workers to redo a project we were not 100% satisfied with. There was no additional cost to us. Despite it being late on a Friday afternoon, the workers kept at it literally as we were being launched, and for a few hours after while we were moored in the ways, to make sure we left the yard satisfied and on schedule. We had the yard remove our old bottom paint, do some glass work, and to some cosmetic painting, amongst other projects. They were careful while sanding the bottom, following our specs and instructions, and at one point had 5 workers on our boat. The workers were friendly, focused, productive, and were careful to always leave the area clean when they finished. The glasswork and cosmetic painting was world class. I say that as someone with prior work experience on super yachts. Victor is especially skilled and meticulous at this kind of work. If he is on your project you may pay for a few more hours than if someone else were doing the work, but he’s worth it. Some of the work was done on quote and some on hours/materials. They reviewed the bill with us in the middle of our stay and of course at the end. The bill was detailed, organized, in English, and while expensive, we found the rates fair for the quality of work. One negative are the facilities for those of us that live aboard while working. The bathrooms are frankly horrible. Not dirty in a “gross" way, but dirty in a boat-yard dirt way, full of roaches, and the toilet seat was broken. Sometimes there was no toilet paper nor soap. The showers are cold water only. If these are primary concerns of yours you will not like the yard, or at least not like staying there, but we were there to work so as long as the toilets flushed and the showers had water we were ok. In summary, the yard finished the work on time and within budget. The quality was excellent, the staff friendly, and they clearly value us as customers. Based on some past experiences, we originally had plans to go to a different yard, but after a frank discussion with Teama, we hesitantly chose Technimarine. Now we're glad we did. I strongly recommend Technimarine.

8-22 They carry PropSpeed coating for propellers.

8-2022 SV Jamala We’ve just had many layers of antifoul sanded off, the water line raised, red and white stripe repainted. Prop speed added. Excellent, professional work and service provided at Technimarine in Tahiti.

1-2021 SV Barracuda of Islay We lifted out at Technimarine in January 2021 to do some technical work and antifoul the boat. Florent is the point contact for yachts wanting to lift out. He speaks excellent english. They provided clear written instructions for lifting out. On our lift day we arrived early and were immediately lifted out by an extremely professional team. The boat blocked off exactly as we needed it and within an hour of arriving we were at work. We were provided with an english speaking point of contact called Teama for anything we needed. We did our own antifouling but we did need help with repairing a hydraulic ram. Teama found the necessary part and had another manufactured at Polyindustries and then arranged the welding and testing. They kept to the planned schedule and had us back in the water on time. They wanted to ensure our experience was good and found solutions to help us. This is a highly professional boat yard and we have no reservations recommending them.

10-2020 Numerous reports in the FP FB group with warnings for Catamarans hauling out that needed to repair damaged keel or bottom. This has to do with how the Cats are blocked

Comment #1 FYI they had an incident with an FP or Lagoon (I forgot which) in May/June 2019 while we were there. They needed to repair the forward corner of a keel so they only blocked the aft 2/3. That resulted in the aft edge of the keel being forced up through the hull causing significant damage. I assume that's partly why they want the plans now but regardless hopefully this info helps prevent a similar problem for you if you're facing a similar repair... and they dinged that boat's bow with the travel lift while moving another yacht.

Comment #2 I was hauled at the same time as well. Good size crack and what was worse, the owner had to leave the country right away after it happened

Comment #3 They cracked the hull of the cat next to us in April.... similar situation

#4 Yard is requiring a document from Lagoon in how to block a Lagoon that needs to repair damaged keel area.

5-2019 SV Nehenehe We worked with Teama at Technimarine. We had our waterline raised, light sanding with new bottom paint, and struts painted with LP paint. This is a difficult review to write because everyone at Technimarine worked hard to complete the work nearly on time; including a full day over the weekend which is highly unusual to have done by this yard. While I truly liked Teama as a person VERY much…. He proved to be completely inept at his job as project manager, (he is new to his job). I would strongly recommend that you work with someone else. The long story is the following…. Teama did not track well with any of the project details, he either forgot things or got things mixed up. He said that supplies were ordered but they had not, he said the exact same bottom paint had been found and seemed to say that it had arrived on site, it had not. When I stopped by a week before the start of work… he said he had still forgotten to order the supplies! He then scrambled to try and find bottom paint, eventually found some, when it arrived it was not a paint we could use. Then just before work started….he still had forgotten the epoxy primer…. This process went on, and on…. They failed to haul the boat on time, they delayed three times, one of which was with 30 minutes notice and we were already underway in the pass when Teama called to cancel. When we finally arrived for the haul out we had to motor up and drift back down the river for three hours while we waited. After we discovered the incorrect bottom paint….. It was forced on me to make four trips and ten hours’ time trying to personally return the bottom paint to their supplier. There are a lot more aspects to our difficulties at Technimarine than I wish to bore you with. In short it seemed that everyone else there was competent at their jobs and worked overtime to make up for Teama’s numerous mistakes. All the other employees were efficient and made the effort to make us satisfied. While they easily could have been much better; I must rate this business a 5 out of 10

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Haut Commissaire

Papeete Haut commissaire

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.543528, Lon -149.57015 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The HC office is located about a 10 minute walk from Papeete Marina Avenue du Général de Gaulle, Papeete, French Polynesia 📞 +68940468700

🌐 www.polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr

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Heat Exchanger

Heat Exchanger info

Island: Tahiti

Info Passed on by Adrian Diesel-Clinic owner Adrian Pataki Engineering Technician

📞 +68987286083

📧 svattila@gmail.com

There is no shop which specializes in Cupro-nickel heat-exchanger repair. To effect temporary repairs until your new heat-exchanger arrives, there are various radiator-shops in town, in the Titioro area, they are able to solder the damaged heat-exchanger using hard-solder, but i prefer to do it myself, so i don`t have an address or phone number. If the fault is not in the tube-stack, but in the cast-aluminium headertank, there is a welder in valley of Tipearui, right after the Karcher-shop, (Norbert 📞 +68987747093, speaks fluent French :))

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High pressure cleaners

Kärcher Agent

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.558328, Lon -149.5701 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The Kärcher agent They have a service station and also sell new one’s

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Honda generator

Commercial Royal Automobiles

Island: Tahiti

Jerome Montay Director commercial Royal Automobiles 50 Avenue Clemenceau, Mamao, Papeete, Tahiti 📞 +689504150

email 📧 dircom@royal.pf

Bought a Honda Generator from them, Very helpful!! Another report of Honda generator repair from the Honda Dealer at 192 ave Clemenceau. Not sure if its the same place or not. This is where Sopom sends their work

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sopom Stock Honda generator 1kw and 2 KW For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Automobile/Industrie Titioro

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544396, Lon -149.553277 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Automobile/Industrie Titioro 📞 +68940549166

Contact: Michel Vini 📞 +68987797169

Specialist Honda Generator

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Hoses

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529625, Lon -149.569475 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Adresse: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

📧 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

Fuel Hoses, Shield Head hoses For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Soflex

Island: Tahiti

Part of Sopom adjacent. 📞 +68940439119 Hydrolics cyclinder repair and hoses. Replaced gas hose for Mary Ann II Saw an autopilot RAM on the bench when I was in there - Jacaranda

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sopom Carry good selection of marine hoses For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA) Assorted Hoses available

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Hospitals

Dispensaire De Bora Bora

Island: Bora Bora

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.512381, Lon -151.746604 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dispensaire De Bora Bora 📞 +68940677077

Main Clinic in Bora Bora. Located app .5 mile from main dock heading towards Bloody Marys. (head SE on main road)

Fare Mai Hospital Moorea

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.556172, Lon -149.790238 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Hospital Moorea Fare Mai 📞 +68940552226

🌐 annuaire.moorea-actu.com

Located on the ring road in Afareaita. It does have a heliport.

CHFP Hospital

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536955, Lon -149.558266 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Avenue Georges Clemenceau , Mamao , Tahiti 98713 , French 🌐 Polynesia.Tel:+689 46 62 62 Largest hospital in tropical 🌐 So.Pacific on 7 acre site with over 100,000m2 built at an expense of 150,000,000 euros. Real first world facility. find more on access under Doctors Specialist.

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Hotels / Hostels

Pension Kanahau

Island: Hiva 'Oa Pension Kanahau 📞 +68987701626

🌐 www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100049166535360

close to the harbor

Pension Moehau

Island: Hiva 'Oa Pension Moehau 📧 moehaurelais@mail.pf

🌐 relaismoehau.pf/

Pension Temetiu Village

Island: Hiva 'Oa Close to the boatyard 📞 +68987373545

📧 temetiuvillage@mail.pf

🌐 www.temetiuvillage.com/

Nono Mai

Island: Nuku Hiva

🌐 www.facebook.com/airbnbnohomai

Coconut Grove

Island: Raiatea

From SV Cinnabar Coconut Grove - This is probably the easiest and most cost effective option if you don't want to rent a car. Very nice and comfy, easy walking distance to carenage. So-called because you walk through a coconut grove to get to the house. Owner Allyson is very helpful and speaks perfect English. (Her husband is from the US.) 🌐 www.airbnb.co.nz/rooms/7795365

Cozy Bungalows

Island: Raiatea

From SV Cinnabar Cozy Bungalow - This was our preferred rental but you need a car because it's closer to the town of Uturoa. Owners Casey and Jean-Marc own the sports store in town and are a wealth of info. 🌐 www.airbnb.co.nz/rooms/14475649

Fare Mini Mini

Island: Raiatea

From SV Cinnabar Fare Miri Miri - Again, we did not stay here but knew of others who did. Not sure but I think it's walking distance to the carenage. 🌐 www.airbnb.co.nz/rooms/

38220079?poi_place_id=916115&source_impression_id=p3_1579640201_HowKxjLAoRhFMmQO

Hotel Hinano (Uturoa)

Island: Raiatea

Hotel Hinano in center of Uturoa 🌐 en.hotelhinano.com

Kalei & Manu (Close to Carenaige)

Island: Raiatea

Kalei & Manu, 📞 +68987271000

📞 +68987201201

west 📧 coast.easycar@hotmail.com

When hauled out at either of the Carenages in Raiatea, there is an amazing 3-room bungalow about a 10 minute walk away. I didnt find it until after I splashed, but it would have made haulout sooo much nicer. The cost is about $100 USD/day. It is a beautiful little property with a pool and a dock, and they even have a rental car available (lowest cost I've found on island) should you want to supply/explore/dine out. They also have a single rental came with a good price. They are lovely, so is their place!

O'rion

Island: Raiatea

📧 orion.raiatea@gmail.com

Nicolas 📞 +68987709901

Canvas, sails, laundry: O'rion opposite of the boat yards in Raiatea does good 🌐 work.He is also putting the last touches to his bungalows that will be for rent (nice size, swimming pool, about 60 m from the 2 shipyards. SV Mary Ann

Raiatea Location

Island: Raiatea

From SV Cinnbar One of the car rental agencies, Raiatea Location, also rents bungalows. I think they have 4, two with kitchenettes and no A/C, 2 with A/C and no kitchenettes (but of course they have the electric kettle). They are pretty rustic. 🌐 raiatealocation.com/

Sunset Beach Motel

Island: Raiatea

The Rigneys (KANDU) liked the Sunset Beach Motel. Good location but kind of pricey (I thought) unless you are a family. 🌐 www.sunset-raiatea.pf/accueil

West Coast Guest House

Island: Raiatea

From SV Cinnabar Coconut Grove - This is probably the easiest and most cost effective option if you don't want to rent a car. Very nice and comfy, easy walking distance to carenage. So-called because you walk through a coconut grove to get to the house. Owner Allyson is very helpful and speaks perfect English. (Her husband is from the US.) 🌐 www.airbnb.fr/rooms/20983472

Airport Motel Papeete

Island: Tahiti

🌐 tahitiairportmotel.com

directly across from the airport

City Home Tahiti bnb (techni marine)

Island: Tahiti

City Home Tahiti bnb Check 🌐 Booking.com or Orbitz on Ave du Chef Vairaatao near Express U.

3-21 SV Airborne used while hauled out in Tecnni Marine It was clean with a large modern kitchen in a common livingroom space.

Ery apartment City Center

Island: Tahiti

3-21 Recommended by Renee Bushy FP Cruiser FB Page

Fare Blue Lagoon (Formely Laurence's Place B&B)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.59321, Lon -149.61272 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.airbnb.co.in/rooms/28945023

Was Originally Laurence's Bungalows

3-21 I heard back from Laurence's Bungalows, Fare Blue Lagon, under new mgmt and ownership. Maybe direct through air bnb is the way.

5-2020 Also recommended by Kit Griffin SV Mary Ann - Stayed there 3 weeks while recovering from a broken wrist Laurence has a lovely Polynesia home on the lagoon just south of Marina Taina. She has a dingy dock easily accessible from the marina area or it's an easy 10 minute walk. The area is walled with an electric gate. The bedroom is air conditioned. You have full access to her kitchen and she provides the ingredients for a do-it-yourself breakfast. She is a very kind and generous hostess who speaks French and English. There is a pool, several friendly dogs, a cat and sitting in the garden you get a lovely view of Moorea. The Papeete bus stops near her place. She can also be booked via Air B&B.

Fare D'hôtes Tutehau (Near Techni Marine)

Island: Tahiti

Fare D'hôtes Tutehau (About 8 blocks to Tecni Marine) 🌐 www.faredhotestutehau.com/

Same street as Ocean 2000 about

2-3 blicks further up Ave du Chef Vairaatoa Phone 📞 +68987311984

Whats app : 📞 +68987311984

📧 fare.tutehau@gmail.com

Website: 🌐 faredhotestutehau.com

🌐 youtu.be/oC3M9Xewi1Q

3-21 SV Alii Kai The family is perfect The place is perfect 1 minute to supermarket Free bikes Beautiful rooms I was 3 month there

Fare Nukumai (near Hospital)

Island: Tahiti

Fare Nukumai Karl Salmon 📞 +68989201732

3-21 Recommend by FP Cruiser FB page

Fare Suisse (2 Blks from Champion)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.545546, Lon -149.574145 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

off of Rue des Poilus Tahitiens in Quartier Buillard - Paofai BP 20.255 98713 Papeete, Tahiti 📧 info@fare-suisse.com

📞 +68987768121

Beni Huber is the owner and is also the Swiss Consulate. Very nice and comfortable. Air conditioning worked well. Lots of chickens and roosters to wake you up in the morning. Nicely situated two blocks from the Champion supermarket in Paofai district of Papeete. Total price for double room with tax for 2 nights: 18000 (room: 17,143 tax: 857 (5%). Breakfast is separate at $10/person (didn’t have it there since you have kitchen privileges and the supermarket is so close). Free pick-up and drop-off at the airport. 2 blocks from Paofai Clinic if you need to stay closeby while receiving medical attention

Harry’s Place

Island: Tahiti

Air B&B with pickup included. Near Fa’a’ā Carefour Recommended by a number of cruisers. Note: Car is on smallish size. Coming in with large pieces of luggage like board bags may not work 🌐 www.airbnb.com/rooms/29469237

MIHIRANI DREAM PATUTO'A PAPEETE (Close to Techni Marine)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529824, Lon -149.566128 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sarah Nui

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531774, Lon -149.567447 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940503530 📧 hotelsarahnui@gmail.com

Located 5 blocks from central Papeete and is the closest hotel to Techni Marine (4 blocks). Fare Uti. It runs about 8000-10,000 a night depending on season. They do NOT have a kitchenette in the rooms but can supply electric kettle. Rooms have a mini fridge. There is a microwave downstairs that is for guests We checked 🌐 booking.com and then went and spoke to the hotel mgr. He gave us a 20% discount as we were planning on staying a week or more

8-2022 SV Jamala We stayed for over 2 weeks and it is the same as everyone says on Tripadvisor, the staff are wonderful and friendly and some of the hotel rooms have been refurbished and some haven’t. The male housekeepers were better than the ladies. If you book on 🌐 Booking.com then you can get breakfast included. Served from 6-9am not a minute after 9! There is a microwave in the lounge area that you can use. There’s also a coffee machine and you can buy coffee pods at reception. They will happily store your bags for you. We had two different rooms whilst we were there and both had a fridge and coffee making facilities. Bottles of water were provided daily. So near to Technimarine if your boat is in the yard.

Stephanie Benz AirB&B Studio (Close to TechniMarine)

Island: Tahiti

Stephanie’s Bentz 📧 stephanie@archipelagoes.net

Un Studio Meublé dans Papeete: 🌐 www.airbnb.com/rooms/30825089?source_impression_id=p3_1639178449_4iycaqNMcoiGrTsD

12-2021 SV Cream Puff During a recent unexpected haulout at Technimarine, we stayed at a studio apartment owned by Stephanie Betz. She is involved with the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. Stephanie is one of the nicest hosts we have met staying at AirBnBs. We reserved on short notice and she worked things out for our schedule. The communication was prompt and courteous. Stephanie speaks excellent English. The studio is off Prince Hanoi near Boulangerie Firmin. It is well priced for Tahiti. The studio is very clean, well equipped and comfortable. There is one large room that contains a queen size bed, table for eating and small kitchen area. A second room houses a large shower with great hot water and very good water pressure. There is also a washing machine. This is one of the few rentals that had extra supplies for our stay. Nearby is everything you need; Easy Market, a pharmacy, convenience store and bakery. Oceans 2000 is around the block, 5 minute walk. Technimarine is a 15 minute walk through a neighborhood.

Studio Diva Nui

Island: Tahiti

Studio Diva Nui Faaa Reported by cruisers to be a good stay 🌐 www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/991439336248232981

Studio indépendant à Papeete

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.548902, Lon -149.583475 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Studio indépendant à Papeete Airport pickup Room for 2 guests Will rent a car for 3000 xpf per day

1-2021 SV Moan recommended the place. Very convenient place, inexpensive, clean, rent her car for 3000pcf a day, Lea will pick you up from the airport Her WhatsApp is: 📞 +68987315353

🌐 www.booking.com/hotel/pf/studio-independant-a-papeete.en-gb.html

Situated in Papeete, within 1.4 miles of Paofai Gardens, Studio indépendant à Papeete offers accommodation with air conditioning. The property has garden and city views. This 1-bedroom apartment includes 1 bathroom equipped with a shower. Guests can relax in the garden at the property. Papeete Ferry Terminal is 2.2 miles from the apartment, while Fa'a'ā International Airport is a 10-minute drive away.

Vaekehu (2 minutes from airport)

Island: Tahiti

Vaekehu WhatsApp contact numbers: 📞 +68987700870 📞 +68989791198

10-2021. FP FB “Eve” Planes flying into/from Papeete from other islands rarely align time-wise with international arrivals/ departures. I found a small bungalow (run by an awesome Tahitian woman) about two minutes from the airport. She comes and picks up you and your luggage from the airport, takes you to her airconditioned bungalow where you can shower and re-organize (she has free Wifi too) and then she takes you and your luggage back to the airport the following day, or whenever your flight is. All this shuffling of people and luggage is included in the cost of the bungalow, which was around 100 USD for 1 night.

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Hydraulics

Mo'orea Flexible Hydrauliques (Hydraulic hoses)

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.723896, Lon -151.459059 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Moorea Flexibles Hydraulic hose fabrication and repair with 3 locations We did not use this company but got their card at Oceans 2000

Moorea- Samuel 📞 +68987328145

Email 📧 mooreaflexibles@gmail.com

Raiatea- Tamatoa 📞 +68987261027

Tahiti-iti in Teravao - Dominique 📞 +68987222734

Note: GPS location is not exact but close

GMS

Island: Tahiti

Bruno (does not speak much English) is said to be very good with hydraulics. Highly recommended by BeachHouse

Near Nautisport in Fare Ute 📞 +68987774775

Hydraulic Fluid

Island: Tahiti

Most of the marine and auto parts stores has some form of hydraulic fluid. If your looking for Telflex Sea Star fluid #15 look in Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

◦ 24/7 Mobile Service ◦ Hydraulic Hose Repair ◦ Hose Assemblies small, clean hydraulic repair shop located between Nautisport and Sing Hung Ting Marine. Yellow signage. Not much English spoken

Moorea Flexibles (Hydraulic hoses) Tahiti iti

Island: Tahiti

Moorea Flexibles Hydraulic hose fabrication and repair with 3 locations We did not use this company but got their card at Oceans 2000 Moorea- Samuel 87-32-81-45. Email 📧 mooreaflexibles@gmail.com

Raiatea- Tamatoa 📞 +68987261027

Tahiti-iti in Teravao - Dominique 📞 +68987222734

Polynesian Pneus

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529926, Lon -149.569232 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Polynesian pneus 📞 +68940545

🌐 polypneus.pf/

Fare Ute

Soflex

Island: Tahiti

Part of Sopom adjacent. 40439119. Hydraulics cyclinder repair and hoses. Replaced gas hose for Mary Ann II

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

10-2020 SV Hedonism There is a Hydraulic shop associated with Sopom, around the side between ACE and Sopom. They shortened a hose for me but they had to reuse all of my fittings as everything they had was metric. Good guys and did it on the spot. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Flexible Hydrauliques(TFH)

Island: Tahiti

Hoses and fittings only There are a couple of the TFH shops in Papeete. One is in Fare Ute & one is in Tipaerui. They have mobile vans(3) that can come to your boat 7 days a week. I spoke with one of the workers and he said they have both Metric and imperial fittings (not confirmed) 📞 +68940543536 in working hours 📞 +68987788877

Van #2

776-403 (Mariana) Tipaernui: Route du Pic Rouge Located up the hill in Tipaerui Valley. Take the road that tees into the main waterfront road a bit W of city marina, Very clean shop with lots of parts. Owner speaks excellent English

Tahiti Mécanique et Maintenance

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Mécanique et Maintenance Machine shop but also repairs hydraulic. For more information, see Machine Shops

Te Mana Import Hydraulic Cylinder Rebuild

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.545341, Lon -149.553606 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Temana import TITIORO Valley after SOMAC, Papeete Postal address BP 51 606 - 98716 Pirae Phone. 📞 +68940543530

Fax 📞 +68987856201

E-mail 📧 contact@temana-import.pf

Pouena Setefano His cell phone+689) 89 71 76 31 Office phone+689) 40 54 55 25 His email 📧 pouena@temana-import.pf

🌐 temana-import.pf/

Te Mana Import on the far north side of town industrial area. I met with Pouena Setefano, an Aussie expat with the kings English…first big plus of the day. They work on trucks and large commercial equipment but he was confident his guys could solve AP RAM issues. A couple days later it was done and Pouena agreed to drop it off to us at Taina Marina (he lives 5 min past there on his way home) Their shop rate was 5500 FP/hr they billed 4 hrs and parts and bits and pieces (he also handed me the old pieces and a spare set they ordered) the total bill came to FP 34,610…about $350 USD plus the beer I bought him at the pub. Company email 📧 contact@temana-import.pf

Stationery shows address: BP 51606 -98 716 Pirae – Tahiti- French Polynesia Recommended by SV Dash

Technidis Sarl

Island: Tahiti

Technidis Sarl 7 Rue de Frere Alain- Mission 📞 +68940428301

📧 technidis@mail.pf

Hydraulic Crimping Tools

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Ice

ICE Super markets

Island: Tahiti

Most super markets and small Magasins carry bags of cube ice.

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Icom

Tahiti Digit Import

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538533, Lon -149.5469 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.tahitidigitimport.pf/

Servitude Temanava Bambridge Hamuta Valley - Pirae Right after Holland Tahiti Trading Open from Monday to Thursday from 7:30 am to 4 pm and Friday from 7:30 am to 3 pm during the day continues 📞 +68940827511

Fax: 40 .58.29.57

S/V Notre Reve 12-18 We bought a new Icom radio (An IC-M330 not the model we wanted, but it works fine and they had it in stock). Matt offered to order the model we wanted, but it would have taken longer than we wanted to wait. It is quite difficult to find as it is in a residential neighborhood. You basically have to have a car to get there. Here are the 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat 32.312, Lon 32.814 mins W GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Matt was quite helpful. He speaks some English, but it takes some encouragement and a few words of French to get him started. They have radio test and repair equipment and are able to test and repair radios, but they don't have many spare parts on hand.

12-18 Jacaranda When contacted by email about troubleshooting or repairing Icom HF radios (M802) Hello, Unfortunately no ! We can only service equipment with RED CE 53 / EU / 2014 standard Local legislation prohibits us from importing replacement cards for non-CE equipment, even for passing ships, on temporary admission. Only the IC-M801E BLU is CE. Cordially

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Immigration

Border Police (check in/out)

Island: Tahiti

Located Faa Airport 📞 +68940800605

📧 dpaf987-poste@interieur.gouv.fr

Opening hours: Monday-Friday 0800-1200,1330-1600

Haut-commissariat

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.543623, Lon -149.570164 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Haut-commissariat Hours: 7:30-16:00 (best to arrive before 09:00 - we have never had to wait more than 5 minutes) 📞 +68940468700

Avenue du Général de Gaulle, Papeete, French Polynesia. 10 minute walk from Marina papeete The HC office is where you go to submit and or renew your Carte de Sejour

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Impellers

Impellers

Island: Tahiti

Ocean 2000 or Sopoc. For Volvo try Nautisport For Yanmar try Sin Tung Hing. Emile Vongue sourced a Jabsco impeller

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sopom They carry impellers for Cummins-Onan For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Importing parts

Island Cargo Support

Island: Tahiti

Island Cargo Support Cassandra 📞 +13106938344

🌐 www.icargosupport.com

4-21 SV Derive I recently used Island Cargo Support to ship a life raft, batteries, oil and boat parts to Tahiti. Very happy with their service.

Needing to import parts? Read this first

Island: Tahiti

Please see 🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/shippingitems

SVB (Germany)

Island: Tahiti

With the membership card of the French Polynesian Sailors Association, you have discounts on a big shipchandler (svb24.com). He can ship parts in French Polynesia (by DHL) for only 25 Euros up to 32kg. See note above for amount that will not be taxed by FP customs.

Further information

🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/shippingitemsVanguard Logistics Services (USA) Island: Tahiti

See 🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/shippingitems

"Importing Parts into French Polynesia"

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Injector

Dieselec

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531452, Lon -149.559538 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Dieselec Fare Ute BP 9024 Motu Uta Papeete

📞 +689404225

📞 +68940582990

Mobile 📞 +68987773587

Fax:(+689) 40 41 05 13 📧 dieselec@mail.pf

Opening hours: 0700-1200, 1330-1630 Monday to Thursday, 0700-1200, 1330-1530 Friday.

Rebuilding of injectors, fuel lift pumps, fuel injection pumps,alternators & starters. Mechanic can come to your boat to work. Supply of many parts, including electrical. They stock quite a few alternators and starters. They have a testing bench for both starters and alternators.

If need to speak in english ask for Pierre 📞 +68940805046 📞 +68940472575 is in Fare Ute near the Yamaha dealer. They are Perkins supplier, rebuild injector pumps, starters and Alternators. For more information, see Diesel Parts

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Insurance (marine)

Assurance-AVP

Island: Tahiti

Assurance-AVP Affiliated with AVP French Sailing Group 🌐 www.assurance-

🌐 avp.fr/?fbclid=IwAR0BdOi0oD1IlswPQ1suTMyGFYHTpqGQIJ6snFJZG_tGhFGlsqHFjjDbOjUHELVETIA company

Assurances Maritimes

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.delassee.com/?fbclid=IwAR26Cz3IjX9Sn00FchD0U0FX--258ORs6ZilXZLamnncR_tVrG0aFpQIVE0

Geoffroy de Lassee

Cruising Insurance FB Group

Island: Tahiti

Having trouble getting marine insurance Cruising Insurance FB group

Jackline Insurance

Island: Tahiti

5-2022 Reported to issue liability insurance for vessels in FP 🌐 www.gowrie.com/Marine-Insurance/JacklineProgram.aspx

LMC Courtage&Assurance

Island: Tahiti

LMC Papeete

Marine Shop (NZ)

Island: Tahiti

Marine Shop 🌐 www.marine-insurance.co.nz/home

📧 info@themarinashop.com

SV Cyrolia Bill Garlick at The Marina Shop Insurance in NZ. 📧 bill@themarinashop.com

Coverage covering yachts in FP 2-21 SV Cream Puff TopSail in the UK. If you are an OCC member they offer discounts. They will cover you as far west as Tahiti. Also, The Marine Shop in NZ sells the same 🌐 policy.2-21 SV Tintamarre And by special request they can insure you further west. We are hauled out in Raiatea and under the 🌐 Global.policy we have cyclone cover (it did not add to the cost). We are a British boat with British crew, and insured through the Marine 🌐 Shop.in New Zealand

Mariner Insurance (NZ)

Island: Tahiti

Mariner Insurance New Zealand 📧 info@marinermarine.co.nz

🌐 mariner.co.nz/about-

us?fbclid=IwAR2y9ztM0KmzK4IxkNHkPj2KDZ55nSyCPXVmixp_XQ7q8nZdN6dRYQXObzA

Poema insurance

Island: Tahiti

Poema insurance Local FP Marine Insurance company that does cover US yachts (Must be a member of AVP) Main Office Papeete 📞 +68940502650

📧 info@poema.pf

Additional contacts Nuku Hiva 📞 +68940910251

TopSail

Island: Tahiti

Top Sail Insurance 3-22 SV Grace One issue to check with any Topsail quote is the policy on reducing payout amounts (on a sliding scale) on equipment over 10 years old. It sound perfectly reasonable but I asked whether it also applied to the spars (mast, boom, poles) and was told that it does. Which might make a claim following a dismasting on a, for example, 30 year old boat almost not worth making. I’m not sure what the actual reductions would look like but it was enough to make me stay with our current insurer. We use Pantaenius (uk). It’s usually a higher premium but there’s no reduction for older kit - we pay a little extra and have new for old cover.

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Inter Island Shipping

Hawaiki Nui (Raiatea)

Island: Tahiti

Hawaiki Nui leaves Tahiti every Tuesday and Thursday 📞 +68940549954

📧 contact@snp.pfInter Island Shipping Schedule Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.revatua.gov.pf/plannings/accueil?fbclid=IwAR2mCFw2eRWh4Ko0TEytEkXeyb-

WUaAz0rdcoIXTGlbjNdCPgrwbAqiC4Dk

Shipping items to the islands

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.revatua.gov.pf/plannings/accueil

list of all ships that service the islands and their schedules

Taporo

Island: Tahiti

Taporo VII leaves every Monday and Thursday from Tahiti to Raiatea. 📞 +68940426393

taporo@mail.pf

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International Health Certificate (pets)

Service du Développement Rural

Island: Tahiti

The service in charge of delivering health certificate is the Service du Développement Rural. Their contact is there: 🌐 www.biosecurite.gov.pf/qaav/contacts_qaav.php

Téléphone standard : 📞 +68940423518

Fax : +68940423552

sdr.qaav@rural.gov.pf

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Internet

Fakarava Yacht Services

Island: Fakarava

Fakarava Yacht Services They have wifi on deck. Purchase a beer or coke to support them For more information, see Yacht Services

Varua Network Hotspots

Island: Fakarava

SV Windward 2-2021 INTERNET - Wifi Hotspot Access in the Atolls . A really good, newly developed service is the Varua Network of Hotspots in some of the atolls. See 🌐 hotspot.varua.net

Varua provides a flexible set of options by speed and duration of contract. Access is easily and securely obtained online and with secure payment via Paypal (and card on Paypal). A current view of coverage can be seen here: 🌐 hotspot.varua.net/en/coverage/

Coverage is being continupusly expanded. We have been usuing this service in Fakarava the last while and it is stable and performs as advertised. Cyber Mo’orea Island: Mo'orea located Maherepa. Fiber Optic Line 🌐 www.facebook.com/Cybermoorea/photos/a.693318700872955/1433508543520630/

📞 +68949563435

Cell: 📞 +68989502024

Henri’s Snack

Island: Nuku Hiva

Tahohai on the dock

Nuku Hiva Yacht Services

Island: Nuku Hiva

Yacht Services Nuku Hiva BP 301 Taiohae 98742 Nuku Hiva Polynesie Franciase

📞 +68987226872 fax: +68940920750

VHF 72

📧 ysnukuhiva@hotmail.comCybernesia

Island: Tahiti

Cybernesia is the cyber-space/internet cafe on the 1st floor in the Vaima centre, opposite Marina de Papeete. It has space for you to use their wifi on your own device, or you can use their computers. You get a wifi code for 1-4 hours access; 4 hours costs 1,000 xpf. You can only use their wifi during their office hours. They can also do your printing, laminating, scanning etc, and they sell computer supplies (cables, data cards, printer inks etc). Internet speeds are faster than we’ve found elsewhere.

Open M-F 0800 - 1630, Sat 0830 - 1200

Internet Options

Island: Tahiti

Option A. Vini is one of two phone providers and they partner with OPT. Once in the Societies most of the islands have 3g with some 4g. If you plan to stay over four months getting a one year phone contract opens you to relatively cheap 3g data. One year phone contact costs you (as of 2/2017) $82.28 (in US dollars.) The contract then gives to a phone number for 1 year with 30 minutes of phone time per month and 20 SMS messages. This also allows you to buy any of the following data packages: 1gigabyte for 1500xpf; 2 gigabytes/ month for $25; 5 gigabytes/mo $42. These work with most smart phones. The phone plan is one year but the data is only in three months blocks during which time you can increase your data plan but not reduce it. So you can also reduce or drop your data after you been at the same rate for three months. For instance if you go back to the Tuomotus, where there is only GSM ( there paying the per megabyte rates might work out cheaper given such low bandwidth) you would not likely be able to benefit from a plan with more than 1Gigabyte a month. You can purchase the payment cards at Vini shops or the post office or at many magazines. If you go to vini with you exit papers or you ticket out of FP and a letter stating you are leaving the territory the contract can be terminated. PLEASE DON'T JUST SKIP OUT AS THIS MAY AFFECT FELLOW CRUISERS BEING ABLE TO GET THESE CONTRACTS IN THE FUTURE! Option B: Vini also has a Data Only plan available for your smart phone or you can get a 3g router for 1xpf (not a typo.) The rates are the same as above and also have 10 gigabytes a month for 5000xpf. The contract is one year after 3 months you can reduce you plan and you can increase it any time. The least you can pay is 1500xpf for 1gigabyte /month. To get a Vini contract you must get a letter from a marina saying you live at the Marina. The Yacht club provided the same for Mary Ann II such a letter (even though we only paid for the dingy dock privledge.) Marina Papeete has provided the same for others. You need the letter, boat papers, possibly insurance papers and passport. BE SURE THE ACCOUNT IS LOCKED; otherwise, if you run over, the per megabyte charges are very high. Install the Vini app to track your usage and any charges. One cruiser bought a Vini box and it used his allotted data in about a day, he returned the box and told Vini he was terminating the contract. Mary Ann II has had two months on the 2gig plan without any problems with data usage. Vodaphone operates 3g based service in Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora Bora only. They have a standard prepay card which for 1500xpf will give you 84 megabytes (fine for emais not much for web based activities like facebook) They also have a prepay plan now TRAVEL SIM for4200xpf you get 30 mins international calls OR 30 minutes local calls OR 1 gigabyte of internet. Option C: Buy a Vini Wi-Fi prepaid card. Cost are not by the megabyte but by the hour and bandwide can be very narrow. Cost are $5 per hour for one hour and drop to around a dollar an hour for 100 hours. Nearly everyone who has used the hourly Wi-Fi system have seen glitches where chucks of time vanish from their account. In fact from about May 16 to October 16 a one hour Vini WIFI card never expired (those were the days!). In Papeete there are easily accessible Vini shops with English speaking staff, here buying the 100 hour cards is a surer bet. There is also a system WDG which is an alternativehourly WIFI system which seems to work well. Other Options: At the Vaima Centre across from the Marina on second floor (first for Brits) there’s an internet cafe with very good bandwidth. 5-20 SV Cream Puff Based on a recommendation from the webpage of SV Jacaranda and their Tahiti Cruisers Guide we contacted Tahiti Wi-Fi for a router. It rocks! We now have excellent 4G service. The owner of the business, Jerome, is very accommodating and speaks French and English fluently. His office is at the airport but he met me at the marina. He lives in the area. It took just a few minutes to set me up. There is no charge for the router, we pay for just the data each month. The fees are reasonable. The router works in most FP islands. There is a coverage map on their site which is in French and English: 🌐 www.tahitiwifi.com/home.htm

5-19 S/V "Nehenehe Tahiti WIFI: We found them at the airport next to the rental car area; they rent routers on their system for a standard cost of 13000 francs for 45 days with 10GB of data at up to 4G speed. They have worked anywhere that we can pick up a cell phone signal. They handle 5 devices at a time and can be toped off later on line if you need more data at a discounted price (if you negotiate with the 'boss'). The internet speed is fantastic and I highly recommend them. You seem to be forced into returning the router at the airport but I suppose this could also be negotiable? So far...I would rate them a 10 out of 10.

Tahiti WIFI

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.tahitiwifi.com/home.htmll

📞 +68989780333 / 📧 booking@tahitiwifi.com

Tahiti Faa'a international airport agency Open time : 7/7 from 5am to midnight 5-20 SV Cream Puff Based on a recommendation from the webpage of SV Jacaranda and their Tahiti Cruisers Guide we contacted Tahiti Wi-Fi for a router. It rocks! We now have excellent 4G service. The owner of the business, Jerome, is very accommodating and speaks French and English fluently. His office is at the airport but he met me at the marina. He lives in the area. It took just a few minutes to set me up. There is no charge for the router, we pay for just the data each month. The fees are reasonable. The router works in most FP islands. There is a coverage map on their site which is in French and English: 🌐 www.tahitiwifi.com/home.htm

5-19 S/V "Nehenehe Tahiti WIFI: We found them at the airport next to the rental car area; they rent routers on their system for a standard cost of 13000 francs for 45 days with 10GB of data at up to 4G speed. They have worked anywhere that we can pick up a cell phone signal. They handle 5 devices at a time and can be toped off later on line if you need more data at a discounted price (if you negotiate with the 'boss'). The internet speed is fantastic and I highly recommend them. You seem to be forced into returning the router at the airport but I suppose this could also be negotiable? So far...I would rate them a 10 out of 10. ing time : 7/ 7 from 5am to midnight

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Inverters

SES Consulting

Island: TahitiSES Consulting

Carries Inverters / Battery Chargers Victron dealer For more information, see Batteries

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 📞 +68987741002

📧 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr

Marina Taina Michele often has Victron equipment / invertors For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Iridium

Assystem Polynésie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533009, Lon -149.567728 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Assystem Polynesie Dealers for Iridium Systems For more information, see Electronics (Marine)

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Jabsco

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Adresse: 67 av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

Fax: 📞 +68940838394

📧 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

I thought I saw on the side wall / hallway a number of jabsco head parts For more information, see Marine Suppliers

SVB-Marine

Island: Tahiti

I usually buy items under 160 euros from 🌐 www.svb-marine.com

Shipping from Germany is only 25 euros and they deduct VAT from the listed price. Items take generally 7 to 10 days to arrive. This page has Jabsco manual and electric toilets, as well as parts:

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Kitchen equipment / appliances

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT / APPLIANCES

Art Cuisine

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546619, Lon -149.589142 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Art Cuisine Commercial & Industrial Equipment Supplier 🌐 www.artcuisine.pf/

📧 contact@artcuisine.pf

CONTACT INFORMATION COPE building, PK 2.4 Faa'a BP 60048 - 98702 French Polynesia 📞 +68940800660

OPENING TIME Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 17:00 continuous day Saturday from 8:00 to 12:00

Next to Carrefour in Faaa / next to Faaa shopping Mall

Catherine Aloi

Island: Tahiti

Catherine Aloi 184 Prince Hanoi Street (Next to Hyper Rico) 🌐 catherinealoi.pf/

📞 +68940540080

🌐 www.facebook.com/MagasinCatherineAloi/

HUROM and KUVINGS juice extractor, Household appliances, PASTRY utensils, Sewing machine, Steam generator, Vacuum cleaner, Kitchen appliances, Robot,, Ceramic wok,

Fare Tony Center

Island: Tahiti

Fare Tony Center Small appliance shop located in the Fare Tony Shopping mall. Located across from Marina Papeete

Hyper Brico

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533707, Lon -149.559518 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Hyper Brico For more information, see Hardware Stores

Tahiti Pas Cher (Fare Ute)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538082, Lon -149.567029 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Pas Cher (FareUte)

Tahiti Pas Cher (Paofai)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544921, Lon -149.573335 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Pas Cher Home goods store 🌐 tahitipascher.pf

Paofai

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Kite boarding equipment

Tuamotu Kite School

Island: Fakarava

Tuamotus Kite School Sometimes has gear for sale For more information, see Kite Boarding Instruction

Airush Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

The main equipment distributor for Tahiti and Moorea is Airush Tahiti. They have kites, boards, harnesses, etc. Yannick and Moana 🌐 www.facebook.com/Airushtahiti/

🌐 www.airush.com/

📞 +68989246998

📧 airushtahiti@mail.pf

Aloha Spirit Motu Martin

Island: Tahiti

Aloha Spirit Motu Martin 🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/421189137928374/

Another FP FB group that can be used for buy/sell gear or general kiting information

MonBoo va'a

Island: Tahiti

For more information, see SUP’s

Tahiti Passion Kite

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Passion Kite 🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/329846960425044/

Group of FP kiters. General Information and / or For specific equipment you may want to check with this group

Tahiti Wings and Foils Market

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/669758800171807/

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Kite boarding instruction

Tuamotu Kite School

Island: Fakarava

Tuamotu Kite School Learn to kitesurf / hydrofoil at Fakarava atoll 🌐 Kitetuamotu.com

🌐 Facebook.com/kitetuamotu

Contact Adrien and Aline Cartier Millon 📧 A@kitetuamotu.com

📞 +68887230845

Lakana Fly Kitesurf School

Island: Mo'orea Lakana Fly Kitesurf School 📞 +68987709671

📧 lakanafly@gmail.com

🌐 www.lakanaflymoorea.com/

Instructor is David. He is a former cruiser and long time local resident. Great guy, always positive. Speaks good English. Teaches on the "Cocoa Beach" motu east of the Stingrays on the north side of Moorea. Easy dinghy ride from Opunohu. Has an amazing custom power catamaran as a teaching/rescue platform (you may have seen it, it's grey and says "DaKine" on the side.)

Da Spot

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti's main kiteboarding school. Located east of Pt. Venus on the shore across from Motu Martin (Matu Aau on some charts). Has more consistent wind than Moorea but is much more crowded, especially on the weekends and afternoons. 🌐 www.daspotkitesurfingtahiti.com/

Tahiti Kite School

Island: Tahiti

More information at 📞 +68989760100

By message on Instagram and Facebook And on 🌐 www.tahitikiteschool.com

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Leds & Lights

Fare Lumiere LED

Island: Tahiti

"Fare Lumiere LED, 6 Avenue Prince Hinoi, Cell 📞 +689877262 62, 📞 +68949936836 Serge Leroy, 📧 serge@farelumiere.comwww.farelumiere.com

We got made led light strips with cable for the engine room and for under the spreaders at The Led Shop in Avenue Prince Hinoi, just across the strees from the Shell Station and Hotel Tahiti Nui. Owner speaks English. It was not expensive – about 2000 xpf for a 50cm long light strip with cable, made the same day or the day after. He was a bit sloppy on the gluing, but everything works fine, so the only problem was estethically. Had to pay cash.

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000 They carry some led bulbs including small peanut or compass bulbs For more information, see Marine Suppliers

SDIP Lighting

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535553, Lon -149.55821 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SDIP Electrical & Lighting (next to Garage Bambou) 📞 +68940413051

Ave Georges Clemenceau & Avenue de Commandant Chesse

Tahiti NewLight Services

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.63523, Lon -149.60917 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

TAHITI NEWLIGHT SERVICES - Centre Tamanu Punaauia (ancien local OPT) , Tahiti, Polynésie-Française Site Internet : 🌐 www.tahitinewlight.com/

📧 tahitinewlight@gmail.com

Patrick GENET Mana GENET Pascal JUNCA Directeur Assistant Commercial Commercial 📞 +68989302100 📞 +68989404404

📞 +68989404405

2-2021 SV Windward They stock lots of LED and other lights and bulbs, including G4 and 12V systems which are attractive to Cruisers. The proprietor was extremely friendly and helpful, had good stock, accepts credit cards and speaks very good English. He even gave us a 10% discount.

Tahiti Piles Et Lumieres

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544957, Lon -149.576825 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Piles Et Lumieres 📞 +68940438370

LED spreader light bulbs for Aqua Signal series 41 deck light (PAR36 light bulbs) If you dont speak french take the old bulb with you. Located on Rue Cook

Unknown Name LED store (Near Marina Papeete)

Island: Tahiti

Store that is across from Champion near the Paofai Clinic (near Papeete Marina/ Champion Supermarket) the store has a large LED sign in front and is on the corner of Avenue du Commandant Destremau & either Rue Venus or Aroa 5 no Mati 1797. Soon as I get a name and info I will update this

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Language schools (French)

Horizons Francophone

Island: Tahiti

Horizons Francophones 35 rue A-M Javouhey Tél/fax: 40 85 20 47 BP 42 937 - 98713 Fare Tony Papeete - Tahiti Polynésie française 📧 formation@horizons-francophones.com

🌐 www.horizons-francophones.com/?fbclid=IwAR3gk1Hi_S4na1aZ54o-

PggnHeO8ApT_5xcxff_qzkfPDmacVycTq7r0ptQ 9-23 Horizons. Pro: instructor/owner was lively and made learning fun. Con: very disorganized teaching method, no book, just lots of handouts

Lecoursdecole

Island: Tahiti

Lecoursdecole French School BP 130 351 – 98717 Punaauia – Tahiti – French Polynesia 📧 contact@lecoursdecole.com

📞 +68987770510

🌐 www.lecoursdecole.com/?fbclid=IwAR3GZw4Bj-

vWnFqpWbWRTHAnd0joPEK8H0trSQXs4v8W1hS394YUEfdBz1Y 9-23 Le cours d’école. Pro: instructor/owner is very nice and gives clear explanations, she goes out of her way to help you learn. Con: she does get very busy with students so lessons are not always at same time on same day. But for me, Renée at Le cours d’école is clearly more effective.

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Laundry & Dry Cleaning

Bora Bora Laverie

Island: Bora Bora

Bora Bora Laverie 📧 boraboralaverie@gmail.com

Mimi 87 76 31 26 Sofie 87 37 74 85 2500cfp for wash & dry 8-2018 current prices Wash dry & fold 3000 Wash & dry 2500 Wash only 1400 Dry 1300 2018 Wild Orchid we found someone that did laundry in Bora Bora. Her name is Sofie and her number is 87 37 74 85. Name of her business is Bora Bora Laverie. 2,500 CFP for wash and dry. We had it delivered to Bloody Mary’s where we met her. 400 transportation charge, 200 for soap and supplies.

Clean Express Bora Bora

Island: Bora Bora

Clean Express Bora Bora Julie Alison 877-07-113 Open 7 days Pick Up & Delivery Prices 3-2022 Wash 350kg Wash & Dry 450kg Wash, Dy & Fold 600kg

Vivianne

Island: Makemo

Vivianne 11-2023 SV Stella Horizon Vivianne who works in the boulangerie and also lives just across the street, can do laundry for 2000/machine. Ask for her in the boulangerie Close to the beach where you can dinghy in. She also delivers to the pier if you ask. Laundry Maharepa Island: Mo'orea 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.482335, Lon -149.808975 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Maharepa is the little village at the head of Cooks Bay. There is a small laundry in Maharepa that we have used maybe 15+ times. The clothes always come back very clean, dryed, ironed and neatly folded. 1500f for 5kgs wash & dry Beatrice 70-64-65 Highly recommended Jacaranda

O'rion

Island: Raiatea

Canvas, sails, laundry: O'rion opposite of the boat yards in Raiatea does good work. Nicolas 87709901. He is also putting the last touches to his bungalows that will be for rent (nice size, swimming pool, about 60 m from the 2 shipyards.

Raiatea Yacht Services

Island: Raiatea

Raiatea Yacht Services

Violetta Carenage

Island: Raiatea

Violetta 87-29-21-70 📧 viomahana8@hotmail.com

located Raiatea near the Carenage 4-21 SV Aquarius Reported Laundry : wash- dry and fold 3000 xpf/ kg . ( the best and the cheapest !) She picks up and deliver for free. She also is involved with the organization of the Tahiti Pearl Regatta. Very friendly 11-18 Has been reported by Winsome to do an excellent job with laundry. 1000f per load. She also does provisioning for boats as well Speaks good English and services yachts with provisioning. Great source for local knowledge

Fresh Waves Yacht Laundry Service

Island: Tahiti

Fresh Waves Yacht Laundry Services see accompanying photo. 5-24 FP Cruiser PB comment Just had 9 loads done for vessel I'm on currently..great fast perfect service prior to boss arriving. FInally a reliable yacht class laundry/linen service in fp? Thank you.

Laverie du Pont de L’est (City Center)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53801, Lon -149.565155 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Laverie du Pont de L’est Rue Paul Gauguin - Across the street from the entrance to city hall 📞 +68940437159

OPEN Monday to Friday 7:00 🌐 a.m. to 4:00 🌐 p.m.

Saturday 7:00 🌐 a.m. to 12:00 🌐 p.m.

WASHING PRICES (for a 7 kg machine) Washing: 1200 Washing, drying: 2400 Washing, drying, folding 3000 She can do large items such as duvets etc 09-2022 SV Jamala A load is quite small, she will put it in the baskets to measure it before you leave and tell you how much it will be. Very fast service 3 1/2 hours for wash dry and fold but cost 3000xpf for one 7kg load 06-2019 Vaianna is the womans name and she will pick up and deliver to City Marina. She will also just wash and spin and bring the clothes back to you wet for line drying. Excellent service and our clothes came out very clean. Jacaranda

Le Lavomatic (Taravoa - Port Phaeton)

Island: Tahiti

🌐 laverie-tahiti-lavomatic.simplesite.com/428780720?fbclid=IwAR2uhW6_jvlNufyqaZ9nd6ynGr-

lVyzTXx... Vous pouvez la contacter aux numéros suivants : 📞 +68987293883 ou 📞 +68987293334 📧 patrice.lebaron@mail.pf

It is located near the TARAVAO crossroads, a stone's throw from the marina, and is open 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, thanks to machines operating with tokens. 10-2020 SV Baloo There is a self-serve laundromat next to Carrefour on the same side of the street (next to a snack and insurance office). They have five washer machines and four dryers, all in good repair and clean. There is an attendant on duty. 11kg front loader was 1300xpf to wash. The dryers are gas and fast at an additional charge. – Baloo

Marina Papeete

Island: Tahiti

There are 2 washers and 2 driers but they are not always in repair. The cost is 1000xpf ($10) drier is 800xpf. Staff must operate them for you therefore only available during office hours

Marina Taina Laundry

Island: Tahiti

You can do your own laundry underneath the Marina Taina office, near the Pink Coconut restaurant.

Yacht Club of Papeete

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.524516, Lon -149.534092 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

In December 16 washing was 500xpf and dry was 300xpf. The machines were reliable and rarely did you need to wait.

Marina Taina Dry Cleaner

Island: Tahiti

There is a dry cleaner in the Marina Taina parking lot, close to the marina parking entrance

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Lettering for boats

Publicite Jean-Luc Enseignes Publicitaires

Island: RaiateaJean-Luc Publicite 689 877629636 Near to Apooti Marina Can make vinyl stick on letter and signs for yachts Cromalin (Papeete)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532348, Lon -149.564892 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Cromalin 20 rue du Ré gent Paraita, BP 090079 Motu Uta Papeete TAHITI 98713 Polyné sie franç aise 📞 +68987796033

They did the stickers for my boat name and logo. Good quality and they deliver to your boat Owner is Marc Gandolfo. 📞 +68940583300

Graphic Designer

Island: Tahiti

Denis Rillardon 📞 +68987738300

Lives in the Yacht Club de Tahiti and works in Arue nearby. He drew the lettering and logos for my boat and did a very good job. He can also help with the printing.

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Lexan / plastics / plexiglas

Hyper Brico

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533707, Lon -149.559518 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

PAPEETE: 194 Avenue du Prince Hinoi PUNAAUIA: PK 14,33 km, roundabout of the industrial zone of Punaruu 🌐 hyperbrico.pf/

Hyper Brico will cut acrylic sheets Consider all purchases from Hyper Brico to be final. Guarantee/Warranty is worthless and no refunds are given. Staff very 🌐 unhelpful.SvRecalada

Societe Polynesienne de Miroiterie (SPM)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.527422, Lon -149.527015 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Societe Polynesienne de Miroiterie (SPM) They are in Arue 40436460 📧 spm@spm.pf

🌐 www.big-ce.pf/partenaires/societe-polynesienne-de-miroiterie

Carry acrylic -Plexiglass, Glass & Mirrors. Can custom cut, drill etc They make mirrors and all things (Lexan). Will cut to size, round the corners and drill but their charges for drilling are outrageous. Reported to carry Lexan(polycarbonate) but not sure. If you have purchased Lexan from this shop please let me know. Nice comparison between Lexan and Acrylic: 🌐 coloradoplastics.com/polycarbonate-lexan-vs-

acrylic-lucite/?fbclid=IwAR2ww64wTkmJ7Yed2RQnALd... 7-2022 SV Auntie I had a temporary acrylic port lite made. David speaks English and was helpful, turn around time for a simple piece was quick, I gave them my pattern piece late Wednesday afternoon, finished piece was ready on Friday morning. I found the prices to be reasonable with the exception being the price for drilling holes is high. The material selection is a bit limited, for example the thickest glass for a mirror is 6 mm. 5-2022 SV Tiama Excellent Service

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Liferaft certification

Chantier Naval des Iles S/Vent (CNI)

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.735995, Lon -151.485035 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

CNI For more information, see Haulout

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.527514, Lon -149.527573 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport have a big life raft and dinghy service centre. It’s 6km from the marina. Station de Survie Nautisport, Servitude Vaimoana Rd, Arue. They service and certify life rafts for aircraft commercial boats as well as yachts. Nautisport has a dedicated team for life rafts. Not cheap. 3-2022 SV Sugar Shack Terangi and Aldo 📞 +68940454885

📧 survie@nautisport.pf

From downtown, take the main road toward (Arue/Point Venus). Just past Brassier (B3) turn right. Take this road to Arue. Once in Arue, you will see a SHELL gas station, then a Tahiti Pas Cher on your right. (It is across from the monument "Tomb of King Pomaver V"). Turn right on the dirt road (immediately past Tahiti Pas Cher). The dirt road dead ends into a warehouse, turn left and then make an immediate right. Station de Survive Nautisport will be on the right. On GoogleMaps it is listed as "Station de Survie Nautisport". We rented a car and drove our life raft to Nautisport. Terangi is really nice and speaks excellent English! He unloaded our life raft and immediately set to the inspection/servicing. We watched him inflate, make all checks and walk us through the life raft (it was new to us). We stayed about an hour and then left as he was testing air pressure and we did not need to see that. Two hours later we paid our bill $690 for our Viking 8-man offshore life raft service and certificate. The cylinder did not need to be replaced. Then we picked up our life raft. It was a very interesting and pleasant experience. Nautisport will pick up and deliver the life raft if requested for an additional 3000f-4000f. It is totally worth seeing the process and the life raft inflated. I highly recommend renting a car (Eco car was $44/ day). Note: Clickable link for google maps is accurate

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Shipchandler Michel Balzer at Marina Taina does SeaSafe liferafts certification 06-2017 A recent recertification cost about 30000fr - ($300US) For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sopom 9-22 Recent reports on the FP Cruiser FB page is that Sopom is doing life raft inspection now. If you have any further informati9n please let me know 4-23 reports they have rafts for sale For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Lowrance

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sin Tung Hing Marine is the official Lowrance distributor For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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La Poste (see OPT)

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Lawyer (see Attorney)

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MRI

Scanner IRM de Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.542029, Lon -149.567677 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Scanner IRM de Tahiti31-25, 98714 Rue Georges Lagarde, Papeete 98714, French Polynesia +68940821708

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Machine shops

Raiatea Usinage

Island: Raiatea

Raiatea Usinage 87361778 📧 raiatea.usinage@gmail.com

vers la carrière, pk3.3 est Facebook: Raiatea Usinage raiatea machining (tahiti E30344) offers you its services for turning, milling, precision mechanics, repair / refurbishment of mechanical elements, machinery, tooling... materials: aluminum, steel, stainless steel, plastic (delrin / POM up to 105 mm diameter) your machined parts available in 24/48 hours, rush-service possible (evening / night / weekend) davier roll, various axes, threads, saffron rings, hydrolub rings, rea, bar sector, cake, bushing, axis for case / shovel jobs..... etc....

Atelier de tournage

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.558586, Lon -149.57002 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Small machine shop on Tipaerui hill (Valley) at corner just past Polybois. Thomas' son speak english. Very reasonable rates can generally do small jobs while you wait. 📞 +68940425549

9-2019 Coral Trekker It is a Chinese father with his son Robi. The have a big lathe with about 2 m tip lengths and about 350mm tip height and a small lathe. A milling machine and a solid drilling machine. I needed a INOX(SS) part to fix my rudder in the emergency tiller space to mount a back up autopilot. Reasonably priced for a non-standard part to make.

Centre d'usinage de Taravao

Island: Tahiti

Centre d'usinage de Taravao 🌐 www.facebook.com/centreusinagetaravao/

Javier Marmol

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53286, Lon -149.543551 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68987274931

Machined my new SS prop shaft taper from 1:10 (metric) to 1:16 SAE. Had to remove 8 cm from length. Cost $30K francs. Done next day. Fit perfectly. Look for the machine shop lathes down the alleyway full of car repair shops just beside Laboratoire de Nahoata on Ave Pomare about 1 km past Mairie Pirae on the right towards Arue. From Coastal Drifter Jun 2018. Note: Javier on vacation 17 Jun- 17 Aug 2018

Poly Industrie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.52917, Lon -149.575811 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Poly Industrie Motu Uta Eric Sanford - Speaks Excellent English 40-43-28-40 Note: Mismarked on the marina map. They are located on the first left once over the bridge in Motu Ute. Then turn left once in the yard and backtrack towards the bridge. Last opening before you get to end of building The biggest machine shop which services the large commercial enterprises is Poly Industries which is on Motu Uta in the first building on the harbor side of the road after the bridge from Fare Ute. Excellent work. Expect to wait several days. 9-23 SV Elvira Poly industries in Motu Uta. They can provide any making of any PVC form you need, for example new rudder bearings. Cheap, high quality and very nice people 7-23 SV Auntie Had Poly Industries do several small jobs: make several brass bushings, re- thread several aluminum bits, and make a plastic crossover for tricolor. Often times small jobs are not of interest to companies, but that is not what I found here. All jobs done well and quickly. Eric, manager or owner, speaks good English and is very helpful

Tahiti Mécanique et Maintenance

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Mécanique et Maintenance's 📞 +68940505765

contact@tahiti-mecanique-maintenance.comhttps://www.tahiti-mecanique-maintenance.com/ Well equipped machine shop, also does hydraulic repair. Located on Motu Uta just across the bridge.

VGI - VertGreen Industries

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532492, Lon -149.570748 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

VGI 40-82-34-35 Muto Uta next ti the Total plant. They hourly rate(5000xpf) is one half of Poly Industries and reported deliver much fast turn around. Both times they did work for me they stopped what they were doing and did my stuff while I waited! Supplies pipe fitting in Stainless (Inox), aluminium and 🌐 galvanized.Can provide hoses and clamps

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Mail / freight

 

Island: Tahiti

Main Couriers: DHL Express BP 62255 Faa'a 98702 Tahiti FP 📞 +68940837373

near airport Global Air Cargo (Fedex Agents) BP 6796 Faa'a 98703 Tahiti 98703 FP also near airport Bollore Logistics Polynésie Island: TahitiJean-Pierre Combescure AMATRANSIT - Bollore Logistics Polynésie BP 20359 - 98713 PAPEETE Tahiti - Polynésie Française

📞 +68940548470

Fax : 📞 +68940431870

📞 +68987770357

📧 jpcombescure@amatransit.pf

Used for shipping items via ship down to Tahiti from vanguard in LA

Generalities

Island: Tahiti

Replacement of broken parts for a foreign "yachts in transit" is duty free but two customs applications are required: one when the item arrives and another when the yacht leave FP. This “duty free” exemption does not apply to any new items on your vessel only replacement parts, therefore you need to be ready to prove “replacement” when you leave FP although by keeping the old part (I doubt this is rigorously enforced.) This double customs applications also double the charges of the customs brokerage. We have heard of yatchs having to pay a customs agent to come to the boat and observe replaced sails being destroyed. On the other the other hand we personally know two yatchs who recieved new sails without any hassles. You are allowed to receive goods valued up to $200, including the shipping cost, duty free without requiring any duty or application to customs. Putting your yatch name on the parcel will insure you will not recieve the item without expensive customs agent fees. Using an address which is not a marina may also help avoid having to pay for an agent. We have recieved two parcels this way without requiring an agent.

Gondrand Transit & Voyages

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541653, Lon -149.56863 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Michael Lichon at Gondrand 68940543164 was very efficient, speaks good English and works closely with UPS. They are just behind the Mc Donalds near Marina Papeete. We received a package from Defender in the USA weighing approximately 10lb value $760, shipping cost with UPS was $82, shipping time just prior to Christmas was about eight days including customs time here and the customs agent fee was $120 (2x $60 which include clearance out of FP when the time comes.) He also allowed us to receive a new passport there at no charge. 10-2022 SV Auntie AVOID!! Complete fail on Gondrand, largely because of their US partners, 🌐 I.L.S. Bottom paint I use not available here any longer so bought 8 gallons in Miami and had Gondrand handle all shipping. In the US, 🌐 I.L.S. lost 4 gallons, and damaged the remaining 4 gallons beyond use. They did not communicate this, had I not repeatedly asked for updates I would still not know. Gondrand’s insurance would not cover because it never reached the dock. AVOID!!

For more information, see Agents Main Couriers Companies

Island: Tahiti

DHL Express BP 62255 Faa'a 98702 Tahiti 98702 FP 689 40 83 73 73 Global Air Cargo (Fedex Agents) Faa'a BP 6796 Tahiti 98703 FP 689 40 45 36 45

Postal Service

Island: Tahiti

We have shipped several packages to the UK with OPT which arrived in approx. 10 days; cost for t-shirt sized packages was around $14. After getting several quotes in the $400 range to courier our radio to a repair centre in the USA we decided to ship via OPT, FP mail system. The cost was $63, it was tracked and signed for but only up to the US border. The package took about 4 weeks to arrive in Florida. We also received a very small mailbag from the UK which took 5 weeks to arrive in Papeete. We used Marina Tahina as our receiving address invariably you must pick up packages from the OPT office after receiving notice of their arrival there was no fee for part which came free of customs charges but might have had a value of perhaps $100. If recieving parcels to Marinas best to put your name without the vessel name.

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Makita tools

Ace Hardware

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531449, Lon -149.571269 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ace in Fare Ute has a very large selection of Makita tools For more information, see Hardware Stores

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Maps / Yellow pages

Openstreetmaps

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.openstreetmap.org is the best open source and offline maps available. It's like Google Maps but then without big brother watching you. For all systems available, all phones, all computers (in the browser or as app). Use for free, reliable open source.

MapsMe

Island: Tahiti

🌐 Maps.me is another mapping app for French Polynesia. Much better than google maps. Especially useful to use offline while trying to track parts down in Papeete. You can download MapMe for Android or Iphone. Then download waypoints for Tahiti from this site. Then bring the waypoints into 🌐 maps.me You will not require an internet connection to have a GPS based road map.

Odyssey Books

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540498, Lon -149.566142 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Odyssey BookStore 16 Rue Mgr Tepano Jaussen, Papeete Better maps in book store near cathedral for 1000 XPF For more information, see Books, English

Tourist Office

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536541, Lon -149.568535 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tourist Office: Located between Ferry terminal and Marina Papeete Free Maps

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Marinas & Anchorages

Vaiare Marina

Island: Mo'orea Vaiare Marina 🌐 www.portdepapeete.pf/fr/marina-de-vaiare-4

Small marina that is home to many local French Sailors. Marina office is next to the ferry terminal. Wait list can run many months Apooti Marina

Island: RaiateaApooti Marina 📞 +68940661220

📧 marinaapooiti@gmail.com

🌐 tahititourisme.com/en-us/business/marina-dapooiti/

Apooti Marina is a small enclosed marina mostly full of charter boats. There is one wall that sailboats(mostly local resident’s) .There is a guest dock which depending on size can side tie up to 3 vessels. Water and power are available. There is also moorings that are used by the charter fleet but we used for a couple weeks. Same price as the marina side tie berth.

Marina d’Uturoa

Island: Raiatea

Marina d’Uturoa 📞 +68987305502

This marina is closer to town and also partial full of charter boats. In addition it contains permanent resident sailboats. Almost impossible to get into unless you know someone or you want a long term berth

Marina Taina

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585525, Lon -149.61611 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marina Taina Philippe Olite - CEO Constance Boosie BP 13003 Punaauia - Tahiti 98718 Fransk Polynesia VHF kanal 9 Tlf. 📞 +689410225 Mobiltelefon: 📞 +689789246

Faks. 📞 +689 45,27,58 📧 marinataina@mail.pf

Modern well equipped marina, 10 miles out of town. It is close to a large Carrefour and has both coin operated laundry and free showers. Michel’s Chandlery is in the compound. Friendly staff, diesel and water available for those on moorings. as of 2017 For us pedestrian class yachts under 60 feet the high season (1st March to 30th Sept) rate in the marina is $1.00 per foot per day and one half that in the low season. Mooring are $1.84 per foot per month year round for monohulls and $2.76 for multihulls. Better protection than Marina Papeete in a north-westerly. In the low season leaving your yacht for the "cyclone" season generally requires a reserveation for you by June/July. The manager noted that during the only cyclone to ever come close to Tahiti, the marina lost two cleats with little damage to boats. Beware that agents have been known to claim that onlythey can secure a reservation, which the manager insisted is not true. The area does not usually require dehumidifier in the rainy season generally.

9-2019 Coral Trekker It is a good spot to be reaching all suppliers in Papeete town. Be careful they have dirty power !! Though European 220V they run on American 60 Cs. So many electric motors on European machines won't work.

9-2018 Hello all, Just so that Papeete Marina is not singled out as the sole source of crime on Tahiti, be aware that my Hans Christian 43 ketch was broken into and robbed while in the anchorage off Marina Taina. The suspicion is that young people swam out from the beach next to the Intercontinental and broke in. Stupid things were stolen, including the ships papers, while other more valuable things were ignored or missed. A very old Raytheon VHF hand held, prior to the creation of Raymarine, was stolen and yet a new Standard Horizon hand held was skipped. A portable Olympus camera was taken while a more expensive Nikon SLR was left. The old Asus Atom laptop being used as the navigation computer was taken and a newer, more valuable Lenovo laptop was left. I have heard from Philippe, the manager at Marina Taina, that there have been other break-ins in the anchorage as well, some with much more damage than was done to my boat. So beware. Mark

Papeete Marina

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540003, Lon -149.570272 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940474854 office 📧 marinadepapeete@portppt.pf

VHF is NOT usually monitored. There are no reservations except for the ARC. Just come in and pick and empty slip and then walk up to the office to register This modern marina with floating docks is very affordable in the, summer months 1st November to 31st March. The cost for a 10 meter vessel ( they use your registered length so bowsprits don’t count) is $81 a week. A 12 meter boat is 9763xpf in 2017. Winter rates 1 April to 1 Nov are 2.4 times higher ( 10 meter boat $195 a week.) Slips in the winter are not always available. The electric and water are metered with modern prepaid card (240 volt only.) In the heart of the city it has security and of course hot showers and laundry. Best of all in the summer months an air-conditioned lounge with free Wifi. Staff are very friendly and helpful. In a strong westerly the swell through the marina requires vigilance with fendersand dock lines. In El Nino year one would need to have a well considered backup plan to stay here in FP summer. Some pluses include the food trucks a very short stroll away and Monday night half priced beer at the microbrewery. Champion supermarket is a ten minute walk and there are English movies on Thursday night.

4-23 see accompanying picture of rate schedule.

5-19 S/V Nehenehe Papeete Marina: We were here fore two weeks. We have an over 26 foot wide trimaran that is usually hard to find a space for at any other marina. We were easily accommodated here. They have numerous multi-hull width slips. The staff is fantastic, they were unreal... We love them. Unfortunately the marina is currently under major construction that will last at least another six months. They had very little in the way of facilities because everything is torn up or fenced off for construction. There was NO Internet; the airconditioned lounge does not exist, one small washing machine (1,000 francs) that 55 boats were lined up to use (two machines were broken the entire time we were there), one dryer. The docks are very high quality. The marina is less than 60 feet from the downtown activity and was a lot of fun to be in. However, I found it slightly awkward that there is a 300 foot walk outside the marina - along the main boulevard in town - to reach the showers and bathrooms. We saw no evidence of theft while we were there but just previously....our liveaboard neighbor had parts on his bike stolen while locked up at the bicycle parking area just inside the locked entry gate. The old night time guards were all fired and they recently have a new guard agency that is doing a much better job. Really enjoyed ourselves here and highly recommend them, especially once the construction is completed. (we are glad that Marina Taina would not accommodate trimarans). It looks like things will be amazing after construction is finished. I would currently rate them a 7 out of 10.

WARNINGS

9-18 Be sure to lock yourself in your boat at night. We were boarded and robbed of cash, cell phones and other smaller items on September 27, 2018 while we were sleeping. Only after this happened were we made aware of several other boarding's and robberies as the owners slept. The police and marina staff are not helpful in this regard. The security guard does NOT have a radio so there is no way of contacting them in an emergency. If you have an emergency on board I suggest you call the Port Authority on channel 12 for assistance, it is their Marina after all. SV HEDONISM

9-18 Add us to the list. We were boarded and robbed in the same manner at Papeete marina 2 weeks ago. We were on the semi circular dock in front of the office. I am a very light sleeper but didn’t wake up. I am shocked a the bravery and apparent skill of this criminal. After looking at how run-down marina Taina is and how far away it is from all the real chandleries and shopping we will still be using the Papeete Marina when we need a marina. We will be more careful though. The criminal took a GoPro, cash, and an iPhone. He left two iPads and three computers that were sitting there. Jon SV Caesura

10-1-2018 FYI, yet another boat was robbed last night. That makes 3 in two weeks. All three were not locked. The robbery last night happened before 10:30 🌐 p.m. when the owner was at dinner. In the case of the other two, the owners were asleep on board when the robbery took place. Yet another boat reported hearing a person on deck in the middle of the night, but was not robbed. Rick on Airborne found a guy crouching behind the pilling at the end of his finger dock at about 10:00 🌐 p.m. one night who claimed he was fishing. He had no fishing gear with him and took off immediately. Tall, slim, in his 30s or 40s. Maybe not Poly, Rick wasn’t sure. The stuff that was taken was limited to cash and electronics (cell phones, portablespeakers, laptops, etc.). All three boats were monos moored bow to the dock. We are always locked and have had no problems. The marina staff basically say it’s not their problem. The “security guard” does not carry a VHF. The police say there is not much they can do. SV Panache

11-18 Another robbery where the vessels main door was closed but the adjacent window was open for air. Thief reached thru the window and unlocked the door. Items stolen: unkown

12-18 Reported a vessel was boarded while a young couple with 2 childern were sleeping and a number of items were taken. The boat was NOT locked up while the family was sleeping.

This seems to be a common occurrence with this marina. Fenced and guarded does not mean safe. Multiple thefts over the past 3 years. Please always lock up when leaving the boat and while sleeping.

Tahiti Nautic Center - Taravoa

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.731042, Lon -149.331034 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Nautic Center Located Taravoa (between Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti) 📧 tnc@mail.pf

🌐 www.nautisport.pf/index.php/marinas/marina-taravao# 📞 +689940547616

Yvan - 87 74 85 60 20 berths in the marina for sailboats, with a maximum draft of 2.00m For more information, see Haulout

Yacht Club de Tahiti (Arue)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.524569, Lon -149.534573 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

09-19 SV CAPALL MARA We anchored close to the yacht club on arrival from the Tuomotos, but in the bay out side the channel. We dinghied in and tied up to their dinghy dock and found the office to pay for the dinghy. The manager, Jessee Besson, politely told us that this is no longer possible. We were able to take a mooring for 5 days which gave us the dinghy access and security. There is no anchoring in the yacht club environs as thearea is very busy with small boats and canoes. The other area where there is a skate park is not secure to leave your dinghy - a "black spot" Jessee said. Berths maybe available if a member is away. There are no visitors berths or moorings. The anchorage around Tahiti Yacht club is generally in the twenty meter range. The club charges 1500xpf a week for the dingy dock and access to their hot water showers. They also have good clothes washing facilities. Carrefour is close and several food trucks come every night. Their moorings are rarely available and cost is high. You can take diesel but not water there but the maveuvoring room is very tight (wouldn’t recommend for a full keel boat for sure.) You can occasionally get an end tie for a day or two on one of their docks. WiFi is available from adjacent cafe from the WDG pay-as-you-go cards.

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Marine supplies

Dive Shop/Marine Store

Island: Bora Bora

Dive shop across from Super U has a number of marine related items. If you know the name please let me know Nauti Sport Mo'orea Island: Mo'orea Nautisport Vaiare

4-21 Reported Nautisport recently opened a small shop in the Champion shopping center near the Vaiare Marina

Nuku Tai Nui Marine

Island: Nuku Hiva

Nuku Tai Nui Marine Situé entre la banque Socredo et la bibliothèque BP 161 98 742 Taiohae Nuku Hiva Marquises Nord Cécile Hémé Directrice magasin 📧 cecile.heme@maintenancemarquises.com

Tel 📞 +68987309912

🌐 www.maintenancemarquises.com

The owner of the yard in Hiva Oa has opened a chandlery here in Nuku Hiva. The local french couple that ran charters for years on their catamaran, gentleman with tattooed side of face, are running the Taiohae end for him.

NautiSport

Island: Raiatea

Rue Super Marché LIAUT, Uturoa, 📞 +68940663583

🌐 www.nautisport.pf

Located next to Across the street from the Phamaracy the large ball field near the roundabout in Uturoa. Can order items from their Papeete store and have it shipped in

Raiatea Marine

Island: Raiatea

Raiatea Marine Ship chandler 🌐 Ph.:40600045

📧 secretaire.rm@mail.pf

🌐 www.raiateamarine.com

Addendum for Marquises and Tuamotus

Island: Tahiti

Check out the Tahiti Cruisers Guide for who might carry what boat part you need. Remember Papeete shops supply the whole of French Polynesia so shipping to other Archipelagos is everyday business for them. So if you need something and don’t what to pay extra to an agent then: 1) get a prepaid land phone card from OPT, 2) phone one of the shops in Papeete if they have your item, 3) give them your name, boat name and harbor you’ll be at, 4) they can either email you their payment info or give it to you on the phone. A small item cost us 1000xpf ($10) for the shipping, 4) go to post office with the email and pay (in cash) the invoice into their account, 5) they give the package to the freighter company and you go to the dock and retrieve it when it arrives. Be sure to bring your identification although you probably won’t need it.

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils (Mariner)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530687, Lon -149.557241 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils 103 Cours de L'union Sacrée 📞 +68940509300

📧 etsvongue@gmail.com

🌐 etsemilevongue.com

Large selection of Imperial SS Nuts & Bolts. Also Mariner Outboard partsThis furthest chandler from town. Dealers for Mariner Outboards. Sourced an impeller for small Jabsco pump. Main focus is trailer-able boat market. English speaking helpful staff. Polynesian Marine Dealer for Tohatsu Outboards. 40584747.

IE MARINE

Island: Tahiti

David MOUTOUH Gérant/Manager ‘IE MARINE SARL FACEBOOK : 🌐 m.facebook.com/IEMarine/?ref=tn_tnmn¬if_t=group_activity

BP

20573-98713 Papeete Tahiti Polynésie Française Tél/Ph : 📞 +68987284246

📧 iemarinepolynesie@gmail.com

We have a shop at my home in the mountain in Punaauia but I can give you the prices for each item that you need from our local catalog ‘IE Marine. Mainly the items in our local catalog are in stock in Tahiti. It requires shipping delay for the items from the Accastillage Diffusion catalog. The price list on-line is not yet available but will be soon. List me all references of items you need and I send you the prices, otherwise if you are interested to have a look in our store, we can pick up you freely. Also we deliver freely the items on your sailboat. Have a good day. Cordialement/Best Regards David MOUTOUH Gérant/Manager

10-2020 SV Cream Puff This company came by yesterday to hand out brochures. I think it might be a start-up but I am not sure. Have you heard of them? I am not making a recommendation as we have not used them but they do offer some services I thought you might want to add to your guide. They offer express delivery anywhere within French Polynesia and will deliver to the boat in Tahiti. He has in stock items and can order items from a catalog. They offer a free ride to their store as well. The catalog is on their FaceBook page. Info below.

Marine Supplies

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54159, Lon -149.57171 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marine Supplies 📞 +68988848470 Whats App 📧 magasin@marinesupplies.fr

🌐 www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000874233989065 minutes from Marina Papeete. Previously Marine Elec Co-Owned by Thomas and Alex. Alex services Simrad, Lowrance, B&G, Garmin, Raymarine. He can also work on sat phone issues. Alex is the Raymarine warranty service / dealer for French Polynesia SWR meter to check vhf and vhf antenna. Very quick to answer emails in English Catalog here >>> 🌐 marinesupplies.fr/catalogue/

11-2023 SV Flyer I have a great recommendation for an electrician(s) in Tahiti. Thomas Dumont and Alex Bono of Marine Supplies in Papeete just completed the installation of a Victron lithium battery upgrade on our 2007 Outbound 46, “Flyer.” It was an extensive electrical refit and they discovered several problems with the factory wiring which explains why we were having so many problems in charging our 600 ah array of AGMs on the crossing from Mexico to French Polynesia. Not only does the new system charge more efficiently, but now with the installation of a Victron isolation transformer, we can connect to the 230 v shore power system which is a great convenience. Most importantly, Thomas took the time to explain to me the details of the job every step of the way and he will be providing me a detailed diagram of the new system.

10-2023 SV Elvira We had work done by Marine supplies through both Thomas L and Alex. They are close by the Marina and did a professionals and fast work. They seem to be heavily booked, so try to make a reservation two weeks ahead. The shop has some really good stuff and are professionals in testing your marine electronics, such as Raymarine. We also found some good sheets to a good price there. They can also order Mastervolt parts

3-22 SV Swan In March of 2022, while I was at Papeete Marina, I noticed my neighbour was having a RADAR installed. Out of curiosity and need, I approached the electrician, Thomas, tentatively as he was obviously busy. He was very helpful and responsive to my request providing good advice. Weeks later, I returned from sailing and asked Thomas for help with trouble-shooting. Even though he was busy, he still made time to answer my questions and then recommended his colleague Alex from MarinElec (phone number 📞 +68987374715 I was very pleased with this help, and I would recommend Thomas DuMont, although be aware he is quite popular, so he might not be available immediately.

01-21 SV Cyrolia I bought Cyrolia, a 2010 Jeanneau 53 in December 2020. Starting in January, 2021, I have been working with Thomas who has been an excellent installer, upgrader and has been able to fix just about any electrical problem I have encountered. He has installed a new GEL battery bank, replaced my charger and inverter with a Victron system, is gradually replacing all my Raymarine with B&G electronics, installed my AIS, GPS and Iridium systems. And we are redesigning and creating a new electrical panel. Because he is good, professional, reliable and fair, he is busy and should be scheduled so that you can design the systems from a bigger picture perspective as much as possible vs being reactive with fixes and installs. I highly recommend Thomas and he will continue to be my electrician so long as I am in French Polynesia.

4-23 SV Freydis we found them to be very helpful giving good advice about new nav lights. Unfortunately the trilight we purchased was faulty but they refunded our money as they didn't have another in stock.

12-2022 SV Reva Reva Had trouble with our watermaker in Tuamotos, and we contacted Alex. He was very helpfull, and knew what he was talking about. He helped us solve the problem over Whatsapp. For remote guidance onelectronics, this is the guy to call.

10-22 SV ProfAsea Knowledgeable, Reliable, and there when you need him! Recomended and installed charging system after trouble shooting charging issues. (Solar, batteries, charger, etc.). Raymarine expert: bench tested and repaired our wind transducer saving us replacement costs. On call: our autopilot quit functioning while crossing from Moorea to Taiatea. We called Alex and he diagnosed the problem over the phone ( short in Linear drive clutch wiring), and explained to us, step by step, how to repair. With Alex’s help, our auto pilot was again working and we were able to return to Tahiti with a fully functioning auto pilot! Thank you Alex for all you do!!!

2-2022 SV Isis First time at leaving a review for someone but felt compelled to inform people of my experience. I contacted Marine Electric to install our additional solar panels and victron controller. Alex was both efficient and tidy in his work manner and exceeded expectations. We then had an issue with our engine, we contacted Marine Electric again and Alex was immediately on hand to help out. When after an hour he informed us that the starter motor needed replacement there was no charge and he gave us great advice on who to contact to help with the issue. Marine Electric supply a great service and are highly knowledgeable Re yachts. I can highly recommend them if you have any electrical requirements.

2-22 SV CAPALL MARA After much deliberation and with a heavy heart, I must revise my entry on Alex of Marine Elec He did a major Lithium Installation for us in October 2020. We went to the Tuomotos shortly after. Alex answered various questions of mine happily. Early in 2021 I was ordering items from the US, I asked Alex to help me and offered to pay him for his time. When it came time to install the electronics, it was like a different Alex. He was curt and distracted. His new trainee made several errors. The upshot was that his actions damaged our vhf. I managed to get replacement from the manufacturers but Alex became uncommunicative. He started only answering my texts in French. There were ongoing questions I had about the Lithium installation so we employed another person who found several wiring mistakes ,that could have damaged the lithium batteries. I can no longer endorse Alex of Marinelec,.

9-21 SV Nuwam2 I would recommend Alex Marine Elec. Alex is currently installing a range of electronics on our boat. Alex is professional and his work is very good.

9-2021 SV Ipanema Very please with Marine Elec!

12-2020 SV September AM Alex was able to attend to our navigation electronics problem at short notice, after another appointment was postponed. He diagnosed quickly and was able to communicate in English. Professional.

11-2020 SV Sea BearWe recently decided to change from our AGM/generator set up to solar panels and lithium batteries such that we could be totally off the grid and rarely rely on our generator. Alex from Marine Electric installed 5 x 330w solar panels, 3 x 200Ah lithium batteries and all of the monitoring equipment that goes with it. His work was carried out with utmost care to detail, and very professionally. We were so impressed with his work ethic and the quality of installation. When we have had a few questions after the installation was complete, he's always been very responsive and helpful. We love our new set up and would highly recommend Alex if anyone is considering upgrading as we did!

5-20 SV Notorious Very competent, meeting stable, speaks good English and is mega fair.

5-20 SV Capall Mara Alex is excellent

10-19 SV Counting Stars Alexandre at Marine Elec in PPT fixed my generator wiring. He shows up on time, makes everything perfect and extremely fair with pricing.

Nautic Systems

Island: Tahiti

Nautic Systems Émilien BARRÉ Marina Taina Tahiti 📞 +68987259057

🌐 nautic.systems/

Large selection of bottom paint, marine hardware, etc.

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.nautisport.pf/index.php/magasins/nautisport-tahiti

📞 +68940505959

Fax: 📞 +68940421775

BP 62 98713 Papeete - TAHITI 📧 Seller@nautisport.pfThey are dealers for Volvo, carry inflatable boats, sizable stock of scuba equipment, carry Liros line, international paint and epoxies, very limited on sail boat hardware, some electric supplies such as switches, breakers. They stock some marine stove parts including the elusive (when you need one) thermo-coupling. A small range of marine electronics. Several staff speak English but they are not really knowledgeable. Nautisport has a dedicated team for life rafts. Not cheap.. Nautisport has a large selection of fishing gear and lures They stock Lofran horizontal and vertical windlasses. Not sure if they repair.

9-2019 Coral Trekker They have a good selection of parts also small items on the engine and Z- drive

5-19 S/V Nehenehe TahitiSport (NautiSport): Good store but for the size... they don't carry much marine chandlery as Ocean 2000. Great SCUBA selection and service. Almost no English spoken here. Rated a 8 out of 10

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Adresse: 67 Av Pomare Papeete, TAHITI

📞 +68940838393

Fax: 📞 +68940838394

📧 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 Far and away best general chandlery for sailing boats. Stocks engines, mounts, some shafts, couplings, engine instruments, exhaust parts, hoses, lighting, electric parts, line, plumbing parts. Most staff speak English. Be aware the free French Polynesia Guide has the shop in the correct street but it is approx. 500 meters further east on Chef Vairaatoa. Owner Is somewhat reticent about placing special orders which may be due to his not being able to compete with duty-free prices. ( Yacht guide to FP map of location is off 500 meters) Parts for Perkins, Hyundai, Isuzu, Sweden Marine Diesel, Kohler, Cummings. The store owner was able to find a fitting hollow screw for my Volvo engine whereas Nautisport (the official Volvo distributor) was unable to find the part Have a reasonable stock of electrical cable, fittings, breakers and 🌐 lights.Some SS fasteners on the side wall. Ocean 2000 carries Racor filters and housing. They also carry Dahl Filters

6-2020 reported they had Inox BBQ's for sale

5-19 S/V Nehenehe Very well stocked, helpful owner with a wife that is less so. Very good English is spoken. It seems like they had the most varied selection of general chandlery items of all four marine stores that I went to. Note that they have a 24 hour return policy that if exceeded becomes difficult to use; they tried to deducted 50% of the cost after 24 hours. Apparently.... It is all in French at the bottom of their invoice. I would rate this store a 8 out of 10.

Polynésie Marine

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534491, Lon -149.561894 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Polynésie Marine Avenue Prince Hinoï 40 58 47 47 Polynesie Marine has moved. There are now on Prince Hinoi past the Shell gas station on the right.

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sales Dept Sin Tung Hing Marine Sin Tung Hing (STH) Po Box 1605- 98713 Papeete-Tahiti French Polynesia 📞 +689

40-549 458 Fax:+689- 40-m454 837 Carry assortment of line, lots of general boating equipment needed for fishing boat, dealer for Mercury outboards, Yanmar and Northern Lights. carry reasonably stock of paints, West System epoxy plus various additives (powders), some marine engines bits, flares, a few toilet parts and asmall stock of Marine electronics. Several staff speak 🌐 English.Yanmar Distributor Updated contact info

6-18 Service - Arnaud 📧 direction.sav@sthmarine.com

Ph 40549454 / 87281235 Stock Varta batteries Dealer for Highfield Inflatables STH has a large assortment of fishing supplies and lures. Sin Tung Hing Marine is the official Lowrance, Simrad & Raymarine distributor. STH Marine carries Lowrance radios (Lowrance, Simrad and B&G radios are mostly the same models sold under different brands) STH has some chain in stock and is able to order chain for you that will take a few months to arrive. Sin Tung Hing has a limited stock of resins but a good supply of the west system powders. For Yanmar and Mercury parts Mahea TEMATAUA-TERIITI SIN TUNG HING MARINE Services Pièces Détachées YANMAR et MERCURY BP:1605 PAPEETE-TAHITI Zone Industrielle de la Papeava 📞 +68940549455 FAX:40.454837 📧 vendeur2.pieces@sthmarine.com

Christian is very helpful and speaks English. If you are in the islands and need something he is the guy! Christian KOAN Christian Koan Sales Dept email is now: 📧 vendeur1.bmr@sthmarine.com

10-2019 SV Panache STH Marine did the 1,000-hour service on our Yanmar diesel engines. The mechanics were good, but their manager gave them the wrong manual and then interpreted it incorrectly. They set my valves incorrectly. It took me weeks to convince them that they were wrong. They finally relented, agreed I was correct and fixed their mistake. I wonder how many boats in Tahiti are operating with the wrong valve settings STH Marine are the authorized dealers for Raymarine (as well as other brands). Our two chart plotters failed and Raymarine agreed to replace them under warranty. When ordering the replacement parts from France, STH forgot several items which delayed the installation by about a month. STH Marine installed a new remote handset for my VHF but forgot to install the software update that is needed for it to function. I didn’t realize this until we were about to leave and didn’t want to risk a problem with a software update at that point. I reinstalled the old handset and will deal with the issue in

🌐 NZ.Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940439119

📧 sopom@sopom.pf

🌐 sopom-moteurs-marins-et-equipement-industriel.business.site/?fbclid=IwAR3HQFCI-

rnPEWN7U6lAncl524Axhe9OFqbElGEk-7vyZIYVrbLpqilGxd8 Fare Ute have moved from their former location next to the bridge to the building between Ace and Nautisport. Limited English speaking staff. Carry mechanical equipment for industry and boats. Found a flexible coupling there. Carry an RO water-maker and stock pickling agent and cleaning agent. Wide selection of hoses; large selection of control cables; ho da generators. Large stock of impellers. Dealers for Cummins and Nandi diesels. Big stock of filters. Check here for pumps, seals, engine mounts,etc.

10-2020 SV Hedonism There is a Hydraulic shop associated with Sopom, around the side between ACE and Sopom. They shortened a hose for me but they had to reuse all of my fittings as everything they had was metric. Good guys and did it on the spot.

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 📞 +68987741002

📧 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr

Marina Taina Best stock of line, webbing, chain, carries West Systems in bulk and dispenses at very reasonable price. Lots of stock which is less than obvious so be sure to ask. Is a wealth of knowledge about sourcing things. Speaks good English. Michel has a surprising lot of electrical components in his small store. Good place to start your search Michele often has Victron equipement / invertors Stocks Danfoss compressors has the 35 and the 80 model. In 3/17 he stocked a keel cooler type 🌐 condensor.In 3/17 stocked 5 Lofran windlasses and a large stock of gypsies.

10-2019 SV Panache Michel Baltzer owns a chandlery at Marina Taina. He has high quality products and is very knowledgeable. He focuses on ropes, rigging hardware, chain, anchors, plumbing, fiberglass supplies, wiring, and some electrical parts. He doesn’t handle boat maintenance supplies (polish, soap, oil, paint, etc.) For those products got to Sin Tung Hing Marine or Oceans 2000.

5-19 S/V Nehenehe Tahiti Yacht Accessories: Excellent and highly knowledgeable business. Kind, helpful, and generous. Extremely well stocked for the size business. More parts for high performance boats than anywhere else. Excellent selection of cordage for our boat. I am left with the impression that the owner would sell the shirt off his back to help you out. I would rate them a 10 out of 10.

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Massages

Eva Provo

Island: Tahiti

Eva Provo

📞 +68940456444

📞 +68987784733

(If you have Eva's address and location please drop me a note and I will update this SV Ocean Star (Alice) I went to Eva Provo. Her office is in building just before the Champion grocery store near city marina. I went just for a relaxing massage 2× it was great ! She does do mostly therapeutic massages

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Mattress

Pacific Mousse

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540401, Lon -149.554257 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Mousse - av Pierre Loti 📞 +68940431505

📧 tahitimousse@mail.pf

🌐 www.facebook.com/Tahiti-Mousse-307139689395819/

11-21 Sv Cream Puff We found in the TCG a store called Pacific Mousse (thank you Linda and Chuck). They do exactly what you are asking. Custom Mattresses. Their prices are very reasonable. They are about 2km from Marina Papeete and they have a delivery service. I was perfectly happy with the quality. They have two choices of foam: Firm and not so firm. Plenty of thicknesses to pick from, and one-day turnaround for custom cuts.

For more information, see Foam

Tahiti Matelas

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Matelas 🌐 www.tahitimatelas.com

🌐 www.facebook.com/tahitimatelasmoerani/

Papeete next to Avis Fare Tony Shopping Center Tipaerui Valley Tavaroa next to McDonalds Titora Mo'orea 2/2023 SV Tavae We bought a firm 15cm foam with a cover from Tahiti Matelas a year ago. I thought we have the foam for a year, and went to the shop to complain. They said to me to try with buying a memory foam topper... Then she said that foam should last for about a year. I gave up. But few days ago I was looking for something and found our bill where actually we saw that foam lost its shape much earlier – it lasted about 9 months. Cover was not tight around the foam as I think it should be. Maybe that was the reason that foam just lost the shape very quickly. The cover is beautiful but very quickly start to form some fabric balls all over the surface. Not nice on touch. The price was about $300 for one Queen size bed. 11/21 SV Aldebaran We actually just picked up our custom mattress from Moerani today and I have to say it’s nothing but a block of foam no better than the one we had before.

6-21 Tahiti Matelas is a mattress store with 6 locations, including one on Mo'orea. They say their mattresses are "factory direct pricing" and made in Fenua. So if someone wanted a box spring mattress it might be worth talking to them to see if they do custom sizes. Also they sell memory foam toppers and, rare in this part of the world, US "king size" pillows.

Tahiti Menager

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.tahitimenager.pf/

Multiple stores thru out FP Mattress and Toppers

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Mirror (custom)

Societe Polynesienne de Miroiterie (SPM)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.527422, Lon -149.527015 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Societe Polynesienne de Miroiterie (SPM) For more information, see Lexan/Plastics

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Money paying vendors and transfer

Post Office

Island: Tahiti

TRANSFERRING MONEY: If you are on a small island without a bank, you can use the post office to xfer money to any bank in Tahiti if you need to pay someone there. The fee is very reasonble.

French Nickel

Island: Tahiti

French Nickel SV Yelo -

1-21 So I asked the French how they do it and they have no problem. So I sent 2000 Euros from my French Nickel account and it arrived with the proper exchange rate in XPF in 2days. If ever you are in France: Go to any tobacco shop and buy an Nickel account with a debit Mastercard in it for a mere 20 Euros. It’s a fantastic online bank and it gives you this unique French RIB code , the equivalent of an IBAN code. Without RIB you can’t get much done in France. The only charge is 20 Euros a year , everything else is free, unless you get more than 700 E cash out of an ATM

OFX

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.ofx.com/en-us/

Can send xpf

Revolut Money Transfer

Island: TahitiRevolute Money Transfer 🌐 www.revolut.com

🌐 blog.revolut.com/a-step-by-step-guide-to-sending-money-abroad-with-revolut/

Wise

Island: Tahiti

Wise 🌐 wise.com/

Sending money to FP. Only able to have it sent in Euros as of

1-22 Numerous folks have reported good results using Wise app to transfer money

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Music instruments (repair, store, lessons)

Jean Philippe Andriot (Musical Instrument Repair)

Island: Tahiti

His name is Jean Philippe Andriot 📞 +6898 7312666, his workshop is on the main pomade very near to the Papeete Marina. Was able to repair a violin bow and a harp

Magic City (Musical Instrument Store)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53195, Lon -149.561341 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Magic City 📞 +68940420845

📧 magic-city@mail.pf

🌐 www.facebook.com/pages/Magic-City-Faaa/827727970668118

🌐 magic-city-tahiti.com/

Corner of Avenue du Chef Vairaatoa & Servitude FLohr - same street as Ocean 2000 but another 2 blocks further up Vairaatoa

Rahiti Ecole de Ukelele et Guitare (Lessons)

Island: TahitiUkulele and Guitar School Tahiti Ecole de Ukelele et Guitare 📞 +689877768 69, email 📧 maopirahiti@yahoo.fr

🌐 www.facebook.com/Rahiti-Ecole-de-Ukulele-et-Guitare-942250999145762/

4-21 SV Barracuda recommends them for guitar and ukulele lessons

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Navico

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sin Tung Hing Marine is the local distributor for Simrad products

10-2019 SV Panache (I know this is a Raymarine report but also applies to STH in general) STH Marine are the authorized dealers for Raymarine (as well as other brands). Our two chart plotters failed and Raymarine agreed to replace them under warranty. When ordering the replacement parts from France, STH forgot several items which delayed the installation by about a month. STH Marine installed a new remote handset for my VHF but forgot to install the software update that is needed for it to function. I didn’t realize this until we were about to leave and didn’t want to risk a problem with a software update at that point. I reinstalled the old handset and will deal with the issue in NZ.

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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News (local)

Polynésie 1ère

Island: Tahiti

Tahitians rely a lot on Facebook to get updated information. For instance, during the floods of January 2017 up-to-date information was found on Facebook, not on the TV or in the newspapers: Polynésie 1ère Facebook page 🌐 www.facebook.com/polynesie1ere.officiel

Tahiti Infos

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Infos is a great way to get local news of FP. There is a translate button on the upper right of the web page or use google translate. 🌐 www.tahiti-infos.com/

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Notary (French Polynesia)

Adrien Huguet

Island: Tahiti

Adrien Huguet 📧 adrienhuguet.avocat@gmail.com

📞 +68989373838

For more information, see Attorney

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Notary (USA)

Notarize

Island: USA

🌐 www.notarize.com/

12/20 Submitted to the FP Cruiser FB page If anyone ever needs a US document notarized, you can do it online now. Earlier, I had to make an appointment at a US Embassy, have my shoes, ears and underwear checked for bombs (half joking) and pay $50 per signature. One document had 12 signatures - you do the math. With this service, you just need a webcam and a somewhat decent internet connection, which admittedly is hard here. There are other companies and I have no connection to this one, but point is you don't need to go to the US Embassy for this nowadays.

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Nuts, bolts, fasteners

Ace

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531449, Lon -149.571269 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The largest hardware in FP is Ace in Fare Ute; two locations one for general hardware another one nearby with paint, plumbing and gardening. Both have 15% off on Saturday afternoons between 1:30pm and 4pm

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils (Imperial Sizes)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530687, Lon -149.557241 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils 103 Cours de L'union Sacrée 📞 +68940509300

Corner of Avenue du Chef Vairaatoa & Cours de l'union Sacree at the round about Latitude: -17°31'50.7" Longitude: -149°33'25.39" Large selection of Imperial SS Nuts & Bolts. Also Mariner Outboard parts

Fairwind Fasteners

Island: Tahiti

Fairwind Fasteners 🌐 fairwindfasteners.com/?fbclid=IwAR1wwsGbm_SKHCohg2iiQl30gdyGgToMmw6uGuaUelrSMfdes0p2sDVDKzU

if you are looking for silicone bronze which may not be available in FP. Also carry high quality SS fasteners as well. Washers bar stock, etc

Magasin Tavita

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539961, Lon -149.567118 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Another option in town for fasteners is Magasin Tavita, 40429971 which is north east of the Cathedral on the same street. They carry half fishing tackle and half fasteners. Besides metric stainless bolts and screws they also carry imperial both UNC and UNF. There is some imperial stainless but for engines and transmissions there is both UNC and UNF steel.

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000 has some SS fasteners on the side wall. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

VBP (Visserie Boulonnerie Polynésienne) 1st Choice

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530485, Lon -149.571079 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Two shops in Tahiti Fare Uti 📞 +68940834310

Recently moved and is aprox 150 meters se of Nautisport. They speak English Punaauia 📞 +68940834320

📧 Vbp.fixations@vbp.pf

The best stock of bolts especially stainless is VBP. They carry a number of stainless shackles, hose champs, rod stock, and even stock helicoils; But don’t expect to find imperial sizes.

4-22 They have aluminum pop rivets

10-18 We needed a new steering cable in 7mm stainless steel, and VBP had it. They were very helpful, and also had a lot of shackles, rings and bolts in SS marine quality. They also have a lot of good tools, like drill bits etc. In the high end, though, with good quality

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O-rings

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Roulements de Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.555015, Lon -149.57084 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Roulements de Tahiti Avenue de Tipearui 📞 +68940810081

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)

For more information, see Bearings, Belts, Seals

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Oil & Oil filters

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000 has a number of different filters

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940439119 on Fare Ute

Sopom/Soflex have moved from their former location next to the bridge to the building between Ace and Nautisport.

Very large selection of filters and oil

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Oil Recycling

Auto Express

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532232, Lon -149.570284 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Auto Express fare 50m before the Mobil station 📞 +68940480666

3-23 reported free drop off of used oil

Enviropol on Motu Uta

Island: Tahiti

Sometimes called TSP There is a large facility for all types of recycle including a large reservoir for used oil. 40-50-85-70

Marina Taina

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585525, Lon -149.61611 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

For proper disposal of old boat batteries, flammable objects such as flares, and used motor oil, there are bins provided for each at Marina Taina. They are located behind the dive shop Fluid. If your flammable objects are too large to fit the slot, contact George (pictured in front of oil receptacle) at the Marina Taina office. You can also dispose of small amounts of diesel and gasoline (under 5 liters) at the fuel dock, just ask. For more information, see Marinas & Anchorages

Total (near City Marina)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53573, Lon -149.566634 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Total Gas Station Rue Clappier & Rue des Remparts 2 blocks up from le 3 Bassuers on Hihano & left on Rue des Remparts

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Opticians

Optique Moorea

Island: Mo'orea 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.481991, Lon -149.807796 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Optique Moorea 📞 +68987272339

Maharepa

12-2023 SV Hanna Recommended Optique Te Mata Ora

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.730481, Lon -151.443048 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Optique Te Mata Ora Uturoa 📞 +68940661619

12-2023 SV Hanna Recommended

Optic 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539746, Lon -149.567153 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Optic 2000 Close to the Cathedral City center 🌐 opticiens.optic2000.com/opticien-papeete-tahiti-98713-1925/services

Optique Gimond

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537537, Lon -149.56777 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Optique Gimond 3 rue du Commandant Jean Gilbert, Quartier du commerce 98713 Papeete 📧 optique-gimond@mail.pf

9-2020 SV Barracuda Optique Gimond are in the pedestrian area a couple of blocks east of Retro, opposite the end of Papeete Marina. Caroline speaks good English. They supplied me with contact lenses to my UK prescription, ordered in from Paris, received quickly. Very helpful.

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Outboards (new)

Comptoir Polynésien Yamaha

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530572, Lon -149.570868 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SAS Comptoir Polynésien 📞 +68940505750

Parts: 📧 stock@comptoirpolynesien.pf

Store: 📧 magasinier@comptoirpolynesien.pf

Located 1 block from Ace Hardware. They have a large parts section and carry many different size engine. Will sell OB's duty free

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils Mariner

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530687, Lon -149.557241 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils 103 Cours de L'union Sacrée Large selection of Imperial SS Nuts & Bolts. Also Mariner Outboard parts This furthest chandler from town. Dealers for Mariner Outboards. Sourced an impeller for small Jabsco pump. Main focus is trailer-able boat market. English speaking helpful staff. Polynesian Marine Dealer for Tohatsu Outboards. 40584747. Mariner Vongue Emile & fils 📞 +68940509300

This furthest chandler from town. Dealers for Mariner Outboards.

Generation Polynesie Honda

Island: Tahiti

Reported Aug 2020 that this company is no longer in business. SV Garulfo reported the following: outboard branch for Honda is as follows: 📞 +68940549170 , 📧 Magasin@tahitiauto.pf

📧 hondagene@mail.pf

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am-530pm / Sat 8am-12pm Sales and repair of Honda OB's

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport 📞 +68940505959

Evinrude - Johnson - Suzuki For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Polyform Mercury

Island: Tahiti

Mercury Polyform 📞 +68940579621

BP 8458 TARAVAO TEAHUPOO PK : 15.6 côté montagne

Polynésie Marine

Island: Tahiti

Tohatsu Polynésie Marine 📞 +68940584747

2-22. S/V Charisma We bought a 9.8 Yamaha short shaft two stroke for $2,300 from Polynesie Marine and they waved the almost $400 duty tax and will allow us to send in our paperwork via email. Very nice guy and easy purchase.

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

For Yanmar and Mercury parts Mahea TEMATAUA-TERIITI SIN TUNG HING MARINE Services Pièces Détachées YANMAR et MERCURY BP:1605 PAPEETE-TAHITI Zone Industrielle de la Papeava 📞 +68940549455

📧 vendeur2.pieces@sthmarine.com

1-2021 SV Moan Mercury Outboard 4,5,6 (and more) in two stroke 6 hp only 20kg For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sopom For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Outboards (repar & parts)

Kaleo

Island: Huahine

Kaleo 📞 +68987209435 in Huahine .

04-21 SV Aquarius Very good in mechanics , in and outboard motors

Esteban Galvez

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.7761, Lon -151.419882 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Esteban Galvez Dinghy Repair 📞 +68987326729

📧 estebanggalvez@gmail.com

SV Phoenix Raiatea

7-2022 SV Moondance We had seen an FB post that Esteban was back in the area and doing dinghy repair. We contacted him direct and asked if he could look at our Mercury 9.9HP outboard. He said yes and we set a date. I explained that our ob had been running fine until we took it on a long bumpy ride. It suddenly began running very poorly. Esteban systematically reviewing our symptoms and then started checking our ob. Carb and jets. Tank hose and primer. Fuel pump. Spark plugs and ignition wires. In the end new spark plugs got us running again. He is a very personable and giving person. He charged us a fair price and made sure we were operating again. Thank you Esteban! For more information, see Dinghy New / Repair

Thierry Duvauchelle

Island: Raiatea

For more information, see Diesel Mechanic

Diesel-Clinic

Island: Tahiti

Adrien Pataki SV Jacaranda We have used Adrien for numerous mechanical issues and always found him competent, honest and hardworking. For more information, see Diesel Mechanic

Evinrude -Johnson-Suzuki NautiSport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SV Airborne

9-18 Nuatisport Outboard Service (SAV)+689-4053-3070 They are an authorized Suzuki dealer. We needed a two year service on our outboard and I don’t like to change engine and lower gear oil over the water (the outboard is pretty much permanently connected to the dinghy – centre console). They came over and dropped off one of their staff who got in the dinghy with me to travel across the harbor (Papeete) to a boat ramp on the other side and they had a truck and trailer there to pull me out and take it to their service department. They then drove me back to Papeete Marine. The next day they delivered the dinghy back to Papeete marina and I then took them back to the boat ramp where we paid the bill. We tried to tip them but they refused. They are pretty much French only, so unless you speak French, find someone does to book your appointment. We got Franko at the marina to do that for us. Great service.

Honda - Tahiti Auto

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544396, Lon -149.553277 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

For HONDA OB parts 🌐 www.facebook.com/TahitiAutomobilesSAV/

📧 magasin@tahitiauto.pf

Honda Autotech Polynésie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535153, Lon -149.555722 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Autotech Polynésie 📞 +68940549060

I have not been able to confirm that this company works on Honda OB's. If you have had work done by them please drop me a note and let me know. Thanks Chuck

Honda Moteurs

Island: Tahiti

Moteurs

📞 +68940543166

Honda Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sopom Honda OB service Sopomeca 📞 +68940451055

Honda Tahiti Auto

Island: Tahiti

8-2020 Garulfo reported that parts can be ordered for Honda OB's from Tahiti Auto 📧 magasin@tahitiauto.pf

🌐 www.tahitiauro.pf

📞 +68940504100

Jerome - All OB repairs

Island: Tahiti

Jerome

10-23 SV Auntie Jerome has gone out on his own, and works on all makes of outboards. He can be reached on his WA 📞 +68989548293 He is busy during the day, so returns messages in the early evening. (No reviews as of today). But read his excellent service record under Yamaha repairs.

Mariner Ets Emile Vongue & Fils

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530687, Lon -149.557241 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils 103 Cours de L'union Sacrée

Large selection of Imperial SS Nuts & Bolts. Also Mariner Outboard parts This furthest chandler from town. Dealers for Mariner Outboards. Sourced an impeller for small Jabsco pump. Main focus is trailer-able boat market. English speaking helpful staff. Polynesian Marine Dealer for Tohatsu Outboards. 40584747. Mariner Vongue Emile & fils 📞 +68940509300

This furthest chandler from town. Dealers for Mariner Outboards. Sourced an impeller for small Jabsco pump. Main focus is trailer-able boat market. English speaking helpful staff.

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

For Yanmar and Mercury parts Mahea TEMATAUA-TERIITI SIN TUNG HING MARINE Services Pièces Détachées YANMAR et MERCURY BP:1605 PAPEETE-TAHITI Zone Industrielle de la Papeava 📞 +68940549455

📧 vendeur2.pieces@sthmarine.com

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Mercury Polyform

Island: Tahiti

Mercury Polyform 📞 +68940579621

BP 8458 TARAVAO TEAHUPOO PK : 15.6 côté montagne

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport

10-23 Reported that they are now repairing Suzuki’s. No reports on service quality For more information, see Marine Suppliers

OB Used Parts

Island: Tahiti

If you are desperate and as a last resort… Behind carrefour Punaauia , there is a guy who repairs outboards but also has/sells parts from old outboards. We have bought some parts from him. He doesnt speak English though. At the very end of the parking lot (by the recycling area), there is a couple of houses. You’ll see outboard box covers outside. Usually children playing outside. Sorry, I dont remember his name

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000 📞 +68940838393

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tohatsu Polynésie Marine

Island: Tahiti

Tohatsu Polynésie Marine 📞 +68940584747

Yamaha Comptoir Polynésien

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530339, Lon -149.572916 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Yamaha Yamaha Tahiti / Comptoir Polynesien 📞 +68940505750

📧 contact@comptoirpolynesien.pf

Facebook: Comptoir Polynesien – Yamaha Tahiti NOTE:

10-23 SV Auntie Jerome is not longer with Comptoir Polynesian but self employed see his contact info under outboard repair Jerome on WhatsApp 📞 +689548292

3-2022 SV Auntie in the small print is a recommendations for Jerome who I think is a service manager. I didn’t motice that, and just took my outboard to Yamaha dealers without asking for Jerome. It was returned a week later with 3 parts damaged/broken that were not that way when I gave it to them. I contacted Jerome at the Yamaha place, he took charge, had the men come get it again, and had everything fixed. Jerome is a ‘must’ when using Yamaha dealers/service in Papeete! 11- 2021: SV Sugar Shack Our Enduro 25hp outboard stopped shifting in reverse. Matt diagnosed the problem which was a lost, broken or damaged cotter pin on the shifting mechanism. Unfortunately, you had to completely take off the entire motor/powerhead to get to this part. We stopped by the Yamaha Repair location (next to Nautisport and just down the road from the Yamaha dealership) and spoke to Jerome (he speaks English). They said it would take a long while to get the parts (due to covid), so we ordered them and had them brought in with a guest. Jerome picked up our outboard from Marina Taina (in front of the Fluid Dive center), had it repaired and returned to us within 2 days. In addition, they replaced our spark plugs and changed the oil. The labor was a little more than we anticipated and the pickup/delivery was 7000xpf. We could have dinghied from Marina Taina to their shop, but then would have had no way to get it to their shop on land. Overall, very pleased with their service, turnaround, and work. Super friendly, easy to work with, and they do what they say they are going to do!

Revatua

Island: Bora Bora

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.502455, Lon -151.751260 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

One time, my dinghy flipped over during a wind storm. I visited with “Taxi Motu Marine.” The owner said he could not work on it immediately, and obviously there was an immediate need. He allowed me to work directly with his mechanic, who was very professional, methodical, and together, we went through the motor, cleaned out everything, flushed the cylinder, all the parts, etc… and when done, I felt like the motor had the best service of its life.

Their Facebook page is: 🌐 www.facebook.com/taximotu/

The mechanic’s direct number was (from July 2021): 📞 +68987375990

The mechanic’s name was Revatua. I would try his number first, and see if you can reach him. (If so, please PM me to confirm. He was great.)

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Oxygen

GasPac Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.560154, Lon -149.570351 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Gaspac Tahiti 🌐 www.gazpac.com/

TIPAERUI VALLEY BP 632, 98713 PAPEETE POSTAL BOXES

📞 +68940541154

📧 gazpol@gazpac.com

📧 service.gaz@gazpac.com

Can fill medical oxygen tanks For more information, see CO2 Refills

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OPT

OPT Locations

Island: Tahiti

🌐 zuckoo.pf/OPT---OFFICE-DES-POSTES-ET-T%C3%89L%C3%89COMMUNICATIONS-9789.html

OPT Package Tracking

Island: TahitiNeed to track a package shipped using the FP postal service (OPT)? 🌐 farerata.pf/fr/suivi-des-envois?fbclid=IwAR0wYw4zFjQIQlpi-

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PVC supplies, pipe, fittings

Polymat

Island: Mo'orea 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.482567, Lon -149.799768 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

There is a pretty decent hardware store on Moorea, just east of Maharepa, called Polymat. They have just about everything, and at least one employee speaks English

COPE Plomberie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546852, Lon -149.587949 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

For more information, see Plumbing

Plombirum Plumbing Supplies

Island: Tahiti

Plombirum Plumbing Supplies plumbing supply, fittings, pipe etc. Knowlegeable counter service. Vairaatoa a few blocks past Ocean 2k Address: 245, Vairaatoa BP 287 ppt, Avenue du Chef Vaira'atoa, Papeete 98713, French Polynesia Hours: Open M-F · 7AM–5:15PM Open sat - ??

📞 +68940500444

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Paint

Ace Hardware Paint

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531045, Lon -149.5704 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Can mix oil paint or latex, have varnish and stains. Brushes and rollers. For more information, see Hardware Stores

Bottom Paint

Island: **Tahiti

Ocean 2000

International Micron, Ultra, Long Life, Seahawk products Other brands as well

Sin Tung Hing

ETS Aming Fare Ute 40 505 288 🌐 S.A.V. 40 505 289 (I don't know what SAV is but it's on their card...) 📧 commandes@aming.pf

32 Avenue du Chef ValraatoaBP 327 - 98713 - Papeete From what I gather it's a general purpose hardware store that has a selection of marine stuff including bottom paint (International 🌐 brand.Possibly others?)

Socimat/Sotaport

Hempel Bottom Paint hey have everything! Epoxi primer, Polyenamel, Antifouling.... Good company with knowledge (Special training from Hempel) Hempel Quartro (Epoxi Primer): XPF7388 / 5 liters plus 16%VAT Hempel Polyenamel ( Polyurethane White 2 comp.) XPF10475 / 5 liters plus 16% VAT Hempel Globic 9000 (Antifouling Blue) XPF11325 / 5 liters plus 16% VAT

Christian Fuller Spray Painter (LP)

Island: Tahiti

87-79-06-06 📧 chfuller@mail.pf

Eco Built Solutions (2 part epoxy systems)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.517107, Lon -149.500013 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Eco Built Solutions+689 89 41 84 18 📧 gestion@ecobuilts.com

🌐 www.facebook.com/ecobuiltsolutions/

2 part marine grade coating systems 🌐 www.belzona.com/en/products/1000/1341.aspx

Canopy cover coatings, pump coatings, etc.

6-2021 If you have used this company please send us your comments

Fuller Peinture

Island: Tahiti

Fuller Peinture in the Taiovare Valley, in Avenue Pierre Loti has a alot of paint, including one- and two component polyurethane. The prices seemed lo, at least for the one-component we bought (about 2200xpf for one litre)

5-19 S/V Nehenehe They have lots of paint but I would say Buyer Beware. We had a bad experience with them. I would rate them a 2 out of 10.

Hempel Distributor

Island: Tahiti

Hempel: 87251107 Buying directly from the producers saves a fair bit.

Hyper Brico

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533707, Lon -149.559518 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Good selection of Paint & Paint supplies Consider all purchases from Hyper Brico to be final. Guarantee/Warranty is worthless and no refunds are given. Staff very unhelpful. SvRecalada

La Seigneurie

Island: Tahiti

Sigmadur (La Seigneurie): 89284104 or 40819909. They carry the whole range of Sigmadur paints and provide the pigments to any RAL reference. SV Mary Ann

Martin Nofziger (Varnishing)

Island: Tahiti

Martin Nofziger 📧 nofzigermarine@gmail.com

89655251 or Whatsapp: 8083834558 SV Marauder

12-2020 located Tahiti Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533918, Lon -149.566615 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Martin Nofziger 📧 nofzigermarine@gmail.com

89655251 or Whatsapp: 8083834558 SV Marauder For more information, see Misc.

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

International Micron, Ultra, Long Life, Seahawk products Other brands as well For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Polynesie Peintures

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529499, Lon -149.569796 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Linear Polyurethane is available at Polynesie Pentures 📞 +68940531753 in Fare Ute on Voie M. Natalie speaks very good English. They can mix any colour. Two blocks from Ace hardware. Walk up the oneway diagonal street across from Ace past the Yamaha building on the corner and the next block on the left Assuming you are "roll and tip'ing" or foam brushing then avoid the fast hardener, best to use slow or normal also Be sure to get normal thinner not fast. They also have the very best price on zinc based primer by far. For foam brushes go to Ace but small mixing pots go to Sin Tung Hing Marine. Sin Tung Hing and Ace both carry respirators with organic filters. In the heat here any masking tape except 3m will leave a horrible messy glue residue Sin Tung Hing carry an assortment as does Nautisport and Ocean 2000. LP information Paint is manufacturered in Lebanon Called General Paint Brand is "Genrock" Cost of LP (7-2018 Jacaranda) .5 liter 2538F 1 liter 3878F Catalyst H700 1 liter 4014 Thinner 1 liter Slow 1726F #S721 1 Liter Normal 1726F #S711 1 Liter Fast Mixing ratio 2:1 catalyst with 25-30% thinner for brushing.

Pro Peinture Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530518, Lon -149.568242 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Pro Pienture 89 71 55 41 Rue Francis Puara Cowan 3 minute walk from the Sara Nui Hotel Reported that they custom mix colors

11-23 SV Victoria An excellent paint shop in Papeete. They just delivered the new Jotun deck paint and accessories to Rangiroa. We recommend.

Problast (Powder Coating)

Island: TahitiGPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.564282 Longitude: -149.568371

Problast 📞 +68987755100

📧 info@problast.pf

BP44045 Fare Tony 98713 Papeete Tahiti 🌐 www.facebook.com/TAHITIPROBLAST/

Our Instagram’s under: _pro_blast Hull blasting (and wet blasting of anything needed) as well as powder coating.

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Carry Marine paint including bottom paint and epoxies. Best source for mixing pots. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Socimat

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.564189, Lon -149.612741 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Socimat

1-2021 SV Moan Epoxy primer, Polyenamel, Antifouling.... Good company with knowledge (Special training from Hempel) Hempel Quartro (Epoxi Primer): XPF7388 / 5 liters plus 16%VAT Hempel Polyenamel ( Polyurethane White 2 comp.) XPF10475 / 5 liters plus 16% VAT Hempel Globic 9000 (Antifouling Blue) XPF11325 / 5 liters plus 16% VAT For more information, see Hardware Stores

Soiu Lee

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537055, Lon -149.567332 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The shop is on Avenue George Clemenceau maybe 250meter east of the big traffic circle (three blocks from the waterfront). General hardware but also carry 2 part poly urathane and other paints.

Somalu (Powder Coating)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.554755, Lon -149.571348 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Somalu ZI de Tipaerui, Pape'ete 📞 +68940500300

📧 teiki.admin@somalu.pf or 📧 somalu@mail.pf

10-2020 SV Konbreo All good. Took just under a week. Was more expensive than I expected but everything is here

10-2020 SV Cruiser Reported to do powder coating Somalu did our sea chests

Trilux Paint - Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Trilux is available from Nautisport

VGI

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532492, Lon -149.570748 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

VGI 40-82-34-35 📞 +68987781603

email 📧 louis@mail.pfLouis Triponel - Perfect English 25 yrs in NZ Muto Uta next to the Total plant. Hempel Bottom paint

Varnish

Island: Tahiti

Varnish NautiSport International Goldspar SV Liward

6-2019 Tahiti Ocean Mega Yacht agent 📞 +68940428031

Steve just discovered a closet in the mega yacht agent office at Taina and they sell all Epifanes products. Its right by Raiatea yacht Ace Hardware They are now carrying a French brand in a square can. We used this a number of times. Went on really nicely, slow drying so it spread easly thinned with mineral spirits . BUT any place we varnished that had high traffic hands touching it or arms resting on it was terrible. It became all gummy and took a big effort to remove it with a razor blade as we could not sand it off. With that said we will not use it again. Jacaranda

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Passport photos

Photo Gauguin

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.730808, Lon -151.441866 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Photo Gauguin 📞 +68940662020 Utaroa across from the park

9-2022. SV Moondance reports 1500xpf for 2 photos and ready in 1 hour.

Passport Photos

Island: Tahiti

Both at the Carrefour near Papeete or shop across from main market

Photo Tahiti Vaima Center

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540165, Lon -149.568418 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Photo Tahiti

Island: Tahiti 📞 +68940429734

📧 phototahiti@mail.pf Located Street level Vaima center across from Marina Papeete

4 passport pics 800F (3-2017)

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Pearls (sell&drilling)

Blue Pearl Boutique

Island: Tahiti Blue

Pearl Boutique

📞 +68940419866 📧 contactbluepearl@gmail.com 🌐 www.bluepearltahiti.com Location: G/Flr Donald Building, 135 Boulveard PomareIV, Papeete. Nice quality pearls and settings (earrings, pendants, etc…)

6-21 SV Sugar Shack Recommendation

Boutique Import H&V

Island: Tahiti

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.538328 Longitude: -149.567468

Boutique Import H&V 5 bis, Rue Albert Leboucher, Pape'ete, French Polynesia Pearl Drilling

4-21 SV Barracuda We just had some pearls that we bought in the Tuamotus drilled at the Boutique Import H&V store, just north of the market. This store also has loose pearls for sale, and sells makings for jewelry (cord, fi xings etc).

Cicorella Designer

Island: Tahiti Cicorella Designer 📞 +68940850300

Hours: Mon-Sat: 0800-1730. Location: 11 Avenue du Prince Hinoi Papeete. 🌐 www.bijouteriedeperles.fr/en.

Walk along the waterfront pas the marina, then turn up Prince Hinoi Road. Its on the left just a couple hundred feet inland, sign high up. They have pearl and jewelry settings at very reasonable pricing. (probably not 18k gold or sterling silver), but they make nice pieces.

6-21 SV Sugar Shack Recommendation

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Pelican Storage Cases

Ivea

Island: Tahiti

Ivea, in the Vaima shopping center in downtown Papeete.. They carry a range of pelican cases.

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Perkins parts

Dieselec

Island: Tahiti

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.531452 Longitude: -149.559538

For more information, see Diesel Parts

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Personal Tahiti Guides

Corinne Mc Kittick

Island: Tahiti

Corinne Mc Kittrick 87-75-91-56 📧 makanalani56@yahoo.fr

SV Jacaranda We can highly recommend Corine for a personal tour of Tahiti. She will pick you up and take you all around the island. Her knowledge of all things Polynesian is amazing. She has a PHD in Polynesian Languages & Civilization. She is fluent in English

06-20 SV Cream Puff Excellent personalized tour covering the entire island of Tahiti. Corinne is very knowledgeable and loves to share her vast knowledge in a very personable tour. The tour is maximum of 4 people because that is how many fit into her car. Corrine is an absolutely lovely lady born in Tahiti. She has good humor and speaks excellent English. Corinne will tailor the trip to your needs. Some of the highlights: waterfalls, a cave, gardens, ancient temple, Polynesian stories, different plants and their medicinal uses, beaches and more. The tour is relaxing and not rushed. Our tour started at 8:00am and ended around 5:30pm (we were back around 6:00pm ). Corinne included a bottle of water for each of us. Lunch was at a local restaurant and was fabulous and reasonably priced (not included in fee). Part of the fun was that Corinne added a few personal stops along the way; a veggie stand that she likes, a chocolate shop and a local artisan trinket store near the restaurant. If you book directly through Corinne the fee is a bit lower than booking through other sources. We highly recommend this tour.

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Pet supplies

Pet Supplies

Island: Tahiti

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.534601 Longitude: -149.56239

On Prince Hinoi about half a kilometer before Hyper Brico. Another on George Clemenceau 300 or 400 meters from main traffic circle.

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Pharmacy

Pharmacie Lafayette

Island: Bora Bora

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.503805, Lon -151.751213 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Pharmacie Lafayette 📞 +68940677030

🌐 www.pharmacielafayettepf.com/

📧 pharmacy@mail.pf

Located between the Total Station and the main dock in Vaitape

Pharmacie de Huahine

Island: Huahine

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.711281, Lon -151.035399 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Pharmacie de Huahine Fare+689 40 60 61 41 Pharmacie Moorea Tran Island: Mo'orea 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.483734, Lon -149.813821 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Pharmacie Moorea Tran

PK 6.5 c/montagne, French Polynesia 📞 +68940552075

This Pharmacy is close to Maharepa. Very close to Mo'orea Beach Club just down the road about 100m.

Pharmacie Temehani

Island: Raiatea

Pharmacie Temehani 📞 +68940664400

Located beyond the boatyards

Pharmacie de Raiatea

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.73275, Lon -151.442079 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Pharmacie de Raiatea 33 6 89 40 66 34 Uturoa Near NautiSport

Patrick Ly

Island: Tahiti

Patrick Ly runs his own pharmacy in northern Tahiti, but is available to all of French Polynesia via email,text, phone, and Skype. He speaks English well and is willing to ship medications anywhere in FP. He understands cruisers’ needs to order large volumes and is very helpful in finding alternatives. If he can’t provide a specific solution, he will say so. (submitted by SV Kandu) For any delivery of these medications, a prescription is required from a practicing French doctor according to French law 10-2022. SV Irony Patrick Ly he was awesome even mailed us prescriptions when we were in Makemo. Highly recommend him

9-2020 SV Maple I have been so grateful that Patrick's information has been included in the guide as he has helped me multiple times to acquire necessary medication in large quantities. Patrick Ly 📧 pharmaciepapenoo@yahoo.com

📞 +68987791693

Pharmacie Taiarapu (Taravoa -Port Phaeton)

Island: Tahiti

Pharmacie Taiarapu 📞 +68940547442 Hours: Mon-Fri: 0730-1830, Sat: 0730-1630, Sun: 0830-1100. Located on the south side of the main road, (Rte.1), about 100 meters west of the turn-off to Super U (Rte.3).

10-2020 SV Baloo We brought in our empty prescription bottles and were able to get refills. The pharmacy has a good supply of naturopathic remedies as well as anything else you might need. Several English speakers on staff. – Baloo

Pharmacie du port

Island: Tahiti

Pharmacie du port 1 Rue Paul Gauguin, Papeete 📞 +68940420069

Dr JP. Basse (Sailor / Racer Tahiti Pearl Regatta) 📧 pharmaduport@gmail.com

🌐 pharmacieduport.shop

Pharmacies in Papeete

Island: Tahiti

Across from Tourist Info - speaks good English. Also at100 meters east of Mc Donalds on General de Gaulle.

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Plumbing

Plomberium Plumbing Supplies

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.723611, Lon -151.456111 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Plomberium

COPE Plomberie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546852, Lon -149.587949 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

COPE Plomberie PK 2400 Auae, 98702 FAA'a (Next to Carrfour on the way to the airport) 📞 +68940822071

Email 📧 compta@cope.pf ; 📧 commercial1@cope.pf

2-21 SV Venture Lady The plumbers merchant COPE , sells sikaflex sealants and adhesives as well as all types of brass and plastic plumbing fittings, Also carries French female propane (gaz) fittings for DIY

Plomberium

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530443, Lon -149.557597 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Address: 245, Vairaatoa BP 287 ppt, Av. du Chef Vairaatoa, Papeete 98713, French Polynesia 📞 +68940500444

Close to the round about on Av du Chef Vairaatoa. Next to the Tahiti school of Music Same street as Ocean 2000 but about

4-5 blocks further up Full plumbing supply storeFrom SV Recalada Plombirum:plumbing supply, fittings, pipe etc. Knowlegeable counter service. Vairaatoa a few blocks past Ocean 2k

Socimat

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.564189, Lon -149.612741 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Socimat For more information, see Hardware Stores

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Propane refills

Apataki Carenage

Island: Apataki

Reported they can do Propane refills Please let me know your experience

Fakarava Yacht Services

Island: Fakarava

Roatava Will fill propane bottles. For more information, see Yacht Services

Magazin Chez Tupana

Island: Gambiers

Magasin Chez Tupana Located on Moturama motu (just past windfarm). Limited hours Oct-Nov: Mon-Sat: 0730-1130. Normal hours: Mon-Sat:

0600-1200 &

1600-1800 2019 They can fill propane tanks

MMS Hiva Oa

Island: Hiva 'OaVincent at the haulout facility near the port has the capability to refill propane / gaz tanks Mobil Station - Cooks Bay Island: Mo'orea Mobil Station Cooks Bay Tuesday Drop Off You can drop off your empty propane bottle with them.

5-24 SV Hana I confirmed yesterday the propane truck comes to the Mobil station in Pao Pao on Tuesdays. They will take your tank to PPT and bring it back the following Tuesday. Another option, if one is in a hurry, would be to see if one of the daily couriers that run between MOZ and PPT would take it to the gas plant and get it filled for you the same day. Moorea Gaz Island: Mo'orea Moorea Gaz 87 73 81 42 The guy at Moorea Gaz circumnavigates the island in his truck and can pick up or deliver to pretty much any landmark along the island’s main road. I handed my tank off to him at the Haapiti dock after scheduling a time and place by phone. The bottles are shipped to Tahiti on Monday to get filled and return by ferry on Tuesday. The price for propane was 352 XPF per kilo, plus a handling fee of 1000 XPF for my one (6kg capacity) tank

Nuka Hiva Yacht Services

Island: Nuku Hiva

Kevin can fill propane tanks

Raiatea Carenage

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.735995, Lon -151.485035 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

They will fill tanksFor more information, see Haulout

Shell Station Uturoa

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.729298, Lon -151.443377 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Shell Station Uturoa

Campgaz Cooking Bottles

Island: Tahiti

We have had a number of folks looking for the larger blue bottles called Campgaz. After much searching including going to the Gaz plant in Fare Ute they were unable to find ones for sale. Please let me know if you find these for sale. See picture

9-21 According to SV Capall Mara Ace Hardware in Papeete has all the fittings to fill your own bottles But NOT the larger tanks.. We tried to buy one in Tahiti even visiting Tahiti Gas but couldn’t get one. You can get them refilled inTahiti but be aware if considered too rusty they won’t do it. We haven’t been able to get the Camping Gaz refilled in Hauhine or Bora Bora. Purchased 13kg bottle instead and have decanted into our three Camping Gaz bottles. Good luck Services that Fill Blue CampingGaz Bottles Papeete (drop off at Mobil Station) Raiatea Carenage Fakarava Yacht Services Hiva Oa Boat Yard Nuku Hiva Yacht Services .

DIY Gravity Transfer of Cooking Gas

Island: Tahiti

We have a document with photos on our website showing how to transfer cooking gas from the FP steel tanks to your shipboard tanks. Includes photos of the FP tank fitting 🌐 www.jacarandajourney.com/refillingpropane

Refilling your propane tanks in French Polynesia

Gaz de Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528465, Lon -149.575008 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

This is the main processing plant for cooking gas in Tahiti, Located on the road to Motu Uta just over the bridge on the right hand side. Not sure if you can drop off bottles here as the Mobil station is the closest location just up the street near ace hardware

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

JetBoil Containers Sold at Ocean 2000

For more information, see Marine SuppliersMobil (near Taina)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.588002, Lon -149.613927 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tank drop off/pickup is Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Mobil (near City Marina)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531893, Lon -149.571021 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located next to Ace Hardware Usually its a

2-3 day turn around. Drop your bottle off.

Mobil Station (Taravao)

Island: Tahiti

Mobil Station Taravao) Propane bottle drop off. They will give to the Tahiti Gaz driver to take and have filled at Their main facility on Motu Iti. Will come back on next delivery. Ask for turnaround time

Propane fittings

Island: Tahiti

Ace Hardware often carries numerous parts of a gaz system.

11-2023 Plomberium Tahiti 245 Ave du Chef Vairaatoa carry fitting to fit the fiberglass propane tanks. 7-2022. SV Cream Puff Cope Plumbing sell the item as a kit of three pieces. The COPE item numbers are P24, P36, and 08X16. The location of COPE Plumbing Store. The cost is 1388xpf w/tax. See plumbing for Cope & GE map link

7-2022 SV Afrikii I purchased the French Female fitting at COPE, very near to the Hilton hotel in Papeete. The little notch on each of the protrusions indicates that this piece has reverse threads, which is what you need.

7-2022 we found ours in the hardware shop on Huahine

8-2020 SV Hedonsim I was in Bricko 3 days ago and they had a large supply. Just the fitting, pigtails witha Butane fitting on each end, gas hose in fixed lengths and by the meter , regulators and even spare seals for the fittings. In the Plumbing section.... Note: No North American Tank fittings available (for DIY gaz transfer) See hardware for gps locations for each of the above

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Propeller and Shaft repair

Marcel Prop Repair

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.542564, Lon -149.544201 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ph. 87 78 36 06 Prop repair: Ph. 87 78 36 06 Marcel can straighten and smooth out dings. Can't re-cast bronze. Turn uphill at Pirae Mairie- keep straight on main road. Comes to 4-way intersection at Propkop jeweller. 2 doors before is large yard with heavy machinery. Ask for Marcel. From Pitufa Jun 2018 Note: Lat/Long is for Propkop

Propellers Shaft

Island: Tahiti

I was told they must be shipped in, Ocean 2000 has stock of shafts with machined end to european standards (ISO25??) Poly Industries made spare shaft but did not stock the material which came from Ocean 2000. Sourced flexible coupling from Sopoc. Small machine shop in Tipaerui put proper taper on old propeller; they are at the corner where you make the last turn going to Polybois (see wood)

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Pumps

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils (Mariner)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530687, Lon -149.557241 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ets Emile Vongue & Fils

3-21 SV Hedonism I was just in Ets Emile Vongue & Fils yesterday and noted they had quite a few pumpsin stock of various kinds. I was surprised they even had 3 of my Jabsco Macerator pumps! For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000 They carry numerous types of marine grade pumps For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Techpol Polynesie High Pressure Pumps for cleaning

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.557136, Lon -149.57009 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Techpol Polynesie Tel Nr 40 45 15 05 98714 Papeete They are in Tipaerui Valley on the leftside as you drive up and 100 m before Polynois. SV Coral Trekker I spoke to the owner they are on facebook : 🌐 techpol.outuloutout

They sell new Kärcher machines both for private use and commercial. They have all Accessoires and chemicals needed. Also the hoses and connectors. They do after sales service on all Kàrcher equipment. They also rent out commercial Kärcher units ( grey color not the private yellow ones) They ask a deposit for the the rental refundable upon return. Best regards Robert

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Plexiglas (see Lexan)

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Racor filters

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000 carries Racor filters and housing. They also carry Dahl Filters For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940439119 on Fare Ute Sopom/Soflex have moved from their former location next to the bridge to the building between Ace and Nautisport. Limited English speaking staff. Carry mechanical equipment for industry and boats. Found a flexible coupling there. Carry an RO water-maker and stock pickling agent and cleaning agent. Wide selection of hoses; large selection of control cables; ho da generators. Large stock of impellers. Dealers for Cummins and Nandi diesels. Big stock of filters. Check here for pumps, RACOR FILTERS. seals, engine mounts,etc.

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Radar repair

Assystem Polynésie

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533009, Lon -149.567728 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The Furuno authorized provider in French Polynesia is AS SYSTEM. Will find out about other brands See Furuno tab Assystem Polynésie Fare Ute Centre Puea Pahonu

📞 +68940549470

📞 +68987229533

📧 mchamps@assystem.pf | Plus d’informations sur 🌐 www.assystem.com

📧 info@assystem.pf

Marine Elec

Island: Tahiti

Marine Elec Alexandre 📞 +68987374715

📧 Marine.elec@gmx.com

Papeete Alex services Simrad, Lowrance, B&G, Garmin, Raymarine. I can also work on sat phone issues. Alex is the Raymarine warranty service / dealer for French Polynesia

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Radio nets

VHF Net Nuku Hiva

Island: Nuku Hiva

Run by Nuku Hiva Yacht Services

Monday - Friday Opening at 0800 on 72 and then switching to 68.

Polynesian Magellan Net

Island: Tahiti

SSB (English) Polynesian Magellan Net (Ploy Mag Net)

Freq: 8173.0 USB

Time: 18:00Z (08:00 Tahiti Time) 04:00Z (18:00 Tahiti Time)

SOPAC Net

Island: Tahiti

South Pacific Net Coverage: Cooks further west to New Cal 05:30Z and 20:00Z 6.209 USB

VHF Net Papeete

Island: Tahiti

VHF Net Papeete M-F 08:00 Coverage Marina Papeete & taiana area. Also may reach to Vaiare Bay Mo'orea

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Raymarine

Marine Elec

Island: Tahiti

Marine Elec Alexandre 📞 +68987374715

📧 Marine.elec@gmx.com

Papeete Alex services Simrad, Lowrance, B&G, Garmin, Raymarine. I can also work on sat phone issues. Alex is the Raymarine warranty service / dealer for French Polynesia SWR meter to check vhf and vhf antenna.

5-20 SV Notorious Very competent, meeting stable, speaks good English and is mega fair.

5-20 SV Capall Mara Alex is excellent

10-19 SV Counting Stars Alexandre at Marine Elec in PPT fixed my generator wiring. He shows up on time, makes everything perfect and extremely fair with pricing.

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Recycling

Maintenance Marquises Service

Island: Hiva 'Oa MMS Ok for used oil and old batteries For more information, see Haulout

Fenua Ma Recycling

Island: Mo'orea Fenua Ma Recycling Main Office: Paofai Building in front of the House of Culture BP 9636 - 98715 MOTU UTA 📧 accueil@fenuama.pf

📞 +68940543450

Fenau Ma has recycling centers in numerous locations in Tahiti and Moorea. They take used motor oil, Batteries, Flares, Electronics 🌐 www.fenuama.pf/pav

Recycle Nuku Hiva

Island: Nuku Hiva

Recycle located next to the Marie in Taiahoe. Place is on the big car park near the mairie , little green house for sorting your waste

Communauté de Communes Hava’i

Island: Raiatea

Communauté de Communes Hava’i in Raiatea. Contact them on 📞 +68940664859

They’ll pick up your batteries for xpf 4,000

Battery Recycle Tania (small alkaline batteries)

Island: Tahiti

Carrefour supermarket, near the entrance glass doors / security guard.

Battery Recycle Tania Marina (Large Batteries)

Island: Tahiti

Battery Recycle Tania Marina area

12-21 SV Cream Puff There is a battery recycle/disposal bin in the parking lot near the chandlery. DO NOT DISPOSE IF ALKALINE BATTERIES HERE

Enviropol Motu Uta

Island: Tahiti

Somes known as a different name TSP 📞 +68940508570

There is a large facility for all types of recycle including a large reservoir for used oil on Motu Uta - Out near customs

Fenua Ma - Recycling

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544701, Lon -149.578641 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.fenuama.pf/pav

Main Office: Paofai Building in front of the House of Culture BP 9636 - 98715 MOTU UTA 📧 accueil@fenuama.pf

📞 +68940543450

🌐 www.facebook.com/FENUAMA/posts/

pfbid02eR46uEUPGzMCkYgsDjcs8HzznbYmgerXhYr1aexHg6PyLivBPQuy15HDRDXoNmLjl Fenau Ma has recycling centers in numerous locations in Tahiti and Moorea. They take used motor oil, Batteries, Flares, Electronics

9-21 SV Shiraz It's opposite the Maison de la Culture. The building has big glass windows. The Fenua Ma is the first shop fronted place. Took my old mobile phones, batteries and a printer cartridge. Someone arrived with an old laptop. Very nice and helpful.

Marina Taina

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585525, Lon -149.61611 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

For proper disposal of old boat batteries, flammable objects such as flares, and used motor oil, there are bins provided for each at Marina Taina. They are located behind the dive shop Fluid. If your flammable objects are too large to fit the slot, contact George (pictured in front of oil receptacle) at the Marina Taina office. You can also dispose of small amounts of diesel and gasoline (under 5 liters) at the fuel dock, just ask. For more information, see Marinas & Anchorages

SOREMAT Societe de Recyclade de Materiaux

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.527444, Lon -149.567097 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SOREMAT Societe de Recyclade de Materiaux 🌐 soremat-tahiti.business.site

📞 +68987798470

11/2020 SV Marauder Quick and easy engine drop off! If you need a certificate of destruction (insurance or custom purposes), this is the place to use. We also saw some huge stays in a pile, looked like maybe a super yacht re-rigged and dropped their old standing rigging here. The owner was friendly, not sure if he speaks enlgish

Technival

Island: Tahiti

Bureaux & tous services Vallée de Tipaerui - Ancienne usine Tamaraa Nui BP 4644 - 98713 PAPEETE - POLYNESIE FRANCAISE 📞 +68940502870

📞 +68940502871

📧 technival@technival.pf

🌐 www.technival.pf/

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Refrigeration (repair)

Fakarava Yacht Services

Island: Fakarava

Fakarava Yacht Services For more information, see Yacht Services

Maintenance Marquises Service

Island: Hiva 'Oa Fridge repairs For more information, see Haulout

Jeremy

Island: Huahine

Jeremy 📞 +68987736868 did the installation of a new Danfoss BD50 here in Huahine. He is a professional HVAC guy, usually working ashore. He also can help you with solar and watermaker installations.

Alfred Chassaniol

Island: Raiatea

Raiatea 📞 +68987205541

He has the gauges and speaks English.

Joseph Mouchas

Island: Raiatea

Joseph Mouchas. 📞 +68987310709

E-mail joehmouches@gmail.com. s / v Alia Vita

5-2020 Joseph spoke good English, very polite and efficient, fixed my problem straight away and explained what he was doing throughout. .

Maintenance Nautique Refrigeration

Island: Raiatea

Maintenance Nautique Refrigeration Benoit Magnier 📧 benoit.magnier@ikmail.com

📞 +68987204511

8-2023 SV Auntie I found a ‘new to us’ refer repair man in Raiatea. He’s really good Capable, professional, and really good. He found a persistant small leak on low pressure side which others had missed. Fluent in English. Boat owner himself. Has all the equipment, battery operated so no need to worry about AC voltage match. Good explanations while he is doing the work. He’s quite busy, but he understands weather windows and does his best to fit you in. Highly recommended.

Lago - Multiservice Nautique

Island: Tahiti

Lago - Multiservice Nautique 📧 Lagodiciaccio@gmail.com

📞 +68989264364 (Whats App) Close to Taina marina

9-21 SV Ipanema He is a young French guy who lives in Puna'auia, next to Taina Marina. He speaks a bit of English, he was very responsive to my calls and WhatsApp questions, he was very kind answering all my questions and doubts about my problem and he fixed my refrigerator for exactly half of the price of the main guy here. But more important than the price, it was a pleasant experience. He seems to be eager to get more work. I know it is just one good experience, but maybe it is another option since when I asked around, everyone I talked to felt really trapped by the alternative for this type of work

Luc Vacher-Coponat

Island: Tahiti

Luc does refrigeration repairs: 📞 +68987737919

Recent reports have been awful on this guy. Shoddy work, refusing to stand behind his work Beware this is not a reputable refer guy!!

12-18 La Mizu Would never recommend or use Luc again. VERY unhappy and disappointed with his work. From the SV Bear

9-17 I can' recommend him. He showed up without a flashlight which gave me hesitation. He stared at the machines for quite awhile (3 hours), before adding refrigerant. My AC side of units compressor after his repair ran at 185 degrees and heated my engine room, obviously over charged, and I hope it did not damage the compressor. I saw him the next day and asked him to stop by, a no show along with 3 phone calls. We paid him $150.00. The engine driven side does not freeze. Bear later reported that they had their fridge serviced in Raiatea and were able to resolve the issues created by Luc

Marine Refrigeration Mike Campbell

Island: Tahiti

Mike Campbell Refrigeration and Air Conditioning - Installation - Maintenance - Repair 📞 +68989643260

📧 mikecamalila@gmail.com

Located in Taina on a mooring opposite the super yacht key on board Alila, an Irwin 54 This is the first fridge business that we know that solely specializes in Yachts.

10-2023 SV Hilsen We just had Mike on board the other day and what a joy! He is absolutely a wonderful person with nice attitude and much humor. Beside that he is very skilled at he’s work. We had a leaking pipe from the compressor to the fridge. He solved it right on the spot. It only took 2 hours and the price was very fair. I only have good things to say. 5 star service ?????

01-2023 SV Auntie I recommend Mike Campbel for refer repair. He knows his business, has the right equipment, and gets it done. Worth waiting for his expertise.

10-22 SV Malaika Just wanted to share our amazing experience with Mike Campbell. Our water cooling fridge died the other day and we called Mike to have a look. He came and found the problem and the very next day he was changing our system to air cooling one. He was so fast and efficient!! We are so happy with our new silent fridge and it even takes less power now!! So if you have a fridge problem team Malaika highly recommends Mike for the job!! You’ll get excellent service and funny jokes 😂

10-22 SV Hedonism Just wanted to share our amazing experience with Mike Campbell Our water cooling fridge died the other day and we called Mike to have a look. He came and found the problem and the very next day he was changing our system to air cooling one He was so fast and efficient!! We are so happy with our new silent fridge and it even takes less power now!! So if you have a fridge problem team Malaika highly recommends Mike for the job!! You’ll get excellent service and funny jokes

7-2022 SV KONBREO Just wanted to recommend Mike Campbell for anything refrigeration!! My fridge was working ‘ok’ after a 1 year lay-up but I felt it could be better. Mike was quick to investigate and found a small leak in the pipe connectors. He cut these out, made welded joins, regassed and my system performed 100% better – running less, saving power and keeping the rum perfect temperature! I’ve recently consulted him again to change from water cooled to air cooled as part of an upgrade I’m planning in NZ. As a superyacht captain I’ve had a lot to do with so called fridge expert’s many who don’t really understand small boat systems. But Mikes depth of experience on vessels of all sizes shows, his advice and logic is very sound as is his workmanship. I am happy to recommend him as fantastic resource for the cruising community.

1-22 SV Hedonsim Mike Campbell, our friend and also the “go to” refrigeration guy came by to finish installing our new Danfoss BD50 compressor today. Mike needed to use his big 230 VAC vacuum pump to purge the system so the best way was just to “raft” with us for a few hours. It is very rare for a BD50 to fail but ours did after 16+ years. Mike actually had a new BD50 “in stock” on his boat!! Our new install also includes an air condenser in series with our Keel Cooler so should be pretty efficient and we will be able to run the fridge while “on the hard”. Thanks Mike!

12-21 SV Cyrolia- Mike Campbell just installed a new Vitrifrigo freezer unit on my sailboat. Super happy with Mike, the quality of his service and work, and his British sense of humor! And Mike: if you see this… my four tubs of ice cream are rock solid frozen!

7-21 Jacaranda - We returned to the boat in Mo'orea after an absence of two years and the fridge did not start. After conducting some tests at Mikes suggestion I contacted Mike with the results of these tests and Mike gave me a 95% probable rate that it was the controller. I replaced the controller and fridge is working now. Mike is a good guy!

7-21 SV Lilikoi Introduction: We bought our FP Lipar1 41 in Marina Taina in March 2020, then lockeddown in Hawaii until this week. Finally got to our boat and the fridge didn’t work. Looked for info on your guide and found Mike Campbell under Refrigeration repair. Mike dinghies over the day after I asked him for help by email. He assessed the situation, went back to his boat for tools and materials, returned 2 hours later, trouble-shooted it to isolate the controller as the issue, replaced the controller and we have a cold fridge again. Mike is prompt, courteous and professional, as well as a fun-loving guy with a great sense of humor. Highly recommend Mike in the Marina Taina area, and thank you for providing and maintaining your guide for cruisers.

1-21 SV Barracuda Mike came round shortly after we contacted him. He was quick to spot the problem (a change in our power management) and give advice. Definitely knows his stuff and is friendly, responsive and helpful.

12-2020 I first came across Mike Campbell in Palma de Mallorca in 2006 when I was the Captain of a 112 ft Swan called Song of the Sea. He installed a second freezer for us as we were just about to start a Circumnavigation via Tahiti ! Imagine my surprise when in 2020 I was Captain of a Swan 90 in Tahiti with refrigeration problems and bumped into Mike !!! The problem had haunted us all the way from the Canaries without anyone be able to solve the problem. Mike managed to find the problem, which was basically a design error and got the system working better than when the boat was built up in Finland. 3 yrs later and close to 50,000 nm it’s still running strong. In fact whilst back at Nautor last year for a major refit we didn’t need to touch the refrigeration and after discussing the fix Mike had carried out Nautor “ took it onboard “ and are now retrofitting it to vessels that come in for service and I believe new vessels will have it as standard. So apart from his terrible sense of humour , unusual for a Liverpool Lad , myself being one as well, I can highly recommend Mike as a professional and experienced engineer who works hard and is honest. Fair Winds and Smooth Seas Guy Spencer RYA Yachtmaster Ocean CE.

11-2020 SV SV Mat-Lau III Mike has repaired and serviced our fridges twice now, latest Oct 2020. He knows what he’s doing, and will also tell you if he’s unsure if a particular fix will work, unless tried (in our case we took the chance - it worked). He has replaced copper tubing, bled and re - adjusted pressures, and also given us instruction on testing ourselves, if any future issues may arise. He always returns within a day or so, to ensure things are still working ok. Our fridges are now running perfectly. He does answer calls or emails, and will come within a time span he has indicated. Also has a good sense of humor.

8-2020 SV Sugar Shack We thought we had a slow leak in our fridge. Mike came by to do an initial assessment and scheduled to come back with his tools and Freon. He walked Matt through testing different things to diagnose future issues, filled her up with Freon and gave us many laughs and giggles along the way. Even though he came for two visits and stayed a little more than an hour he only charged us for one hour. He is very professional, kind, and courteous.

Pacific Froid

Island: Tahiti

Pacific Froid MOTU UTA PAPEETE 📞 +68940482750

📧 pacifique.froid@mail.pf

They are often so very busy that they miss appointments or dont answer the phone. By using Tahiti Crew(see agents)to make the appointment and follow up you may have better luck. Its worth the premium that Tahiti Crew charges to insure they arrive and complete the work properly SV O2

5-19 Went thru Tahiti Crew... Pacific Froid came and fixed both fridge and freezer. Tahiti Crew was able to confirm appointment and follow up. Its worth the extra premium Tahiti Crew charges as she will follow up with them to insure they arrive when scheduled

Techno Froid

Island: Tahiti

From Tahiti Crew after asking about who they suggest. Techno Froid, ask for Manu. French speaking One thing though is that techno froid works with agents only, as they had bad experiences of cruisers not paying their bill, I had them calling me once asking me to be the guaranty of a client who had contact them directly , otherwise they wouldn’t work for him.

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Refrigeration (supplies)

Comptoir Frigorifique

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533099, Lon -149.563263 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Comptoir Frigorifique 📧 info@comptoirfrigo.com

97 rue Octave Moreau Papeete 📞 +68940420773

Across side street from Ocean 2000

10-21 Reported on the FP FB page. To save you time and money I’m at Comptoir Frigorifique and the guy has asked me to let you know he doesn’t have any 12/24v compressor or fan motors. Good guy just looking after your taxi money and time

11-2020 SV Yum Yum Isotherm Fridge thermostat I found one at Comptoir Frigorifique... It's a product from Italy called Arthermo..

Ocean 2000

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529987, Lon -149.560249 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ocean 2000

3-2023 Reported carrying 12V chest freezers For more information, see Marine Suppliers

STTP (Insulation Foam)

Island: Tahiti

STTP Rigid foam (polystyrene closed cell for fridge insulation): STTP in Tahiti 📞 +68940503737

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 📞 +68987741002

📧 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr

Marina Taina Stocks danfoss compressors has the 35 and the 80 model. In 3/17 he stocked a keel cooler type condensor. Ask Michele who he would recommend For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tropic Froid

Island: Tahiti

Sale of refrigerating equipment. Does not do repair One of the main refrigeration suppliers in FP. Carry Danfoss equipment and stock DB35 and 50 and stock Danfoss 7008 thermostats. Counter staff speak reasonably good english. Location They are several blocks from the waterfront on Prince Hanoi, directly across from the Shell Station and Hotel Tahiti Nui. 59, avenue du Prince Hinoi 98714 Papeete Contact information 📞 +68940432984

📞 +68987777515

📧 Tropicfroid@mail.pf

9-2019 Coral Trekker Great little Chinese shop. He has huge stock on anything related to refrigeration. He found me the corresponding Danfoss 7005 for my isotherm freezer.

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Restaurants

Les Givrees - Artisanal Ice cream

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540615, Lon -149.567928 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Best Ice Cream: Les Givrees - Artisanal Ice cream (Sam) Passage Cardella (small street two blocks east of MacDonald’s). Try the passionfruit, litchee and ginger, picnic, Tabu vodka red fruit, or the yogurt to which they can add breadfruit. M-F. 10 to 5 Sat.

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Lou Pescadou

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541409, Lon -149.567564 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Italian city center

Casa Bianca

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585933, Lon -149.614941 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The place to be in Marina Taina. Good-looking people, especially on Thursday and Fiday evenings starting at 5pm

Chez Jimmy

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.543325, Lon -149.576259 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

In the harbour side park west of Marina Papeete They have two vegetarian items on menu - a real find in a french country. Good burgers

Croq-In Pizza

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536237, Lon -149.56684 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Croq-In Pizza 🌐 croqin.ifenua.com/

📞 +68940456733

Near the ESSOR store Av. Du Prince Hinoi

1-21 SV Cream Puff In the Pape'ete Marina area, we have been slowly working our way through the menu at Croq-In Pizza. It is take-out and delivered. Very tasty pizza and calzones - not too expensive: most pizzas are 1,200xpf, calzones are 600xpf.The menu can be viewed here: 🌐 croqin.ifenua.com/

v2/ It is a short walk from the marina located across from Tahiti Rental (3,000xpf/day car rental place) 🌐 www.facebook.com/Pizza-Croqin-Papeete-529318920581653/

Ferry Building Restaurant

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534806, Lon -149.56904 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

This is one of our favorites for lunch. reasonable priced, great view , excellent food and nice atmosphere. Or just stop in for a coffee and a desert. Best Posion Cru in all of Tahiti Located on the second floor of the ferry terminal

L'O à la Bouche

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540764, Lon -149.567839 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940452976

Passage Cardella Note: NOT street Cardella 1/2 block east of the cathedral on a short small street. 2 blocks east of McDonalds 🌐 www.loalabouchetahiti.com/

One of the top 2 restaurants in Tahiti. Reservations are a must! High end, expensive restaurant. The best French food I've had in Papeete.

La Pizzaria

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.542794, Lon -149.573235 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Within walking distance of city marina. Good pizzas & Itailian Food popular with the locals but plenty of seating Best to make reservations on the Fridays. 🌐 www.lapizzeria.pf/

Le Coffee Shop

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529817, Lon -149.566067 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Great coffee shop that also serves fresh meals. Full salad bar, delicious fresh sushi and sandwiches. Primarily a very popular lunch spot that fills up at lunch time. We usually get there before 11:30 to get a table.

Le Rétro

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539924, Lon -149.568789 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

A classic near the Vaima shopping mall. Food is fair. They often have live music

Le Souffle

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538109, Lon -149.565479 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940570017

Rue Paul Gauguin Located across from the city hall entrance. This is a favorite of many of the locals and we had a delicious meal there. Sharing a wonderful souffle and a desert. The food and service was wonderful Can highly recommend it. (Jacaranda)

Les 3 Brasseurs

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536231, Lon -149.568086 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

A brewery with lots of beers and some (not-so-good) food. Often has concerts. It is located near the tall Renault building, almost facing the ferry stations. Happy Hour everyday except weekends from

18-19 o'clock = Buy one beer, get the second one for free (after you finished the first) Good wifi during the morning hours until about 5pm when customers start coming in

Les Petit Ventres

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.543423, Lon -149.568349 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

129 Rue Dumont D’Urville within walking distance from Papeete Marina( west of the Presidential Palace). Really excellent French food. The chef is award winning. Very expensive. Open for lunch but not dinner. The menu is changed often.

Rapido Pizza

Island: Tahiti

On Prince Hanio two blocks from Harbour nice cheap pizza. Mostly takeaway but have picnic tables. Medium Margarite is 800 xpf.

Roulottes

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537503, Lon -149.568791 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Every night starting at 5pm on the Papeete waterfront near the ferry station, food trucks are awaiting their clients. This is a classic thing to do for locals. Enjoy crêpes, fish, chinese food etc.

Star Restaurant

Island: Tahiti

Located directly across from the main gate Papeete marina. Its next to the Vini store in the small arcade. Foks have mentioned that they serve a nice breakfast and have free wifi

Tony's Tapa's

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537278, Lon -149.567625 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tonys Tapa's

10-18 A nice bar in the centre of Papeete, where you sit outside in the narrow, quiet sidestreet, the whole thing giving a somewhat South European feel.

Villa Thai

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.536922, Lon -149.567728 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Villa Thai and it was GREAT. upstairs dining was lovely, real Thai food that was very good. # 40 856080 address = 36 Bis Rue Albert Leboucher. A little pricey but not by FP prices. They also own the rouellete Tuk Tuk

Vini Vini Fresh Sushi Delivered

Island: Tahiti

Vinivini 🌐 www.vinivini.pf/

📞 +68940506922

📞 +68987327668

Located Fare Ute Order before 11am Menu:go to website and click on Traiteur ViniVini is the major processor of fresh fish brought into Papeete by fishing boats. They supply not only Tahiti but Mo'orea as well. We recently found you can order fresh sushi over the phone and have it delivered by motor bike (like pizza delivery)

Lilikoi Garden Cafe (Opunohu)

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.487018, Lon -149.845609 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

100m from Opunohu Beach Open for Lunch Very good food. Laurence makes everything fresh. There is outside seating. Very relaxed and casual. We can recommend it and have eaten there numerous times Jacaranda

Moz Café (Maharepa)

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.481524, Lon -149.807415 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Moz Cafe Maharepa Open 7am Breakfast and Lunch A daily lunch special. Fresh sashimi and all around good food at a fair price. It feels like a mom & pop cafe Very popular with the locals. One of Jacaranda's favorite

Snack Mahana

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.491543, Lon -149.882801 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Snack Mahana 📞 +68940564170

Close to Papetoi'ai Open for Lunch One of our favorites. Food has always been excellent everytime we have eaten there. Nice outside setting overlooking the water. Get there early if you do not have a reservation. Best to call ahead and reserve a table We have also taken the dinghy there from Tiki Anchorage but its very shallow and you need to proceed with caution

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Ride share

UCAR Pacific

Island: Tahiti

UCAR Pacific Download App. Works like Uber or Lyft 🌐 www.radio1.pf/ucar-pacific-coup-de-poker-reglementaire-pour-le-uberpolynesien/

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Rigging

BMS (Boat Maintenance Services)

Island: Raiatea

Fred Hermelin 📧 bms@mail.pf

87749560 Fred is very experienced and also does general boat work (windlass, fiberglass) 7-25-20 SV Influencer Great job from this rigger & punctual too.

Fenua Rigging

Island: Tahiti

Fenua Rigging Emilien Barre SV Freedom 📞 +68987259057

📧 fenua.rigging@gmail.com

🌐 www.fenuarigging.com

www.facebook\fenuarigging
Located Taina 5-2021, Sv Marauder - helped a friend organize a rig-survey with fenua rigging. These guys were on time, nice guys, and they were thorough! Got the survey back within 3 days. I'd recommend them for another survey.

10-2020 SV Nuwam2 Emilien from Fenua Rigging fitted rigging on our boat and very happy with his work????.. They turned up at agreed times for quote and fitting. You can get them to fit your supplied wire or they can manufacture what you require.. French speaking but via email works well and on-site his partner speaks English.

9-2020 Fenua Rigging – our Experience, sv HEDONISM I have been holding back on saying too much about Fenua Rigging as I am not one to go and say negative things about someone or a company however, I feel obligated to speak up so other cruisers are aware of the issues that we had so they can be aware that they MUST be supervised closely! Our background: We have had Hedonism for over 15 years. We have un-stepped the mast a total of 9 times since new and have rigged it ourselves the last 2. (always been present for the other occasions) We needed to do a complete standing rigging change. I contacted the OEM supplier of our rigging and got a complete list of the rigging as it was originally installed on our boat. The order was placed in June in the USA for a complete set of rigging including all turnbuckles, toggles, mast head toggles, back stay with SSB and so on. We have a Genoa and a Solent headstay. I have been dealing with a health issue here since February and have been recovering so I decided to enlist the services of Fenua Rigging to do the heavy work, especially changing both forestays with the furling rigs. They quoted a labor rate of $75 per hour (times the two of them so $150 per hour) and the hours expected were reasonable. When the rigging arrived, they arrived at the appointed time and commenced the work here at Marina Taina. Both Laurie and I were present there to assist as laborers and to observe. They worked very quickly; too quickly in fact so they were prone to making mistakes and taking shortcuts. I am summarizing at the bottom but in one instance, a pin on the Solent stay was not only NOT secured with a split (cotter) pin, it had worked itself out to where the end was flush with the toggle. This was partially hidden by the furling drum that had been dropped into place. It was only that night when I suggested to Laurie to take a closer look, that I disassembled the furler enough so that we could raise the drum assembly up the foils to inspect. It was only then that we realized the significance of the poor workmanship. After that, we had a meeting with Fenua to discuss the issues. Things improved somewhat after that meeting; see bullets below. When we got to installing our new Lower shrouds, they announced that the Terminal end fittings did not fit the mast back plates. After checking the Intermediates and Cap shrouds they advised that the Intermediates did fit but the Cap shrouds did not either. The new shroud terminal fittings were manufactured by Hayn and the original ones by Gibb which is no longer in business. I was advised that I would need to order all new back plates from Hayn. Fenua supplied me with the part numbers that I would need and in fact, sent them to my rigging supplier. I arrange for air shipment and they arrived fairly quickly BUT when they did, I took them to check that the Hayn shroud terminal fittings would fit the new Hayn back plates; they didn’t. I got a hold of Fenua to come and take a look which they did promptly. They agreed that they did not fit and offered that perhaps they could arrange a machinist to machine about 2mm off the outside elbow of the fitting. Well, “NOT on my boat” I advised. I knew something was not right so I climbed the mast later and removed a stay to compare against the new Hayne terminal shrouds. Upon inspection it was obvious that the radius of the elbow was not correct when compared to the old one, the Intermediates and to the ones depicted in the Hayne catalog. I took detailed photos and forwarded them to the company that supplied the rigging. Their initial answer was that “Hayn terminals should fit Hayn back plates”! No kidding…. I pressed the company to send my detailed photos to Hayn which they did. Within an hour I got an email back saying that after viewing my information Hayn agreed there had been a manufacturing defect my terminals. (and others perhaps?) Hayn themselves built us a new set of Lowers and Caps and shipped them Air Freight to LAX and then prepaid my Air shipping cost to Tahiti. I was very happy even though the mistake cost us significantly, new back plates were NOT needed (Hayn’s were identical to the original Gibb plates), delays, shipping, import fees and so on. Why I am putting this information in a report on Fenua Rigging? Fenua should have seen the defect at the beginning (they are the riggers?) and should not have suggested that we needed new back plates or to “shave 2mm off” the fittings. (I also note that the QA at Hayn and the company that built the stays should have ALSO noticed the defect as well) I have summarized the issues in point form below.

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Other than that, they were better on the second visit. They took time and care to not drag stays on the deck, covered shroud fittings and shackles when raising and lowering them and so on. This was only after the “meeting” where I pointed out NOT to rush, I was paying them by the hour and close supervision. In closing suffice it to say, I would not recommend Fenua Rigging, especially if you are not completely familiar with the rigging process. If you choose to do so, hopefully this report will give you and idea on what to watch out for. Other than the serious issues noted, I would summarize that they had no respect for our boat at all. It was almost as though they had always worked on older boats that perhaps, did not care. BTW; We subsequently installed the new Lower and Cap shrouds ourselves when they arrived. Bob + Laurie Mackie

9-2020 SV Takamoana Just wanted to give Fenua Rigging our appreciation. They provided a detailed quote to replace our standing rigging and delivered as and when they said. Follow up support was prompt and we are very happy. All European and Australian standard fittings and wire.

Polyacht (Benoit Parnaudeau)

Island: Tahiti

Polyacht Benoit Parnaudeaut: 📧 benparnaudeau@gmail.com

🌐 www.polyacht.fr/en/

Benoit Parnaudeau 📞 +68987333956

Christophe Monnier 📞 +68989541615

Former round the world racer, very competent in high tech gear

09-2020 SV September Very experienced, highly professional and reliable.

11-2019 Recommended by Olivier SV Mary Ann

Polynesia Rigging Services

Island: Tahiti

Polynesian Rigging Services Jean Christophe Grimaldi 📧 polynesiarigging@gmail.com

📞 +68987320957

3-23 SV Sava Polynesia Rigging Service. They did outstanding work for us. Highly recommend. Lemme know if you need contact info. He’s in an around the marinas.

Sailtech

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534322, Lon -149.578469 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located near Customs. Turn right at the road across from Customs and its about 100 meters on the right. they have a sail loft upstairs and a rigging shop downstairs speak English Contact Guy(pronounced Gee) 📞 +68940582142

📞 +68987383696

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MonBoo va'a

Island: Tahiti

MonBoo Va’a 📞 +68987229056

📧 contact@monboovaa.com

🌐 www.monboovaa.com

https://www.facebook.com/monboovaa/?locale=fr_FR

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Sails

Maintenance Marquises Atuona

Island: Hiva Oa

Maintenance Marquises

4-2023 we had our mainsail repaired where it ripped from leech to luff in two separate areas below both the first and second reefing points along the seam. We also had our Gennaker repaired, a small repair. Both were done by the sail loft at Maintenance marquises, Hiva Oa. That was almost a year ago and repairs have held so far. We did have to be very specific about what we wanted and how we wanted it done. We also had to point out a few things that were not done before we left and the sail maker completed those. It's was pretty good value and they have a proper loft and machine. The attitude of everyone there was very nice.

3-2023 I recommend MMS in Hava Oa. We had a ripped off Genoa sheet eye (consequence of a storm) and we got a perfekt repair. You may need time, as the sailmaker there is very busy (the burdon of a good reputation)

8-2020 SV Avatar The guy who does the sewing at Maintenance Marquises boat yard name is Tino. It is one of their many services. He allowed us to help with by cutting & pulling the old stitching & he was very fair on his sewing time charged. Contact for boatyard is 📧 Maria.roche@maintenancemarquises.com

Nuka Hiva Yacht Services

Island: Nuku Hiva

Nuka Hiva Yacht ServicesCan do minor sail repair For more information, see Yacht Services

Voilerie Nuku Hiva

Island: Nuku Hiva

Voilerie Nuku Hiva Calypso 📞 +68987729162 What’s app 📧 voilerienukuhiva@gmail.com

Taiohae Sail Repair & Canvas Work

Apooti Marina Canvas and Sails

Island: Raiatea

Apooiti Marina Canvas Sails Voilerie Aveia Regine Faux 📧 Regineaveia@yahoo.fr

📞 +68940661404

🌐 www.voilerie-aveia-raiatea.com

Hours: Mon-Fri: 07:30 - 11:30 Regine is located in Apooiti Marina and primarily works for the charter companies. But in her spare time she will do canvas work for cruisers. 4-2022: Sugar Shack: Our large 200/sq.m spinnaker blew out during a bad gust. She was really bad with a tear all the way across the center and down the side seam. Plus she had several weak spots. We took our sail to Regine who laid it all out on her large floor while examining the amount of work. She asked if we wanted to color match the sail and we said no as it is a 20+ year old sail and the colors are all faded. We just wanted it to work and did not care if it was pretty. She said it would take 4/5 days and would cost $800 plus material. We were heading to the states and told her we did not need it for 2 weeks. But she called us 5 days later stating it was done and the cost was $850. When we picked it up she laid it all out again and showed us her work. The next day we flew her and we were super happy with the repairs. The shape remained the same, the weak spots patched and the tears all repaired. I would highly recommend Regine! She was polite, professional, on time and reasonably priced!!

Artimon Sail Maker

Island: Raiatea

📧 Pierre.Artimon@gmail.com

📞 +68987349398 Located in the boatyard CNI

O'rion

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.736569, Lon -151.484583 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Canvas, sails, laundry: O'rion opposite of the boat yards in Raiatea does good work. Nicolas 87709901. He is also putting the last touches to his bungalows that will be for rent (nice size, swimming pool, about 60 m from the 2 shipyards. SV Mary Ann

Raiatea Yacht Services

Island: Raiatea

Raiatea Yacht Services

Leonardo Bruni

Island: Tahaa

leonardo bruni 📞 +68987758587

📧 ghibli_3@hotmail.com

Leonardo lives on his boat in Tahaa directly across from Apooti Marina. he travels back and forth often. He is a sailmaker and can do sail repair as well as canvas work

Api Yachting

Island: Tahiti

Api Yachting 120 Av du Chef Vairaatoa , BP 9028 Motu Uta , Papeete

📞 +689404218 10, 📞 +68976779245

Warning: See Noonsite & Soggy Paws Guide for further comments by unhappy clients

Mado (Taravoa)

Island: Tahiti

Mado Sail & Canvas Repair Taravao Marina 📞 +6898934 9683https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fladepeche.pf%2F2023%2F12%2F14%2Fmado- polynesienne-fiere-detre-voiliere%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2xJMFpA2qwBpiEBZ7S2X-C2Af5jeTfyqw2T- ZxDo11LK1127B6vZ0e40k&h=AT3AMJRTYlDcK0uJglzCHZYLTDoyLfbkd6Y2o8LR3hwvlKt- XNT0eeiBHn5mrd7eLZvQse6RoxYiCL_CgqbfsZ00JULrdrNMNZ4d_2H4nVISobuDIw1u0KK3DPhI5QEdKtiKAklbskLBQUds

9-21 SV Ipanema Romain was the sail repair guy from Taravao Marina but he left to France a few months ago. A lady is working in his place now (Mado) He was able to sew a ring on top of my main sail. Super thick place to sew and she did a good job

Nautilus Sails

Island: Tahiti

French sail maker in Auckland, New Zealand. My mainsail and jib were done by this guy and I only get praise. P: 📞 +6499400046

M: 📞 +6421832011

E: 📧 info@nautilussails.co.nz

Ocean Sails Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

Michel 📞 +68987711686 (oceansailstahiti@gmail.com)

9-2019 SV Sugar Shack We had Oceans Sails (Michel Pegart Maitre Voilier) do repair work on our sail bag and he did not do a good job. After visiting his sail loft and speaking to him about types of threads used and process, we felt confident he’d do good work. We asked him to quote the repairs on our sail bag (strengthen and reinforce) and small spinnaker (we blew out clew). The sail bag was the priority as we had a backup spinnaker. With the sail bag we asked him to patch the small holes, reinforce all stitching, reinforce the batten sleeves, and re-attach our name flap which came off. He said it would be “no problem, easy job, and could be done in a few weeks at very little money.” Several weeks later, my husband went to pick it up and paid $600 (more than a little money to us, but our bad for not getting an exact quote first). When my husband went to install the sail bag, he noticed several areas had the new stitching already coming out (Michel failed to lock stitch the beginning and ends). In addition, in several places the stitching was crooked when it should have been straight. Unfortunately, we had guests coming and needed the sail bag up. So, my husband finished with the install before we had to leave. In addition, with the spinnaker he said it would cost well over $1,000 to repair or he would have to cut it down and charge a little less. This is an 18-year-old spinnaker so it was not worth the cost to repair. We took it back. We were very disappointed in the work from Ocean Sails. We had higher expectations since he had several good reviews, the loft was professional and he “said all the right things.” Very poor craftsmanship and 🌐 work.6-2019 SV Panache There are at least two sail makers in Tahiti. Michel owns OST and does first class work. He is not inexpensive, but you get what you pay for. He speaks excellent English. We know several cruisers who used him and they were all pleased. He is located near

Sailtech

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534308, Lon -149.578466 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located near Customs. Turn right at the road across from Customs and its about 100 meters on the right. they have a sail loft upstairs and a rigging shop downstairs Bryce is the Canvas foreman. Speaks English 📞 +68940582142 Vini : 📞 +68987383696

Sellerie Marine de Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.563997, Lon -149.567916 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sellerie Marine de Tahiti For more information, see Canvas Work

Tahiti Sails

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.5567, Lon -149.592512 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti sails 🌐 tahitisails.gmail.com

Gullaume 📞 +68987337433

Sebastien 📞 +68987337453

Faa'a Vallee de Nuutana Near the Nuutania prison. Take the Nuutania road at the SODIMEC store crossroads and drive up forapprox. 5 minutes. You will see a sign when you need to turn right to reach the sail loft. Speak good english 🌐 www.facebook.com/Tahiti-Sails-La-voilerie-de-Tahiti-1565124503784879/

Very nice guys. See examples of their work on their facebook page. They do most of the mega yacht repairs.

4-2023 Report sent in .... I am a former sailing professional (former owner of a sail shop in France for 15 years). For my part, this sail shop is simply bad, last year a friend had a Code D style sail made, it was very bad in the sense that we do not make a geenaker in cross cut but in tri-radial. Also while talking with Mado in Taravao, she told me that she regularly resumed repairs made in Tahiti Sail because they were so badly done.

11-2020 SV Tintamarre We asked Sebastien and Guillaume to quote and advise for repairing our genoa and mainsail. They are not cheap; but they were happy to take time to discuss the repairs in detail in their loft, didn't mind that we declined to repair the mainsail (opting instead to replace using Zoom Sails) and collected and returned the sails to us promptly. We liked their service. Oct. 2020: SV Sugar Shack : Our main sail needed to be repaired and re-stitched. It is made of double layer dacron and weighs in at almost 300lbs. We decided to hire Tahiti Sails to help us with the repairs as we did not think our little Baby Lock sewing machine could handle the material. Guillaume (Marina Papeete) 📞 +689873373

33 (g.jestin@gmail.com). Guillaume usually picks up and drops off on Tuesdays and Thursday in Marina Papeete. We showed him the work that needed to be done which was mostly re-stitching and creating new covers for the head, clew, tack, and baton pockets. He said it could be done in a week at a cost of 40000/50000xpf (about 5/6 hours of work). He picked up the sail on Friday, had a quote to us on Tuesday, and the sail back by Thursday. At the shop, he tested all the thread to ensure it would not fail, added new tail tails, covered a few weak spots we did not notice and completed all of our original requested work. He was very professional, did what he said he was going to do and stayed in communication with us throughout the process. In the end the cost was 35595xpf. We are very pleased and highly recommend Tahiti Sails. 9-1-2020 SV Tourterelle We used Tahiti Sails to fix our gennaker and were very happy with the result

6-2020 SV Cream Puff We contacted Tahiti Sails for a quote for our two spinnakers. One of the sails had two small tears but the Mizzen Ballooner had a major blow out along the seam. Guillaume responded quickly to my email and an appointment was set for two days later. Guillaume arrived on time with a friendly smile. He took the sails to his shop so he could get a better idea of what needed to be done. The quote was reasonable. The repairs were made and the sails returned within a week. We were very pleased with the repairs and would recommend Tahiti Sails.

5-19 S/V Nehenehe We worked with Guillaume Jestin mailto:g.jestin@gmail.com at Tahiti Sails. We have a DP Hydranet mainsail which is a difficult fabric to resew. We had him raise the clew, move the tack back, and repair significant damage to all seven full batten pockets. His knowledge, workmanship, and skill level were exceptionally high. I rate the business as excellent. He showed up exactly on time and completed the work . He replied to our emails very quickly and he is fluent in his English speech. I am highly impressed given that he was under the added strain of having an entire ARC fleet in town and they were all clamoring for his attention. He worked over a holiday to complete the work at the promised time. I would rate their business a 10 out of 10

10-18 Tahiti Sails were helpful for the sliders we needed for the sails, and offered also to bring them down to Marina Taina for us6-18 SV Jacaranda We did not use them. After obtaining a crazy high quote to make a square window cover for our dodger. Told them to forget it. We had the cover made by another company 90% less than their quote!!!

4-17 SV Liward We wanted to let everyone know about an excellent sail loft in Tahiti. They just did some repairs for Liward and we were very happy. Prompt, Professional, and Reasonable. They speak english.

6-18 SV Minyga I would recommend Tahiti Sails - quick response from email sent to 📧 contact@tahitisails.com

came to Taina Marina looked at job, provided quote by email and then job done and delivered promptly. No credit card - cash payment only.

Tristan RICHARD

Island: Tahiti

Tristan RICHARD Cellphone : 📞 +68989378969

Whatsapp : 📞 +33652962077

📧 Tristanmacif@yahoo.fr

FB Messenger : Tristan Richard Taina SV DouDou Sail repairs, upholstery, Canvas, dinghy chaps. I live since two year in Tahiti, on my boat « Doudou » at Taina. I’m working directly on the boat for small work/repairs and in my house for bigger work. Working on my own most of the time but also working oftenly for Scott (Tahiti crew).

5-2020 New entry no reviews at this time

Voilerie Mado Sails Taravao

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.730298, Lon -149.331461 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Voilerie Mado Sails 📞 +68989349683

📧 madosail.vdt@gmail.com

🌐 madosails.com/?fbclid=IwAR3cQ0QIUr-

Qb27u0N04vgC3c5nER4Z19WUxKll_jjUMidVwL1IMLixTBLI 🌐 www.facebook.com/madosails/

SV Hanna Recent article about this service. 🌐 ladepeche.pf/2023/12/14/mado-polynesienne-fiere-

detre-voiliere/?fbclid=IwAR0NHywOPa8HfYucUMqVxmiFAPkhrwY6CJWBd6eeWbZJdguUPZgXovAUAxI

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Sand blasting

Problast (Powder Coating)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.564282, Lon -149.568371 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Problast 📞 +68987755100

📧 info@problast.pf

BP44045 Fare Tony 98713 Papeete Tahiti 🌐 www.facebook.com/TAHITIPROBLAST/

Our Instagram’s under: _pro_blast Hull blasting (and wet blasting of anything needed) as well as powder coating.

For more information, see Paint

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Scooters

Hello Scoot

Island: Tahiti

Hello Scoot Scooter Rental using the app. They are electric scooters

11-23 SV Elvira recommend them. 12-23 SV ZwerfCat recommends them as well. Unfortunately since 2024 not available on Moorea anymore, only Tahiti.

Garage Bamboo

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.535487, Lon -149.558125 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Garage Bamboo Avenue George Clemenceau at Avenue du Commandant Chessé 🌐 garagebambou.com/

📧 gbambou@mail.pf

📞 +68940428009

10-2019 SV Panache We were at Marina Taina for 5 months. It’s offers much better protection than Marina Papeete at that time of year. The downside is that it is not near downtown and the bus system is irregular/undependable, at best. We purchased new 50cc Peugeot scooter from Bamboo for 300,000XPF, including 2 helmets, a rear storage box and two chain-locks. Vincent speaks excellent English and is very helpful. You don’t need a special licence for scooters of 50cc or less. We purchased insurance at a store in the CarrefourPuna’auia complex. The scooter was a FANTASTIC idea and provided us with complete freedom while we were in Tahiti. It was easy to sell, and it ended up costing us about 600XPF per day. The cost to rent one is 3000XPF per day.

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Scuba

Scubapiti/Moorea

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.490523, Lon -149.904991 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Scubapiti/Moorea To fill dive tanks: $10. per tank, regardless of the level brought in. They’ll do it while you wait, and it only takes 10 minutes. They want to see the stamp on the tank which shows when they were last hydrotested and will not fill if it’s out of date. Past the Intercontinental Hotel by dinghy heading west, blue building, long pier. 📧 scubapitimoorea@gmail.com

40562038/87780352 Subtechnology Diving Island: Mo'orea Subtechnology Diving (Papeete & Mo'orea) Christophe CICCULLO SUB TECHNOLOGY TRAVAUX SOUS MARINS / MAINTENANCE DES EQUIPEMENTS DE PLONGEE Atelier cale de halage - Fare Ute - Papeete - TAHITI BP 80060 Haapiti - MOOREA - Polynésie Française 📞 +68900 📞 +68987797061

🌐 www.subtechnology.pf

📧 subtechnology@mail.pf

Can do Hydros, repair compressors and fill tanks Tanks in French Polynesia (legally) must be hydro tested every five years and VIP tested annually. You must have paperwork for each test or it will technically illegal for a shop to refill your tank.

Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center (Taina)

Island: Tahiti

located at Marina Taina; in the same building as Tahiti Crew 📞 +68940424929

They have a website in English too! 🌐 www.eleutheratahiti.com/en

I called ahead and he advised they would fill my tank while I waited and they 🌐 did.Cost for fill was 80 cu ft. was XPF 1000 They did check hydro date on tank before filling

Fluid Plongée

Island: Tahiti

Fluid Plongée Marina Taina

4-21 SV Barracuda I did my SSI Open Water Diver with Fluid and recommend them both for learning to dive, and for recreational dives. If required they will pick you up from Papeete Marina.

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530364, Lon -149.571839 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport (Fare Ute, walking distance from Papeete Marina) has good selection of Scuba equipment including compressors. According to multiple sources they do tank inspection and can have your bottles hydro’s.

Subtechnology Diving (Papeete)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532729, Lon -149.570883 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Subtechnology Diving (Papeete & Mo'orea) Christophe CICCULLO SUB TECHNOLOGY TRAVAUX SOUS MARINS / MAINTENANCE DES EQUIPEMENTS DE PLONGEE Atelier cale de halage - Fare Ute - Papeete - TAHITI BP 80060 Haapiti - MOOREA - Polynésie Française 📞 +68900 📞 +68987797061

🌐 www.subtechnology.pf

📧 subtechnology@mail.pf

Can do Hydros, repair compressors and fill tanks Sub Technology is just past the Naval Base but before the Mobile Station on side street towards the harbor. Tanks in French Polynesia (legally) must be hydro tested every five years and VIP tested annually. Youmust have paperwork for each test or it will technically illegal for a shop to refill your tank. 10- 2021, SV Marauder - dropped off our steel and aluminum tanks to be recertified. The owner is polite, speaks english, and prices are good...not a huge difference from nautisport but slightly cheaper..He also said he'd be able to get our tanks done sooner than nautisport...haven't gotten them back yet, but hoping soon! Also, unlike places in Hawaii, he did not ask for a cert card to get the tanks' recertification.

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Seals & Bearrings

123Roulement

Island: Tahiti

123Roulement For more information, see Bearings, Belts, Seals

Roulements de Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.555015, Lon -149.57084 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Roulements de Tahiti For more information, see Bearings, Belts, Seals

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Sewing machine new/repairs

Adrian

Island: Tahiti

ADRIAN Sewing machine repair Faa'a 📞 +68989546664

No Information & no reviews on Adrian

Aimeo FOURMANOIR

Island: Tahiti

Aimeo FOURMANOIR Electromechanical Equipment Maintenance Repair of sewing machines of all brands PFAFF, SINGER, ELNA, etc. Tipaerui Valley 📞 +68987228303

📧 fourmanoiraimeo@outlook.fr

No further details and no reviewsAugustus LEE

Island: Tahiti

Augustus LEE Sewing machine repair, all brands, but specialized BERNINA 98 Mission Valley, Papeete 📞 +68987770837

No further details and no reviews

Célestin sewing machine repair

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.569085, Lon -149.60587 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Célestin Sewing Machine Repair 📞 +68987317053

It is located on Faaa at St Hilaire at the water castle.

7-23 reported he is no longer in business. Access: road before Batipol, continue until after the 5th speed bump, 2nd path on the right, up to a yellow house, there take the middle path, along a rounded wall, it is a house with an upper floor on the left. He does not deal with electronic sewing machines .... 0202022. SV Auntie GREAT SEWING MACHINE REPAIR! Had my 60 year old Pfaff sewing machine repaired and seviced yesterday by a wonderful man. I highly recommend Celstine for non-electronic sewing machine repair. Call the phone number in the Tahiti Cruising Guide (not the one posted here several weeks ago), and he will come meet you at the Faa’a airport and take you to his house which is place of repair. He is a master! The coordinates may be accurate, but the neighborhood is complicated, best win is to call and follow him.

11-2021 SV Freevol It is really perfect, fast, and explains everything he does and why, tells you about all your maintenance faults and the remedies to be taken. It is not expensive at all !!! He repairs all brands of sewing machines, including professional ones. 17 34.0893S 149 36.2081W

5-2020 A Tahitian friend recommended this guy that repaired her sewing machine. I recommend Célestin sewing machine repair.

Mene HOANG KI

Island: Tahiti

Mene HOANG KI Repair of sewing machines 📞 +68940427539

Pirae No further details and no reviews

Sewing Machine Motors

Island: Tahiti

We spent most of a day sourcing a motor for an older machine. It appears that sewing machine mechanics have died out in Tahiti but two unlikely shops stocked motors: the Panasonic Shop adjacent to Hyper Bricolage and the Cannon shop.

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Sewing services

Carreira Industries

Island: Tahiti

Carreira

11-2020 SY Venture Lady reported they moved and the new number is 📞 +68989546896

Biminis, dodgers, cusions, yatch interiors etc. Carreira 40426473 wide stock of sunbrella, fasteners, webbing, thread, foam open cell and nonwater retaining foam. They will also reburish boat interiors. Mark Bland is best contact with reasonable English. For more information, see Canvas Work

La Factory

Island: Tahiti

Advertise work on Biminis, dodgers, boat canvas work. Edward Kerinec 📞 +68987331713 or 📧 lafactory@mail.pf

Sailtech

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534322, Lon -149.578469 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located near Customs. Turn right at the road across from Customs and its about 100 meters on the right. they have a sail loft upstairs and a rigging shop downstairs speak English

See Canvas Services

Island: Tahiti

Sellerie Marine de Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.563997, Lon -149.567916 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sellerie Marine de Tahiti For more information, see Canvas Work

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Ship movement FP

Supply Ship Schedule in FP

Island: Tahiti

🌐 www.service-public.pf/

dpam/?fbclid=IwAR32NAuttZAfaJWIRrzUfSLOfE2Pg77nul_mTw_GVTEIU5wytNahRfA...

Or 🌐 www.revatua.gov.pf/plannings/

accueil?fbclid=IwAR3YkNDEnGssh9oV3OtcxkD92TR3D20QUSKOz0ekXEMMS8DTX9H1acVse_o

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Shoe repair

Cordonnier

Island: Tahiti

There's a small "cordonnerie" in the Vaima Center mall facing the Papeete marina. It is on the first floor (same floor as the Ivea Apple reseller)

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Simrad

Marine Elec

Island: Tahiti

Alexandre 87 37 47 15 📧 Marine.elec@gmx.com

Papeete Alex services Simrad, Lowrance, B&G, Garmin, Raymarine. I can also work on sat phone issues. Alex is the Raymarine warranty service / dealer for French Polynesia SWR meter to check vhf and vhf antenna. Reviews under Marine Electronics

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sin Tung Hing Marine is the local distributor for Simrad products For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Skateboard

Stanboard Skate Shop

Island: Tahiti

Stanboard Skate Shop 🌐 www.facebook.com/Stanboardsk8ordie/

Tahiti Skate Shop

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Skate Shop 🌐 www.facebook.com/skateshoptahiti/

The Board House Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.542473, Lon -149.566075 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The Board House Tahiti For more information, see Surfboards

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Sodastream

Super U

Island: Huahine

Super U

Large selection of Sodastream products including refills.

Champion Vaiare

Island: Mo'orea Champion Vaiare

10-23 Reported or carry Soda Stream For more information, see Groceries

Champion (Uturoa)

Island: Raiatea

SV Athanor

11-2019 Sodastream refills available in Raiatea at Champion. Near the main wharf in Uturoa

10-2020 Reported on the FP FB page...The US bottles can't be swapped here. All the bottles in FP are the Australian fitting (**see below remark SV Kissinga)

Carrefour Taina

Island: Tahiti

Sodastream cylinders with a 1/2“ thread can often be changed at Carrefour and always at the source, which is Company SDA.

20-2020 It was recently reported "The US bottles can't be swapped here The Australian ones (in Carrefour) and the European ones (in Super U) at least in Huahine and in Raiatea

3-2022 SV Kissanga We share with you the solution of the SodaStream mystery in Polynesia After 2 years of confusion between different bottles, we understood that you can find both standards in Polynesia ! In the Super U stores (validated in Raiatea & Huahine, to be check in Tahiti), they sell the bottle model with thick thread (European standard / picture on the right) and in the other supermarkets (Champion,Carrefour...), they sell the bottles with thin thread (Australia & New Zealand standard/ picture on the left). So ... Don't throw away your EU/USA SodaStream equipment !!

SDA

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.5956, Lon -149.6119 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sodastream cylinders with a 1/2“ thread can often be changed at Carrefour and always at the source, which is Company SDA

10-2020 Recently reported on FP FB page The US bottles can't be swapped here. All the bottles in FP are the Australian fitting SDA 🌐 www.sda.pf/

Order our products online on our website 🌐 www.premium-market.pf

Address: Pk10 PUNAAUIA, mountain side Next to Punaauia Town Hall BP20711 - 98713 Papeete TAHITI French Polynesia

📞 +68940479797

📧 contact@sda.pf

OPENING HOURS : ◦ SDA Headquarters in Punaauia (Administrative) Monday to Friday: 7:30 to 15:30 in a continuous day ◦ Premium Market Store (shop, Nespresso and withdrawal of water bottles) Monday to Friday: 5:30 to 19:00 continuous day Saturday: 5:30 to 13:00. 📞 +68940479744

◦ Nespresso area in Papeete, Notre Dame Square Monday to Friday: 8:00 to 17:00 continuous day Saturday: 8:00 to 12:00. 6-digit free green number: 444 997

Soda Stream Notes

Island: Tahiti

4-22 submitted to FP FB page by Emilie

1-2021 The valves for soda stream bottles and machines are of one type in North America, and of a different type in the pacific. This means that no store in FP will accept your 60L CO2 bottles for refill or supply you with new ones that will fit your North American bought soda stream machine. The only solution is to fill your bottles yourself with dry ice, or buy a new machine and bottles. You might save some money by ordering the brass bottle valves used in the pacific in advance (I found them online at a brewers supply store in Australia) and swap them yourself on your 60L CO2 bottles so at least you can reuse those. Carrefour next to Marina Taina sells a range of FP soda stream machines, and the CO2 bottles to go with them cheaper than at the official distributor of soda stream (O'pure).

Soda Stream Refilling Yourself

Island: Tahiti

Sodastream Refilling yourself If SDA is unable to fill your bottle due to not being able to match the thread type. There is a shop that carries the adapter from Australian to USA thread located directly across from Marina Papeete and located next door to Boutique Nespresso. 🌐 www.amazon.com/dp/

B08L795VRB?starsLeft=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_BR8HFT2A5ZASNS6MNGM0&fbclid=IwAR2vMqgzF- _ZNFjvaodTSfhbBR3R3vO9FDu7h5pX7cLjGJSWz2nq7T4w_B0 If your sodastream thread is non standard to those in FP it has been noted by numerous cruisers that you can refill it yourself. Purchasing dry ice by weight that matches what is on your bottle label. Unscrew the threads and fill with dry ice. You can buy dry ice from Gazpac See C02 refills for details

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Solar panels

Doenergy

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.542, Lon -149.572086 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Doenergy 239 Boulavard Pomare 📧 contact.donergytahiti@gmail.com

📞 +68989430707

🌐 www.facebook.com/donergy.tahiti/

8-2021 SV Konbreo I bought a set of 5x LG375w panels from Donergy. They were very helpful and the panels are amazing. LG are generally a bit more expensive than some other brands but well worth it for the quality. They are the bigger size panels but my batteries are now charged by about 11am and I can now run my watermaker off the solar panels...!! 🌐 www.lg.com/us/business/solar-panels/lg-lg375q1c-v5

Mahana Ora Api

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531242, Lon -149.570928 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Mahana Ora Api Across from Ace Hardware Fare Uti Weekdays from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm 📞 +68940508644

📞 +6898 7,712,774 / 87,711,048 📧 mahanaora-api@sintunghing.pf

🌐 mahanaora-api.pf/

3-20-2024 SV Tavae They always have a good stock and can deliver in few days. One what they have now is about 440 watt. They have all mounting material.

12-21 SV FreeVol Excellent price (20,000 francs per 320 watt panel), free Taina delivery, perfect reception. They don't sell solar panels smaller than 320 watts

8-21 SV Hedonism just bought 2 each, 340 watt panels from Ace's Solar store. I forget their name but they are part of the STH group. Just moved their store front to where the little restaurant used to be right on the corner between Ace Paint store and Ace Hardware. I priced the panels at Sunzil as well but the STH store was $155 each or about 100 bucks cheaper (each) than Sunzil. The panels are the newer "split design" that reduces the partial shading issues.

Yingli Solar. FREE delivery to the working dock at Taina included.

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531242, Lon -149.570928 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marine Supplies

Island: TahitiGPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.54159 Longitude: -149.57171

Marine Supplies For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Pacific Self Energy

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534519, Lon -149.56213 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940435306

On Prince Hanoi about a ten minute walk from the water front, next to Pet store. Sells solar panels sytems but can provide components. Speaks very good english. Also has good selection of batteries.

SES Consulting

Island: Tahiti

SES Consulting Carries Solar panels, victron equipment and batteries I think he's a consultant, not a store. His phone is 📞 +689877637 17, and his name is M. Tchong Yuen.

8-21 SV Turtle Blues purchased a number of items from SES Consulting and recommends them For more information, see Batteries

Solarcom Pacifique

Island: Tahiti

Solarcom Pacifique 148 Ave du Prince Hīnoi, Pape'ete

10-2019 (SV Moskito Valiente) Horrible products quality. By far the worst place to buy solar panels in French Polynesia. The owner is very rude and lies. He shows one panels and delivers another quality panel. New panels with corrosion!! The only good point of this place is the staff that are very helpful and always trying to help despite of the stupidity of the owner.

Sunzil Papeete

Island: Tahiti

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.529019 Longitude: -149.567089

Sunzil Papeete Fare Ute, Papeete Martial Oberli (speaks English) 87-70-82-94 📧 m.oberli@sunzil.com

There are very few 12V panels most are 24-48V for residential or commercial. But stock is constantly rotating so be sure to check it out

11-2020 SV Mat-Lau III Sunzil is a large commercial installer of solar systems in French Polynesia. They will also supply top quality batteries, solar panels and solar controllers to the boating community at reasonable 🌐 prices.Sunzil supplied 9 off CsPower HTL

12-150 AH Gel Batteries to Mat-Lau III at a very competitive price in June 2019. We are very happy with the performance of these 🌐 batteries.In September 2020, Sunzil supplied 4 off Jinko 340 watt solar panels, and assisted us with the importation of a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 250/100 Controller. Sunzil will not fabricate Inox frames for the panels, so after a hugely frustrating experience with every marine stainless steel fabricator on Tahiti, we finally found Metali’nox who fabricated the frame to our detailed drawings. Sunzil co-ordinated with Metali’nox to ensure the panels would fit. The staff at Sunzil are very knowledgeable, and the proprietor Jimmy Wong and his Sales Manager Martial Oberi, were very helpful - both speak English. We are 100% satisfied with our solar panels - what a difference it makes to have power to burn. 10- 2019 (S/V Moskito Valiente) At the end we bought with Sunzil and we’re very happy with it in overall! :)

2017-2018 (SV Jacaranda) We have purchased a few different panels from Sunzil and have been very happy with the service and price. Martial even dropped them off after work at the Papeete Marina. Martial also shipped a panel to us in the Marquesas as well. Highly recommend them

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 📞 +68987741002

📧 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr

Marina Taina Michele carries Victron Solar Regulators & MC4 connectors For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Splices

Adrien Creuzé

Island: Tahiti

Adrien is an expert with splices for your fenders, dinghy paintors, eyes etc. He can be contacted at adriencreuze@gmail.com

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Stainless steel (fabrication and welding)

Hors Bord Occasion

Island: Tahiti

🌐 H.B. Occasion Eric Prevost Prestations en tous genres, Vente et achat de Piéces. BP 13 414.- 98 717. PUNAAUIA 35 648 - A 📞 +6898 7/77/43/66 (hboccasion@gmail.com) N° Tahiti : 521021 N° 🌐 R.C. : Recommend by local surveyor. Works mostly on Super yachts

3-2020 Did an excellent repair on our damaged pulpit. Kate on Shiraz.

Inov inox

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.554922, Lon -149.571348 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Inov inox 📞 +68987788399 They have a very high end plasma cutter which can make chain plates or tangs. They recently made a set of titanium tangs for a customer who provided the plate material. They are in the Tipaerui Valley.

10-2020 SV Clair de Lune I used this service to manufacture new 316L stainless chain plates. They are a high end decorative metal fab shop and they use a water jet cutting table which can pattern. So they just chucked up my old chain plates, turned on the cutter and manufactured new plates with thicker stainless. The jet cutting was so good, I didn't even have to touch any of the eleven plates with a file. They just dropped right in. Everything happened as they said it would. I was very satisfied.

11-2019 SV Maluhia Here's the info on Inov Inox. Brought SS bar stock from the US. Went to Inov Inox in the Tipaerui Valley on Monday. Showed them the original chain plates which had a slight bend at the top and had two welded washers, one on each side to increase bearing surface for the rigging pin. They said it was no problem to make, would be done by the end of the week. On Thursday I called and left a message. Friday I called again and left another message. On the following Monday I went to theshop and was told that it would be ready maybe Wednesday. On Wednesday I called and was told maybe Thursday. On Thursday I went to the shop, and they said it would be done that afternoon and that they would deliver them to the fishing harbor near the airport as I was anchored near there. I said that would be great and to call me and I would meet them at the harbor. At 3:00 pm I called and left a message. No return call was ever made. The next morning I went to the shop. Yes, here were the chain plates. When I asked why they din't come or call they said they were busy and couldn't make it. Unfortunately the mounting holes did not line up with the originals. The material I brought was now wasted. They apologized and said that they would make new ones and have them ready that afternoon. They had the correct material and said they would deliver them. Not trusting this I said no, I would come back to pick them up. I came back in the afternoon. The plates were done. The mounting holes were aligned. Unfortunately the hole for the rigging pin was oblong and too big. They apologized and said it was difficult to find good 🌐 workers.I was finished with Inov Inox and left with the plates but they did not charge me.

Metali'nox

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.543446, Lon -139.544409 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68987770277

🌐 www.metali-nox.com

Specialize in Stainless steel railings and balastrades but can also fabricate binini and dodger frames. Owner is Stephane Wong speaks good english. They have MIG and TIG and a pipe bender. They are aprox 1.5 km up the road which goes north from the Pirae Marie. Be sure to call before you go. It is accessible via the small Hamuta or Arue bus. Get off at the Pirea Marie then walk to Intermat. It is the building behind Intermat.

11-2020 SV Moggy We had Metalinox manufacture a 1.5 metre long swim ladder from 42.4mm x 2mm wall, 316 stainless steel tube. We supplied drawings and had phone conversations with Dan about the manufacture and in particular the bends required. Overall we are happy with the result and we recommend Metalinox. Potential customers should have realistic expectations. Efficiency 5 out of 5 He got back to us in a very timely manner and answered all emails and phone calls promptly. Speed of Manufacture 5 out of 5 It was to be finished with a time frame for delivery to us in the Tuomotus and he met that schedule easily. Materials Used 5 out of 5 Exactly as requested Welds 3 out of 5The welds are strong but are rough. Many are undercut so Dave cannot polish them out. We understand that other people have asked for them to be tidied up and he has done this willingly. Unfortunately we did not collect the ladder ourselves and did not have this opportunity. Bends 2 out of 5 These are a disappointing result. This could be due to communication error, but they are not in accordance with the drawings or our understanding of subsequent conversations. Overall finish 3 out of 5 We knew when we ordered that he would not polish the ladder. To polish to mirror finish, a weld needs to be proud rather than undercut. As a result we cannot achieve a result that is commensurate with other stainless finishes on the boat. Value for money 3 out of 5 It was a very expensive job for a strong, functional finish. If you want something pretty, this is not the guy. We did ask him to quote for hinge fittings and the quote was around US$90. We decided to import hinges from the USA for $14 We understand that he is probably the best welder of this type in Tahiti. He is also very easy to deal with.

11-2020 SV SV Mat-Lau III Metali’nox are commercial and industrial fabricators specialising in sheet metal and stainless steel. They do a lot of decorative stainless steel fabrications for buildings and houses, but very little work in the marine industry. We had Metali’nox fabricate a stainless steel frame for the installation of 4 x 340 watt solar panels across the stern of our Lagoon 500. The end result was very impressive and we are 100% satisfied with their work. I should stress that we supplied very detailed fabrication drawings, and Metali’nox followed them exactly as specified - they got it right the first time and we had no rework. They delivered the frame to the boat and even helped with the installation at no additional cost. Metali’nox will not polish stainless steel to a polished mirror finish, but their 320 grit polished finish is very pleasing to the eye. The Manager, Dan, speaks English and communicates by email with the assistance of Google Translate. He is a very likeable and helpful young man.

Sailtech

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534308, Lon -149.578466 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located near Customs. Turn right at the road across from Customs and its about 100 meters on the right. they have a sail loft upstairs and a rigging shop downstairs. They can do SS fabrications & tig welding speaks English

Techni marine

Island: Tahiti

Technimarine address is the end of Fare Ute but to haul out you must approach from the pass east of Papeete due to the low bridge between Fare Ute and Muto Uta. 📧 technimarine@mail.pf tel 📞 +68940430222

Manager speaks english. Have two travel lifts one is 75 metric tonnes, the other 300 metric tonnes. The smaller may not be appropriate for the width of some cats. The haul-out price for our 32 ft sail boat including the power wash was 39276xpf ($353.48). Lay days were 6473xpf ($58.25). Not sure if the per foot rate is different for the latger travel lift. You can do any amount of the work yourself you wish. It is very convenient to all marine suppliers available in FP. Electric and water are metered. They have welders including TIG and MIG welding. They can spray in the yard (depending of wind conditions) including polyurethane. Staff are friendly and the facilities looked good for toilet and shower blocks.

9-18 - Portable welding can be arranged. Danish boat Lady A had some work done in Papeete marina For more information, see Haulout

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Stainless steel nuts & bolts (see nuts, bolts screw-section)

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Starter motors

S.a.r.l Enipac

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532636, Lon -149.570836 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940427010

Vini: 📞 +68987777695

📧 enipacsarl@mail.pf

Next to the Total Fuel Depot in Fare Ute. 📞 +68940427010

📧 enipacsarl@mail.pf They are the motor rebuilder if you windlass has motor problems. They had two Lofrans in the shop last visited. I did see a couple of starters in the shop being rebuiltFor more information, see Alternator And Starter Repairs

See also Alternator And Starter Repairs

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Strata glass

Facinov

Island: Tahiti

Facinov 📞 +68940455600

📧 eurlfacinov@gmail.com

🌐 www.facebook.com/jpizal/

Reported Stamoid can be sourced in Papeete in ”FACINOV” (certainly more expensive than you can find in USA.

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Sunbrella

Carreira Industries

Island: Tahiti

Sunbrella (the real stuff) can be source at Carreira contact Marc Bland:

11-2020 SY Venture Lady reported they moved and the new number is 89546896 It is on the road to Titioro look for a Sunbrella Sign with a horse graphic on the West side of the road.

For more information, see Canvas Work

Textech

Island: Tahiti

Textech Fabric wholesaler in Puna'auia, French Polynesia 📞 +68987761992 What’s App 🌐 textech-pf.com

Marc Reported to carry sunbrella and foam

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Surfboards

Somo Surfboards

Island: Tahiti

Somo Surfboards 🌐 www.facebook.com/shapedbysomo/

📧 somosurfboards@hotmail.fr

📞 +68989708508

Stone Fish Surfboards

Island: Tahiti

Stone Fish Surfboards 📞 +68989703693

📧 Cristil@stonefishsurfboards.com

🌐 www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057817683013

Surfbopz

Island: Tahiti

Surfbopz 🌐 www.surfbopz.com/

Surfboards

The Board House Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.542473, Lon -149.566075 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

The Board House Tahiti 📞 +68987229056

93 Rue des Remparts, Papeete 98713, French Polynesiaboardhousetahiti.com

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Surveyors

Christophe Citeau

Island: Raiatea

Christophe Citeau 📞 +68987796381

📧 chrisciteau@mail.pf

9-2022 SV Reva Reva Bought a multihull sy Reva Reva unseen on Tahiti. I used Christophe Citeau as surveyor. He is not to be trusted. A couple of main things he overlooked on the boat was the following: One engine was toast. (Knocking and blue smoke), 200 liter of saltwater in the hull, windlass had broken of alot of pieces so its impossible to use. And the list goes on.

5-2021 SV Capella I used Christophe Citeau on Raiatea to survey the hull of a 45ft catamaran I subsequently purchased sight unseen from NZ. Be wary of this guy, he classed my rudders and keels as good condition. The keels were full of water and diesel and delaminated on the bottom and the port rudder also had bad water ingress and severe corrosion on the post. 15k NZD + to remedy. Cut keels off, cut tops of diesel tanks out for access, grind most of rudder away. Huge jobs he could have warned me about if he had done his job

10-2020 SV Sugar Shack We are an American boat that required a SAMS/NAMS surveyor for our insurance. However, we got an exemption after we obtained a “sample survey” from Christophe Citeau. Our insurance approved him and we did an out of water survey at Raiatea Carenage 6 weeks ago on our Catana 471. He was very thorough visiting twice. Once for out of water and once in water spending a total of 4 hours on the boat. He said 95% of the boat was in “good” shape which is true and great. The only options are “good” “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory”. We try to be meticulous with our 20 year old gal and he was impressed by her condition. The only gripe I have is that he was unyielding on the value of the boat - even after I sent comparisons showing similar values. He was very unreasonable. Considering it was only an insurance survey. But the report itself was good other than the overall value. He is based in Taha’a and will travel to other islands (at your expen.pfse). He charged us $700 for our 47’ catamaran.

3-2020 SV Malaika Our boat was surveyed by Christophe Citeau in March in Raiatea and he was good.

12-2019 SV Nuwam2 We used Christophe when purchasing our boat in Raiatea and found him to be professional and thorough and reasonably priced compared to others. He required out of water as well as in-water tests/ inspections and produced a in-depth report on 🌐 completion.Highly recommended.

Andre Berthod

Island: TahitiBERTHOD André : 📞 +68940426706 / 📞 +68987288711

No reports on Andre. If you have first hand experience pls drop me a note

Bernard BAUDRY

Island: Tahiti

BAUDRY Bernard : 📞 +68940436475

No reports on Bernard. If you have first hand experience pls drop me a note

Nicolas Gruet

Island: Tahiti

Nicolas Gruet Architecte Naval | Expert Maritime M: 📞 +68987708939

📧 nico.gruet@free.fr

🌐 www.ngyachtdesign.com

Expert accrédited by the Court of appel and also a naval architect . He was thé only one to have a humidity tester for your hull

Nofziger Marine Polynesie

Island: Tahiti

Nofziger Marine Polynesie 🌐 www.nofzigermarine.com

📧 nofzigermarine@gmail.com

📞 +68987303563

Yacht & Small Craft Surveys

Patrice Beuscher

Island: Tahiti

Patrice Beuscher (speaks English) Retired 4/2020 No longer doing surveys. Pierre MOKHTARIIsland: Tahiti Pierre MOKHTARI : 📞 +68987770153

No reports on Pierre. If you have first hand experience pls drop me a note

Vincent Goyat

Island: Tahiti

Vincent Goyat Surveyor 📞 +68987204708

📧 Vincent.goyat@mail.pf

10-2020 SV Daybreak I also vouch/recommend/ Vincent Goyat

10-2020 SV Hakaheke I had my boat surveyed last August and was happy with the results. I could comment on a few miss, but I was impressed with the thoroughness of the inspection both out of the water, during a sail and going aloft. Vincent Goyat in Tahiti

9-2020 SV Swan reported that Vincent did his survey and Vincent spoke good English and was dependable

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Swimming pools

Piscine Municipale de Tipaerui

Island: Tahiti

Piscine Municipale de Tipaerui Boulevard de la Reine Pōmare IV, Tīpaeru'i 🌐 www.ville-papeete.pf/articles.php?id=297

There is a great 50m public pool near papeete marina, you walk through the park and then along the road a bit past the cultural center. 600Xpf/adult. Open Mondays 11:45-4:45, Tues-Friday 7:30-4:45, and Sat and Sun from 7:30-11:45.

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Shipping (see Importing Parts)

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Tanks

Tura Ora

Island: Tahiti

TUTA ORA Zl de la Tipaerui BP 663 98713 Papeete 📞 +68987282018

📞 +68987282019

40574484 📧 infos@turaora.pf

Net 🌐 www.turaora.com

Had our polyethylene (can't glue to polyethylene) water tank welded here at the TYC. Just took it into the club where the mobile team of two came and welded on site. Very professional, did extra welding work for further reinforcement, total cost 100,086 xpf. Poly tanks

2-21 They made up a black water(Poly tanks) tank for us, according to our specifications

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Taxi

Fakarava Yacht Services

Island: Fakarava

Fakarava Yacht Services does yransfers to/from airport to the dinghy dock or other location in Rotoava. 1000 xpf/person. Fakarava Yacht Service: 📞 +68987753484

Makemo Market

Island: Makemo

Opareke Market does transfers to and from airport, which is approx 8 km from the village. 1500 xpf. 📧 opareke@mail.pf

📞 +68940980218

Gislaine

Island: Moorea

Gislaine 📞 +68987728487

may 2021 - I believe she has the largest taxi van on moorea, and she speaks great English!

Taxi Sophie

Island: Moorea

Sophie 📞 +68987369591

Philippe 📞 +68987375449

Both speak English

Giovani Taxi

Island: Raiatea

Giovani 📞 +68987342625

Gilbert Taxi

Island: Rangiroa

Gilbert Taxi 📞 +68987709430

Rangiroa

5-2023 Here's a contact for the taxi we used. He has a van. He does request that you bring something to lay under the jerry cans. He can also bring you to a very well stocked magasin next to the Avatoru pass. They had veggies!!!

Rarioa Magazin

Island: Raroia

The magasin in Raroia village can pick up packages at Raroia airport and hold for a short while. Owner Gerard is very helpful and friendly. 📞 +68987301427

Alain Taxi

Island: Tahiti

Alain Taxi 📞 +68987777648

He speaks great English and he was punctual

6-2023 Recent referral on FP FB page

Emilie Taxi Service (Papeete)

Island: Tahiti

Emilie 📞 +68987785703

Excellent English and very dependable. She also does airport pickups as well. No What’s App but does text. 3/23 Comments from a recent FP FB request for taxi drivers: She speaks English and knows Taina well. She’s dependable and will arrange your ride in advance. Another vote for Emelie. Awesome chick We use Taxi Emillie as well. Highly recommend Yes she is great and we would always book a pickup by her when we departed even if it was months later. Never was late or missed a pickup. July 2021: SV Sugar Shack Emilie is lovely, professional, friendly, and courteous. She showed up on time, has competitive rates (2000xpf +100xpf per bag from Marina Taina to airport). She greets you at the airport with a sign and a smile. You can reach her by phone or text. She is not on email or WhatsApp. She has a large gray van that can easily accommodate 5/6 people and all of their luggage. We scheduled her to pick us up (2 weeks before) at the airport at 00:45. She was waiting for us with a big smile. Highly recommend her! (Jacaranda)

Loick Jeanneteau Taxi (Large Van)

Island: Tahiti

Loick has a small bus and can take larger groups anywhere in Tahiti. He speaks some English, communicated well and was reliable. Whatsapp: 📞 +68987715921

SV Rainbow Safari, February 2024. We needed a six person plus baggage transfer from Taravao (Phaeton Bay) to the airport, and back to Phaeton. Loick's bus is comfortable and big with plenty of luggage space (Sprinter type van). Recommended. Transfer cost 12k one way.

Manureva Nui Taxi

Island: Tahiti

Manureva Nui Taxi Ghisailane & Imiura 📞 +6898772295

📞 +6898772294

📧 manurevataxi@mall.pf

Philo

Island: Tahiti

philo whatsapp 📞 +68987771423

Heimmediately responded and confirmed the booking. philo was fantastic, sending a photo of her vehicle (mid size SUV) ahead of time, reconfirming the time and location prior to pick-up, and immediately responding to any questions. she arrived at the marina early, exactly where i had requested next to the guard station. her english is basic (far better than my french), but adequate. i used google translate to coordinate with her via whatsapp in french and everything was fine.

Roger

Island: Tahiti

Roger (whatsapp 📞 +68987215980

8-23 Recommended by Tahiti Crew for airport transport

Tahiti Transport

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Transport Airport Shuttle 📞 +68987796747

📧 resa.tahititransports@gmail.com

Tahiti Transport is a shuttle that runs from the airport to various locations on Papeete including Marina Papeete.

11-2019 Jacaranda we used this shuttle to pick us up at the airport and take us to the Sarah Nui Hotel. $13 per person including baggage. They had a name on the board outside customs. we emailed them to make the reservation and received a prompt reply Very responsive and pleased with the service

Taxi Stand Retro (Papeete)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.539745, Lon -149.568653 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Across from marina Papeete

Taxi Sylvie (Papeete)

Island: Tahiti

Nice new van, speaks excellent English. Does airport transfers 📞 +68987781854

📞 +68987735486

📧 sylvie.faafatua@gmail.pf

Can make reservations via email for airport arrival

Taxi Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

Hiti 📞 +68987775034

tlowhiti@gmail.com. Hiti speaks English and is very kind. She has a smaller SUV which is good for 2/3 passengers with limited luggage. She charges 2000xpf from Marina Taina to the airport. -- Sugar Shack

Taxi Tina Tahiti (Papeete)

Island: Tahiti

Taxi Tina Tahiti 📞 +68987778282

📧 taxitinatahiti@gmail.com

facebook TPM 215 Reliable for airport pickup and transfer Marina Papeete to airport 2000f + 200f per bag Does respond to email

UCAR Pacific

Island: Tahiti

UCAN Pacific (see Rideshare). Works similar to Uber For more information, see Ride Share

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Thread

Carreira Industries

Island: Tahiti

Carreira

11-2020 SY Venture Lady reported they moved and the new number is 89546896 Biminis, dodgers, cusions, yatch interiors etc. Carreira 40426473 wide stock of sunbrella, fasteners, webbing, thread, foam open cell and nonwater retaining foam. They will also reburish boat interiors. Mark Bland is best contact with reasonable English. For more information, see Canvas Work

Tahiti Distribution

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.541225, Lon -149.554225 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Distribution Address: chemin toomaru PO Box 3774 Titioro 98713, Papeete

📞 +68940427056

Sewing materials, especially UV-resistant thrread for sails and awnings as well as Zippers. Little side street off to the west side of Avenue de Pierre Loti, about 1 km from the corner at Tahiti Automobile close to Carreira Industries (Sunbrella materials) For more information, see Canvas Supplies

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Toilet (composting)

Agritech

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538954, Lon -149.563686 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Agritech Papeete 20 Rue des remparts, Papeete, Polynésie française Du lundi au vendredi : 7h30 à 16h30 Le samedi matin : 8h00-12h00 📞 +68940544560

Agritech Faa'a Pk 4,8 Côté Montagne route Tavararo, Faa'a, Polynésie française Du lundi au vendredi : 7h30-11h30 et de 13h00-16h00 Le samedi matin : 8h00-12h00 📞 +68940800782

2 different types of bricks

Indoor Culture Tahiti (For Coconut Coir & Peat Moss)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534187, Lon -149.562677 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Indoor Culture Tahiti Address: Corner of Prince Hïnoi Avenue & Regent Paraita Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4:30PM

📞 +68940853458

2-22 Reported closed since start of covid I did find both peat moss and coconut coir at a shop called Indoor Culture Tahiti, on Prince Hinoi Street. The peat moss was not compressed and had “a small amount of fertilizer” mixed in. I bought a brick of coconut for 2600 xpf that was easy to carry back to the bus station.

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Tool rental

Ace Hardware

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531449, Lon -149.571269 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ace Hardware In Fare Ute They have a large assortment of power tools for rent. We rented a orbital sander with a long extension cord at a very reasonable price. If rented over the weekend Sunday is no charge - Jacaranda For more information, see Hardware Stores

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Tools

Ace Hardware

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531449, Lon -149.571269 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

In Fare Ute For more information, see Hardware Stores

Fournitures Industrielles de Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538049, Lon -149.55478 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

FIT or Fournitures Industrielles de Tahiti 📞 +68940826389

on Ave de Fautana in the Totioro Valley They have a wide assortment of tools from welding to pneumatic, all sorts of 🌐 pullers.wrenches sockets grinding supplies, etc. We even found dingy wheels there.

MD10 Toptul

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533343, Lon -149.567031 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Toptul Mamao Brainbridge Servitude Vaininiore 1 & Servitude Vaininiore 2 Streets 📞 +68940851110

🌐 www.facebook.com/MD10-Toptul-1519592011685350/

Carries high end tools

Monsieur Bricolage

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.566682, Lon -149.614396 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Mr Nricolo is south of airport before the Intercontinental Hotel they have reasonable section of Roybi power tools inclding Li+ batteries.

Ti-Fix Fuel fitting, air hose fittings, compressors

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538318, Lon -149.555194 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

T-Fix 📞 +68940576767

📞 +68940826389

Director general Mr. Dominique Remy email. 📧 demy@tfix.pf located on Avenue Pierre Loti on left side going up the hill across from Magasin Auguste about 1km or less. This store has fuel fittings, air hose fittings & Compressors, wheel pullers, bronze wire brushes and many commercial tools. For more information, see Hardware Stores

Technidis Sarl

Island: Tahiti

Hydraulic crimpers for sale For more information, see Hydraulics

Yune Tung Klein Tools

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531339, Lon -149.568474 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Yune Tung Person: Christian Lausan

📞 +68940508989

Christian.lausan@yunetung.pf

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Tourist office

Tourist Office Cooks Bay

Island: Mo'orea 

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.489538, Lon -149.816289 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tourist Office Mo'orea Cooks Bay Accessible by dinghy. Pull into the small boat basin on the east side of the bay. Tourist office is with 30m

Tourist Office Taioha'e

Island: Nuku Hiva

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -8.914096, Lon -140.094765 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located 100m from dinghy dock Taioha'e

Tourist Office Papeete

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537115, Lon -149.567983 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tourist Office: Located between terry terminal and Marina Papeete

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Tours (island tours)

Bora Bora Quad Adventures

Island: Bora Bora

Bora Bora Quad Adventures 📞 +68989755458

📞 +68987755458

📧 contact@boraboraquadadventures.com

📧 manu@boraboraquadadventures.com

Free transfer around the island

2 rounds per day

1st tour: departure at 9:00 am – return at 12:30 pm

2nd round: departure at 1:00 pm – return at 5:00 pm

08-21 SV Domini We’ve just had a great fun morning out with Manu from Bora Bora Quad Adventures (www.boraboraquadadventures.com). We rented a couple of quad bikes, and we went to places you couldn’t get to on foot - not unless you were really intrepid! Manu is a great guide explaining the history of all the various places he took us to. He speaks perfect English, and it’s only a short walk from Bora Bora Yacht Club - though they will pick you up from elsewhere if need be. I thoroughly recommend it to cruisers on Bora Bora.

Eco Island Tour

Island: Huahine

Eco Island Tour 📞 +68987713083

🌐 islandecotours.net/home/

📧 res.islandecotours@gmail.com

Can Recommend them SV Jacaranda 🌐 www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g3219351-d3564029-ReviewsIsland_Eco_Tours_Day_Tours-Fare_Huahine_Society_Islands.html

Dolphins & Whales Spirit Adventure Island: Mo'orea Dolphins & Whales Spirit Adventure Heifara 📞 +68987786886

Celine 📞 +68987365991

🌐 www.dolphinsandwhalesspiritadventure.com/en/

If you want to swim with the whales in Mo'orea Heifara's company is the very best. We call him the whale whisper. We usually get enough people to rent the entire boat and he will come to your anchorage and pick you up. Much better as then you know everyone is a strong swimmer and you won't have to deal with inexperienced water people Moorea Experience Island: Mo'orea Moorea Experience (previously known as Moorea Safari Tours) 📞 +68987728487

📧 info@moorea-experience.com

🌐 www.facebook.com/MooreaExperience/

07/2015 SV Beyond Reach, Teare Back in 2015 my crew and I went on a tour with these guys. At the time the business was known as Moorea Safari Tours. It was a great tour, took all day. They picked us up at the dock and drove us all around Moorea and through the mountains. We stopped at several scenic places to take pictures, and our favorite stop was the distillery. Our favorite was the ginger liquor. Our driver/tour guide spoke english and was very friendly. 10/2020 SV Marauder, Teare & Martin We met up with this business again in October 2020. They are no longer called Moorea Safari Tours, though they still do their island safari tours. They’ve also added quads and horseback riding to their tours. We haven’t tried the other tours yet but may look into it and update this later.

Temarama Tour

Island: Nuku Hiva

Richard Dean 📧 TEMARAMA.TOUR@HOTMAIL.COM

📞 +68987280836

🌐 www.temarama.fr/

We can recommend Richard as a local tour guide. He is extremely knowledgeable about not only the history and culture but also the plants of the island. SV Jacaranda

Excursion Bleu

Island: Tahaa

We took this tour for an overview via boat of the island of Taha’a, which is directly across from Raiatea, and accessible only by private boat or little commuter ferries. We wanted to see all the highlights all at once before picking what areas we would re-explore at our own pace on Shindig. There are many tour companies listed online for Taha’a - this one stood out by its referral from another cruising catamaran, Panache, who had just finished the tour with a party of six. We jumped at the opportunity to try it ourselves. Would give the day a 10/10! Excursion Bleu: Motorized outrigger with shade gives you access to shallow lagoons. They can pick you up in the anchorage outside downtown Uturoa, Raiatea. Timeframe is 830 - 5PM. Cost 110,000 xpf per person. 📧 exb@mail.pf or 📧 excursionbleue@tahaa.net Bruno was our contact - good email communication. We booked two days in advance. The following activities were included: swimming with swing rays and black tipped sharks in open water, guided tour of Vanilla Farm with full process of growing and harvesting explained, snorkeling in the 1st of 2 Coral Gardens, buffet lunch in very pleasant setting, lagoon side at a local families home, guided tour of the Pearl Farm “Chan”, 2nd Coral Garden snorkeling through very shallow areas with coral and fish, Tour of the Taha’a Rum distillery and transportation back to boat. The highlights were having plenty of time in the water (3 different sessions), great pace of activities, conversational tour guide and driver, having guided tour in the 2nd Coral Garden, where we went single file following the leader through the maze of Coral. In addition to lunch, there were snacks, including rum punch provided, and at the end of the day, cold Hinano beers. The group had a total of 10 participants, we were the only cruisers, English speaking and the oldest (!). It was a fabulous day spent as tourists, and highly recommended!

Vanilla Tours

Island: Tahaa

Vanilla Tours Moe

📞 +68987358639

Baie de Hurepiti, Tahaa Moe has a few bouts that are free of charge if you take his tour. We have recommended him to a number of people and all have been pleased. The tour takes about

3-4 hours and highly educational. I never knew vanilla required so much dedication

Guided Tours of Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

Corine Mc Kittrick PHD Polynesian Languages & Civilization 📞 +68987759156

📧 makanalani56@yahoo.fr

Excellent island tour. Transportation provided. Fluent in English Can Highly recommend her (Jacaranda)

Iaorana Tahiti Expeditions (Tahiti Nui)

Island: Tahiti

Iaorana Tahiti Expeditions 4WD cross-island Papenoo valley tour, waterfalls, river swimming. Teuai is really interesting and passionate about his land, people and culture. Do the all-day tour. 🌐 www.iaoranatahitiexpeditions.com/home

All day – 7500XPF Half day – 5500XPF

Natura Exploration

Island: Tahiti

Natura Exploration Tahiti 📧 natura.exploration987@gmail.com

guided lava tubes tour

Tahiti Iti Tour & Surf (Tahiti Iti)

Island: Tahiti

Tahiti Iti Tour & Surf Boat tour of world-famous Teahupoo surf area, beautiful coastline (snorkeling) and river walk among the chestnut trees (Mape). They also have two guest houses, one is over the water and one is a treehouse. We stayed in the Treehouse and loved it. Took the half-day tour. 🌐 www.tahitiititourandsurf.pf/index_en.php

All day – 9000XPF Half day – 6000XPF

Unique Tahiti Tours

Island: Tahiti

Tracey Thomas of Unique Tahiti Tours 🌐 www.uniquetahiti.com

📞 +68989236932

📧 tracey@uniquetahiti.com

📧 walkingtours@uniquetahiti.com

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Translators

Serge Thomas

Island: Mo'orea Serge Thomas 📞 +689562645

📧 Sergethomas@mail.pf

Tamae, Mo’orea english-french acceptable for any all all documents requiring translation including cds and LSV. we had friends use him from Tahiti and emailed documents and received original translation via the Ferry. Elodie Mevel

Island: Tahiti

Elodie Mevel 📧 mevel.elodie@gmail.com

approved by the HC for cds renewals. Can affix required stamp

Sabine Wissert

Island: Tahiti

Sabine Wissert 📞 +68987325547

📧 sabinewissert@yahoo.fr

I would be absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to be in the Tahiti Cruisers Guide. Here's a brief overview as well as my contact info. I am a freelance translator and have been providing certified translations since 2017 required by French authorities or public administrations (legal documents, residency permit and extension, contract for the construction of boats, passport, identity card, driving licence, company documents ...). You will find my contact on the following web site 🌐 www.capapeete.justice.fr/.../Liste_Experts_2018_.pdf

, page 33 and 35. WISSERT Sabine BP 45180 98713 Fare Tony 📞 +68987325547 📧 sabinewissert@yahoo.fr If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

5-2024 SV Lungta (Translation of documents for cds renewal) We used Sabine Sabine Wissert, sabinewissert@yahoo.fr, three weeks ago. We conducted the entire process by email, she was fast and her pricing was good. I recommend her.

Service de la Traduction et de l'Interprétariat

Island: Tahiti

Service de la Traduction et de l'Interprétariat in Papeete: official translations

📞 +68940432140

FC4H+CH Pape'ete, French Polynesia online application: 🌐 www.turama.gov.pf/demandecreate/CGU.pdf

12-2020 SV Marauder: This service was so easy to use. I filled out the online form, uploaded my documents that I needed translated, and paid a small fee. In a little over a week I received an email that my documents were translated and ready for pickup. This building is next to the DSP/Tribunal, you can park down the little one-way street just beyond the Tribunal on the right-hand side before you reach the roundabout.

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Ukulele

Woodies Ukulele's

Island: Mo'orea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.49201, Lon -149.881847 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Woody Howard 📞 +68987737664

woodyho@mail.pf.

He and his wife live on Moorea and own a pearl farm on Apataki. They have a small boutique on Moorea that sells handmade ukuleles, guitars, pearls, and jewelry (made by Woody and his family). He speaks perfect English (moved to Moorea from Hawaii over 30 years ago) and is good friends with a number of cruisers. Great guy, very honest and easy going.

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Upholstery (see Canvas, Fabrics, Sunbrella)

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VHF net (see Radio Net)

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Vacuum Seal Bags

Art Cuisine

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546619, Lon -149.589142 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Art Cuisine Commercial & Industrial Equipment Supplier 🌐 www.artcuisine.pf

📞 +68940800660

OPENING TIME Monday to Friday from 8:00 🌐 a.m. to 5:00 🌐 p.m. continuous day and Saturday from 8:00 🌐 a.m. to 12:00 🌐 p.m.

For more information, see Kitchen Equipment / Appliances

Carrefour Punaauia

Island: TahitiCarrefour Punaauia

Hyper U (near hospital)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53839, Lon -149.551909 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Hyper U is not too far from the hospital as large as Carrefour and cheaper (no less expensive)

Magasin Catherine Aloi

Island: Tahiti

Magasin Catherine Aloi 🌐 www.facebook.com/MagasinCatherineAloi/

🌐 catherinealoi.pf/

184 avenue prince hinoi 📞 +68940540080

Kitchen ware, coffee pots, pans, etc Closest cross street Rue Paul Gauguin. Note: two different maps show two different locations. Best to call. If you find it Vacuum Bags New available on rolls from kitchen shop next to Hypobrico

Maxi

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532193, Lon -149.566769 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Maxi Supermarket Quartier Vaininiore à l'angle de l'avenue Pomare V et de la rue Bernardino Hours 7:30 - 5:30 M-F 7:30 - 4:00 Sat Closed Sunday Lots of Costco products!! Coffee, paper products, etc Vacuum bags look upstairs

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Veterinarian

Clinique Veterinaire Maeva

Island: TahitiClinique Veterinaire Maeva 📞 +689404241

Can do Titre tests

Clinique Veterinaire de Fariipiti ,

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530717, Lon -149.558212 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Had extensive experience with Clinique Veterinaire de Fariipiti on Ave Chef Vairtaatoa 📞 +68940506565

Dr Olivier Betremieux speaks excellent English and has been very attentive during the “pre-landing” process and in treating several health conditions. Expect cost commensurate with Europe or the US.

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Victron

Marine Supplies

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.54159, Lon -149.57171 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marine Supplies Carries Victron equipment For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Marinelec

Island: Tahiti

Sometimes Alec has Victron products available

SES Consulting

Island: Tahiti

Distributor tor Victron products For more information, see Batteries

Sunzil Papeete

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.529019, Lon -149.567089 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sunzil has coordinated Victron orders for a solar panel install. They may carry solar controllers For more information, see Solar Panels

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

TYA often carries Victron products For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Volvo Penta

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Nautisport is the local Volvo Penta distributor For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Watch repair

L'Horloger

a few blocks from market

Island: Tahiti

L'Horloger Laurent Crepin 📞 +68940425965

Rue pietonne, Quarter du Commerce A few blocks from the market on a small side street. He fixed both of our watches. One needed a new stem and the other a battery. Both for 2000f (battery & repair)

Patrick Guitard

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540257, Lon -149.568124 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Patrick Guitard (Joaillier Fabricant). Avenue du Général de Gaulle 📧 patrickguitard@yahoo.fr

📞 +68940427280

Located on the top floor of the Plaza Moai. This is on the corner at the junction of Rue Jeanne d'Arc and Place Notre Dame (the Cathedral Plaza). Go up the steps, to the second floor. And the shop is tucked away in the corner. A helpful locater is the Air NewZealand office. Google maps will assist too. (Patrick changed my watch battery for very reasonable cost)

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Water

Bloody Mary's wharf

Island: Bora Bora

Fresh water is available from the wharf opposite Bloody Marys restaurant. Ask the bar tender for the key

Bora Bora Ferry Wharf

Island: Bora Bora

The normal procedure is to buy a card from the mooring lads, it gives access to a water supply at the village dock. You get the deposit back when returning the card. Don't do it at the weekend.

Fakarava City Council

Island: Fakarava

Fresh water available from cistern near wharf. Pay the fee in the city council office. Same place as you pay your anchoring and garbage fee

Huahine Fresh Water

Island: Huahine

Available from main wharf. Ask at the Dive shop, pay fee and obtain key

Marina Apooti

Island: RaiateaFresh water available from faucets If you are not staying in the marina be sure to ask permission from the office

Marina Papeete

Island: Tahiti

Potable water from Faucets. Water card purchased in office

Marina Taina

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585525, Lon -149.61611 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Potable water from faucets in the marina For more information, see Marinas & Anchorages

Port Phateon

Island: Tahiti

Fresh Water Tap 17'44.44S - 129'20.45W (also added in navionics)

5-2022 SV SY COLON Look for the three big Polynesian canoes. Black hose where your own key or wrench needed to open. Drinking water and nice. Spring water. Possible to anchor the boat on 20-30mide the reef and take the dinghy in last couple of 100m to fill up Jerry cans. Or take the dinghy all the way from phanteons anchorage/moorings I asked about in the marina here in Phanteon and some local Lady from the sail school said i should use that one. So I did :

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Water Pump

Adrian Pataki

Island: Tahiti

Adrian Pataki 📧 svattila@gmail.com

📞 +68987286083

You may want to start with Adrian to begin withHe does Diesels diagnositics, repair, maintenance But also just about everything else. He helped Steve with the autopilot yesterday and its fixed. Found lots of gunk in the fluid. And he also does xantrex inverter/chargers and water makers. He's a good place to start!

2-2020 SV Avatar We would like to give a reference for Adrian Pataki. We have been in FP for 4 1/2 years. We have used Adrian in several capacities over this time. We have had him watch our sailboat, Avatar, when away on a trip to the US. also several mechanical projects, repairs and a gen-set replacement as he is the Beta Dealer for FP. Adrian has always been on time, does what he says he will do. And one of the few Marine Mechanics that I have been in contact with that does not overbook himself. I was in the Auto repair business for over 15 years and have known good technicians and Adrian in my opinion is good, honest, fair and knowledgeable. Shelly and I whole heartedly recommend him.

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940439119 on Fare Ute Sopom/Soflex have moved from their former location next to the bridge to the building between Ace and Nautisport. Sopom also sells waterpumps (e.g. for watermakers) and have knowledge about watermakers. They do also have a repair shop.

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Watermaker

Nuku Hiva Yacht Services (Spectra)

Island: Nuku Hiva

Kevin Ellis Nuku Hiva Yacht Services Spectra Rep

Cyprien

Island: Raiatea

Cyprien 📞 +68987253529

📞 +68987349079

📧 nath@iaoranayachtservices.com

Website: 🌐 www.iaoranayachtservices.com

They are the distributor / importer of Rain Man Watermakers

Petrouchelec

Island: Raiatea

Petrouchelec Bruno SV Petrouchka Raiatea, in front of Carénage Service, 📞 +689877860 72, kapetrouch@gmail.com. Anchored in front of the Carenage

3-21 SV Kini He worked on my engine, batteries, etc and I can testify of his serious thorough approach. He can do watermakers of course. He used to be engineer on superyachts in the Caribbean. Initially qualified in industrial electric engineering.

Adrian Pataki

Island: Tahiti

Adrian Pataki 📧 svattila@gmail.com

📞 +68987286083

He does Diesels diagnositics, repair, maintenance But also just about everything else. He helped Steve with the autopilot yesterday and its fixed. Found lots of gunk in the fluid. And he also does xantrex inverter/chargers and water makers. He's a good place to start!

Applied Membranes

Island: Tahiti

Applied Membranes, 🌐 Inc.2450 Business Park Dr. Vista, CA

92081-8847 Customer Service 📞 +68918003219321 Toll Free 📞 +6897607273711 Local 📧 sales@appliedmembranes.com

Speak with one of our Water Quality SpecialistsSupplier to a large base of Watermaker companies. If your ordering a membrane from a Watermaker company in the USA it’s a good chance they purchased it from Applied 🌐 www.appliedmembranes.com/

ECHOTec Watermakers

Island: Tahiti

ECHOTec Watermakers / Desalinators Contact: Teare Mariteragi-Nofziger Whatsapp/US# 📞 +18083834558

Tahiti# 📞 +68987303563

📧 nofzigermarine@gmail.com

🌐 www.echotecwatermakers.com

ETABLISSEMENT DIEUMEGARD

Island: Tahiti

ETABLISSEMENT DIEUMEGARD pk 3.3 ARUE COTE MONTAGE 📧 etsdieumegard@gmai.com

98701 ARUE 📞 +68968940423238

Fax : 40412400 Site web : 🌐 www.etsdieumegard.com/

Marine Elec

Island: Tahiti

Marine Elec Alexandre 📞 +68987374715

📧 Marine.elec@gmx.com

Papeete

12-2022 SV Reva Reva Had trouble with our watermaker in Tuamotos, and we contacted Alex. He was very helpfull, and knew what he was talking about. He helped us solve the problem over Whatsapp. For remote guidance on electronics, this is the guy to call

Sail The Way – Rudy

Island: Tahiti

Sail The Way – Rudy Cell 📞 +68987300864

📧 rudy@sailtheway.com

languages: English, Dutch, German Location: Papeete

9-2022 SV ZIEZO I have needed help on my water maker for years with persistent issues since it's installation by Fountaine Pajot and even after professional dealers assessing and "fixing it”. Rudy, helped me solve that problem as well as educating me on the issues. We also had issues on our battery charging system. He took the time to slowly and thoroughly diagnose the problem, then resolve it, and then educated us in a manner that was easy to understand and not at all condescending. His calm reassuring manner made us feel at ease and encouraged us to ask questions so that we could fully understand the issues so that we could prevent further problems and maintain our system properly. I would highly recommend him for all boat issues, from electrical to mechanical and everything in between. For more information, see Electronics (Marine)

Sopom

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68940439119

🌐 sopom-moteurs-marins-et-equipement-industriel.business.site/?fbclid=IwAR3HQFCI-

rnPEWN7U6lAncl524Axhe9OFqbElGEk-7vyZIYVrbLpqilGxd8 on Fare Ute Sopom/Soflex have moved from their former location next to the bridge to the building between Ace and Nautisport. Spom - Carries some water maker pre-filters and EU watermakers Sopom also sells waterpumps (e.g. for watermakers) and have knowledge about watermakers. They do also have a repair shop.

12-2020 It was reported to carry storage solution Just to give you guys an update SOPOM did have an antifreeze gel that they sell for their Aqua-base watermakers

9-2019 Coral Trekker They are the agents for aqua base water maker from SCLE. They also represent Cummins-Onan generators and stock a big variety of Fleetguard filters. Awesome guy’s excellent service and very professional people.

9-2019 SV PanacheSopom is a sister company to STH Marine. My water maker had a slow leak at the one of the ferrules and was only operating at 2/3 capacity. The Sopom “specialist” came to work on our watermaker and told me that he couldn’t fix the leak and that we would need to order a number of new SS parts. He also said that we had to chemically clean our membranes to improve production. I was able to fix the leak myself with fine wet/dry sandpaper and rubbing compound. I did 2 types of chemical cleaning with chemicals I purchased from them. No change. The problem was with the high-pressure pump, which I rebuilt and reinstalled. The system is now 100%. They were of no help whatsoever

Water Maker Fans

Island: Tahiti

Equinoxe In formative Telectronique See Computers for location details

Watermaker Water Filters

Island: Tahiti

Following stores reported to carry standard size water filter fiilters Sopom Tahiti yacht accessoires MarineElec Ocean2000 plumbarium near Ocean2000 Many of the plumbing stores

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Webbing (see Canvas Work)

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Welding

Taxi Motu Marines

Island: Bora Bora

Taxi Motu Marines 📞 +68940676577

📞 +68989439999723

📧 taximotumarine@hotmail.com

Located in the village of Viatape. Recommended by SV Capall Mara Reported to do some SS welding

Alunox

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.723333, Lon -151.456388 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Alunox For more information, see Aluminum (Fabrication, Bending, Welding)

Marinalu

Island: Raiatea

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.736569, Lon -151.484583 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marinalu For more information, see Aluminum (Fabrication, Bending, Welding)

Raiatea Usinage

Island: Raiatea

Raiatea Usinage For more information, see Machine Shops

Direct Production Metals - Taravoa

Island: Tahiti

Renault SS welding and Fabrication 📞 +68989543537

Taravoa 🌐 www.facebook.com/DPM.tahiti

7-23 Extremely satisfied with the installation of my mainsheet rail with reinforcement tubes on the cap. Renaud is very professional, very serious, punctual, and solved technical problems specific to my needs with inventiveness. All in good humor. I absolutely recommend his services.

4-24 Super nice chap, quite far from Papeete but will come to you if the job warrants it

Girault (Portable Rig)

Island: Tahiti

Contact information: Philippe et Damien Girault BP: 40464 Fare Tony 98713 Papeete Tel/Fax: 📞 +689832458

Vini: 📞 +68987296105 / 📞 +68987279024

📧 giraultph@yahoo.fr

Located near Marina Taina

12-2017 Irene We had a crack in the combined bimini support and wind generator mast, which needed welding by TIG in situ. When we were moored at Marina Taina last December I asked advise from the Taina's director Philippe Olite on a suitable welder and a place where the welding could be done. He recommended Father Son team Philippe and Damien Girault and the work dock of Marina Taina. Philippe Olite was kind enough to call the Girault brothers as I was afraid that I will have communication difficulties. We had to wait a few days because of very wet weather, and then took Irene to the work dock. Philippe Girault came as agreed with a van where he had the argon gas tank with a long enough hose to reach the work dock from the parking lot. Electricity was readily available from the work dock. The crack in the wind generator mast was quickly welded and Philippe repaired also our swimming ladders. He did not speak any English, but we had no communication problems. We were very satisfiedwith the quality of the work and price.

7-2018 Kyory Franz also reported excellent results from some SS welding and polishing he had from Girault. We called them and they came down to Taina marina to pick up the items to be welded. They were returned all welded & polished.

8-2018 Avatar Communication was no problem as Phillips had a translator on his phone. On time did a great job in two hours covering multiple cracks at joints in the arch for solar and davits. Would absolutely recommend them and use them again. Painless job at the work dock at the Marina. Marina charged $2000 francs for the dock which was fair App: Girault charged 7500F per hour

Inov inox

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.554922, Lon -149.571348 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Inov inox 📞 +68987788399 They have a very high end plasma cutter which can make chain plates or tangs. They recently made a set of titanium tangs for a customer who provided the plate material. They are in the Tipaerui Valley.

10-2020 SV Clair de Lune I used this service to manufacture new 316L stainless chain plates. They are a high end decorative metal fab shop and they use a water jet cutting table which can pattern. So they just chucked up my old chain plates, turned on the cutter and manufactured new plates with thicker stainless. The jet cutting was so good, I didn't even have to touch any of the eleven plates with a file. They just dropped right in. Everything happened as they said it would. I was very satisfied.

11-2019 SV Maluhia Here's the info on Inov Inox. Brought SS bar stock from the US. Went to Inov Inox in the Tipaerui Valley on Monday. Showed them the original chain plates which had a slight bend at the top and had two welded washers, one on each side to increase bearing surface for the rigging pin. They said it was no problem to make, would be done by the end of the week. On Thursday I called and left a message. Friday I called again and left another message. On the following Monday I went to the shop and was told that it would be ready maybe Wednesday. On Wednesday I called and was told maybe Thursday. On Thursday I went to the shop, and they said it would be done that afternoon and that they would deliver them to the fishing harbor near the airport as I was anchored near there. I said that would be great and to call me and I would meet them at the harbor. At 3:00 pm I called and left a message. No return call was ever made. The next morning I went to the shop. Yes, here were the chain plates. When I asked why they din't come or call they said they were busy and couldn't make it. Unfortunately the mounting holes did not line up with the originals. The material I brought was now wasted. They apologized and said that they would make new ones and have them ready that afternoon. They had the correct material and said they would deliver them. Not trusting this I said no, I would come back to pick them up. I came back in the afternoon. The plates were done. The mounting holes were aligned. Unfortunatelythe hole for the rigging pin was oblong and too big. They apologized and said it was difficult to find good 🌐 workers.I was finished with Inov Inox and left with the plates but they did not charge me. For more information, see Stainless Steel – Fabrication and Welding

Metali'nox

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.552167, Lon -149.544409 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

📞 +68987770277 Specialize in Stainless steel railings and balastrades but can also fabricate bimini and dodger frames. Owner is Stephane Wong speaks good english. They have MIG and TIG and a pipe bender. They are aprox 1.5 km up the road which goes north from the Pirae Maria. Be sure to call before you go. It is accessible via the small Hamuta or Arue bus. Get off at the Pirea Marie then walk to Intermat. It is the building behind Intermat.

11-2020 SV Moggy We had Metalinox manufacture a 1.5 metre long swim ladder from 42.4mm x 2mm wall, 316 stainless steel tube. We supplied drawings and had phone conversations with Dan about the manufacture and in particular the bends required. Overall we are happy with the result and we recommend Metalinox. Potential customers should have realistic expectations. Efficiency 5 out of 5 He got back to us in a very timely manner and answered all emails and phone calls promptly. Speed of Manufacture 5 out of 5 It was to be finished with a time frame for delivery to us in the Tuomotus and he met that schedule easily. Materials Used 5 out of 5 Exactly as requested Welds 3 out of 5 The welds are strong but are rough. Many are undercut so Dave cannot polish them out. We understand that other people have asked for them to be tidied up and he has done this willingly. Unfortunately we did not collect the ladder ourselves and did not have this opportunity. Bends 2 out of 5 These are a disappointing result. This could be due to communication error, but they are not in accordance with the drawings or our understanding of subsequent conversations. Overall finish 3 out of 5 We knew when we ordered that he would not polish the ladder. To polish to mirror finish, a weld needs to be proud rather than undercut. As a result we cannot achieve a result that is commensurate with other stainless finishes on the boat. Value for money 3 out of 5 It was a very expensive job for a strong, functional finish. If you want something pretty, this is not the guy. We did ask him to quote for hinge fittings and the quote was around US$90. We decided to importhinges from the USA for $14 We understand that he is probably the best welder of this type in Tahiti. He is also very easy to deal with.

11-2020 SV SV Mat-Lau III Metali’nox are commercial and industrial fabricators specialising in sheet metal and stainless steel. They do a lot of decorative stainless steel fabrications for buildings and houses, but very little work in the marine industry. We had Metali’nox fabricate a stainless steel frame for the installation of 4 x 340 watt solar panels across the stern of our Lagoon 500. The end result was very impressive and we are 100% satisfied with their work. I should stress that we supplied very detailed fabrication drawings, and Metali’nox followed them exactly as specified - they got it right the first time and we had no rework. They delivered the frame to the boat and even helped with the installation at no additional cost. Metali’nox will not polish stainless steel to a polished mirror finish, but their 320 grit polished finish is very pleasing to the eye. The Manager, Dan, speaks English and communicates by email with the assistance of Google Translate. He is a very likeable and helpful young man.

Ader

Island: Tahiti

Moana Taxi Reported to be able to do some SS welding For more information, see Disinfestation/Anti-termite

Norbert

Island: Tahiti

welder in valley of Tipearui, right after the Karcher-shop, (Norbert-87747093, speaks fluent French Recommended By Diesel-Clinic owner Adrian Pataki for aluminum welder of heat exchanger

Pacific Productions

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.526809, Lon -149.568108 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Marine aluminium welding, bending, solar panels etc. Good quality, professional, quick and reasonably priced. Fare Ute, next to Technimarine

📞 +68940425740

Pascal Maurin ("Paco")

Island: Tahiti

Pascal Maurin ("Paco"): Teaches stainless and alu welding, rigger, un-stepping and stepping of masts, hydraulics, general mechanical work (windlass, etc...). Thorough, precise and patient. 📞 +68987202816

📧 agmstbarth@yahoo.fr

He may also be affiliated with Sailtec

8-2022 SV Konbreo So just used Paco for a small alloy job. All good. Happy with work and price. But it was a very small job.

11-2019 Recommend by Olivier on Mary Ann

08-2018 Jacaranda - used Paco to build a SS riser for our Yanmar. He did a nice job and it was done on price and on time.

Sailtech

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534308, Lon -149.578466 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Located near Customs. Turn right at the road across from Customs and its about 100 meters on the right. 📞 +68940582142 Vini : 87 38 36 96 They have a sail loft upstairs and a rigging shop downstairs. They also have use of a dock (extra fee) at the back of their shop For welding ask for Guy (pronounced Gee) he will arrange with Pacco Pacco does welding. Jacaranda had a new SS riser welded by Pacco and he did a nice job. We supplied all the SS material but they can as well Bryce is the Canvas foreman both speak English.

Tura Ora

Island: Tahiti

TUTA ORA Zl de la TipaeruiBP 663 98713 Papeete Phone 📞 +68987282018 / 📞 +68987282019

📞 +68940574484

Fax 40421411 Email 📧 infos@turaora.pf

Net 🌐 www.turaora.com

Had our polyethylene (can't glue to polyethylene) water tank welded here at the TYC. Just took it into the club where the mobile team of two came and welded on site. Very professional, did extra welding work for further reinforcement, total cost 100,086 xpf. For more information, see Tanks

Techinmarine

Island: Tahiti

Technimarine address is the end of Fare Ute but to haul out you must approach from the pass east of Papeete due to the low bridge between Fare Ute and Muto Uta. 📧 technimarine@mail.pf tel 📞 +68940430222

Manager speaks english. Have two travel lifts one is 75 metric tonnes, the other 300 metric tonnes. The smaller may not be appropriate for the width of some cats. The haul-out price for our 32 ft sail boat including the power wash was 39276xpf ($353.48). Lay days were 6473xpf ($58.25). Not sure if the per foot rate is different for the latger travel lift. You can do any amount of the work yourself you wish. It is very convenient to all marine suppliers available in FP. Electric and water are metered. They have welders including TIG and MIG welding. They can spray in the yard (depending of wind conditions) including polyurethane. Staff are friendly and the facilities looked good for toilet and shower blocks. 📞 +68940430222 located at the north east end of Fare Ute. 📧 technimarine@mail.pf Can TIG and MIG, Have tubbing bender. Can work on your boat at dockside. There is also a substantial aluminium operation. If they don'stock stainless tubing try Ocean 2000. Can do portable welding. Danish boat just had them come to the city marina and weld a dinghy davit that had a crack in it.

9-18 Lady A For more information, see Haulout

VGI

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532492, Lon -149.570748 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Motu Uta 40 82 34 35. can do stick welding no TIG. see machine shops

Welding

Island: Tahiti

The Yacht Club was able to source a TIG welder for our boat. He took away our bow pulpit and did a fine job. He apparently was not available to weld anything dockside. The price was maybe half of the cost for similar work in the eastern Caribbean. The machine shop mentioned in another section can do stick (arch) welding. Check Dynacier.

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West System

Ace Hardware Paint

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531045, Lon -149.5704 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Ace Hardware Carries epoxy fillers For more information, see Hardware Stores

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sin Tung Hing has a limited stock of resins but a good supply of the west system powders. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

TYAMichele has carried West System products in the pasr For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Wind surfing

Tahiti Wind Surf

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532019, Lon -149.544278 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Wind Surf 📞 +68940545985

📧 ctqnahoata@gmail.com

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Windlass

Nautisport

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530357, Lon -149.571822 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

They stock Lofran horizontal and vertical windlasses. Not sure if they repair. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tahiti Yacht Accessoire Michele Baltzer 📞 +68987741002

📧 tyaccessoire@yahoo.fr

Marina Taina In 3/17 stocked 5 Lofran windlasses and a large stock of gypsies. For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Windlass repair

BMS (Boat Maintenance Services)

Island: RaiateaFred Hermelin

📧 bms@mail.pf

📞 +68987749560

Fred is very experienced and also does general boat work (windlass, fiberglass) For more information, see Rigging Wire & Supplies

Thierry Duvauchelle

Island: Raiatea

Thierry Duvauchelle He will repair any diesel engine or outboard and can handle various general mechanical problems (windlass, watermakers, etc...). His forte are Perkins, Volvo, Yanmar and Westerbeck and all outboard brands.

📞 +68987784792

📧 duvauchellethierry@gmail.com

🌐 S.a.r.l Enipac Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532636, Lon -149.570836 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 S.a.r.l ENIPAC

📞 +68940427010

Vini: 📞 +68987777695

📧 enipacsarl@mail.pf

Next to the Total Fuel Depot in Fare Ute. 📞 +68940427010

📧 enipacsarl@mail.pf They are the motor rebuilder if your windlass has motor problems. They had two Lofrans in the shop last visited. Bring your Google Translate! For more information, see Alternator And Starter Repairs

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Wood

Michel Mardi Local Wood including Teak

Island: Mo'orea

Michel Mardi 📞 +68987786063

Cooks Bay He is up the road next to the gas station in Moorea. Call him to see if he is at the workshop or not, and if he has any teak. He has good 🌐 stuff.1-2021 SV 2K We bought some teak in January, local grown. Gas station at the bottom of Cooks Bay He also have loads of other local grown wood as well as a great wooden workshop. I took a walk and directions are as follows: Turn left after the church next to the gas station, keep right when the road divides and continue walking up for

10-15 minutes. You will pass a large storage for wood, just keep walking until you see the large woodshop with a lot of machinery on your righ Polymat Island: Mo'orea 📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.482567, Lon -149.799768 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Polymat There is a pretty decent hardware store on Moorea, just east of Maharepa, called Polymat. They have just about everything, and at least one employee speaks English

Ace

Island: Tahiti

Ace owns Poly Bois so you can order from them in town. Marine plywood is available in 6,9 and 15 mm. They will deliver wood.

Lumber

Island: Tahiti

05-2021 See Wood Mo’orea Local teak from wood shop in Cooks Bay

01-2019 SV Mary Ann 2 THERE IS NO TEAK IN PAPEETE. This statement is based on speaking to four lumber yards. Poly Bois is often recommended but they have not stocked teak in several years. Exterior ply wood go to Hyper Bricolage, see hardware. Poly Bois which is 2 kilometers up Avenue Tipearui. They carry marine plywood but only full sheets, they also stock several hardwoods that are very marine compatible which are sold as decking, such as Epi.

Polybois

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.558389, Lon -149.570885 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

🌐 www.facebook.com/PolyboisTahiti/

Zone industrielle de Tipaerui Papeete, French Polynesia 98713 📞 +68940508350

Large assortment of wood (plywood, etc) and associated building products Located up the Tipaeuri valley

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Wood workers

Michel Mardi Local Wood including Teak

Island: Mo'orea

Michel Mardi Local Wood including Teak For more information, see Wood

Christian Fuller

Island: Tahiti

📞 +68987790606

📧 chfuller@mail.pf

12-2022 SV Auntie I had Christian make a small panel and he did a beautiful job. The teak marched my teak, the craftsmanship was excellent. He was quick too! I definitely recommend Christian.

8-21 SV Airborne We have had Christian do a couple of jobs for us in the last four months. The first was to cut a new nav panel with all the holes for radios, and MFD pre-cut. He knew we were going to do a carbon wrap so he finished it so there were no surface imperfections that would show through the wrap. The workmanship was perfect and was on time. The second was a set of teak bow pulpit seats on our catamaran. Again, the workmanship was excellent. He is not cheap, but the products delivered are excellent and on time. I highly recommend him"

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Adrian Pataki

Island: Tahiti

Adrian Pataki 📧 svattila@gmail.com

📞 +68987286083

He does Diesels diagnositics, repair, maintenance But also just about everything else. He helped Steve with the autopilot yesterday and its fixed. Found lots of gunk in the fluid. And he also does xantrex inverter/chargers and water makers. He's a good place to start!

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Yacht services

Fakarava Yacht Services

Island: Fakarava

Fakarava Yacht Services 📧 fakayachtservices@gmail.com

Channel #77 📞 +68987753484

Laundry, Propane, Diesel, Bike rental, Wifi

10-2019 (Counting Stars) Fakarava Yacht Services wasted my time. In communication with them for several days, even communicating 1 hour before the appointment. Anchored in the agreed spot. Then they stopped communicating. I never saw them.

5-2019 (Jacaranda) - We have used them over the years to purchase diesel, gas, refill propane and obtain use of their wifi. We have also rented bicycles from them as well. Have always been responsive to us and even came by the boat to pick up laundry.

Hiva Oa Yacht Services

Island: Hiva 'Oa Hiva Oa Yachts Services Located Autona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Sandra WULLAERT

📞 +68987927985 or 📞 +68987232247 and email 📧 hivaoayachtservices@gmail.com

Nuka Hiva Yacht Services

Island: Nuku Hiva

Yacht Services Nuku Hiva BP 301 Taiohae 98742 Nuku Hiva Polynesie Franciasetel: 📞 +68987226872 fax: 📞 +68940920750

📧 ysnukuhiva@hotmail.com

VHF 72

Polynesian Yacht Services (PYS)

Island: Tahiti

Polynesia Yacht Services (PYS) Laurent Bernaert (689)87 77 12 30 📧 polynesia.yacht.services@gmail.com

Excellent reports from numerous yachts that have used Laurent. Speaks English

10-2019 SV Amilie We first used PYS when Oyster retained him as yacht agent for the 2013/4 Oyster World Rally We contacted him, again, when in Mexico before departing for Nuka Hiva last Spring 2018 PYS use Kevin (NHYS) in Nuka Hiva and our Fuel Duty Free Certificate were available on arrival, together with Kevin sorting out the paperwork for our entry in FP Marina Taina seems to be pretty well booked up whatever time of year & we’ve met many cruisers who’ve been denied berths and moorings because fully booked. PYS have arranged our bookings and we’ve always been allocated a berth. We were recommended Matt Rigging Services when in Marina Taina, again he seemed constantly booked up, when we contacted PYS we were on the schedule and it was worth the 10% fee charged for going through Laurent. We’ve had occasion to import spares, new sails & a new generator over the past 18 months, each time PYS have sorted clearance at Customs and delivery to Marina Taina within 24 hours of goods arriving in Papeete Airport. As an avid cigar smoker I found myself ordering cigars through PYS to fly them to Rangiroa. They were bought at wholesale, not retail, and even including the 10% buyers fee and freight to Rangiroa they were 30% cheaper than the shop in Papeete. If you want to enjoy cruising these beautiful islands & minimise the time waiting for spares & services we highly recommend using PYS.”

Handles the Oyster Rally when it comes thru.

Tahiti Crew

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585972, Lon -149.614556 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Tehani Located Taina Marina area. Tehani -- 📧 tehani@tahiticrew.com +68987215980

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Yacht transport

Seal Super Yachts Tahiti

Island: Tahiti

Sevenstar Yacht Transports and DYT Yacht Transports Pascal Bredein 📞 +68987774447

📧 tahiti@seal-superyachts.com

📧 paco@seal-superyachts.com

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Yanmar / Yanmar Parts

Pacific Marine -Dominique Fily

Island: Tahiti

Dominique 📞 +68987748861 📧 filydom@gmail.com

8-2019 No longer affiliated with STH but now is independent. Dominque is a diesel and electrical mechanic... He lives on Moorea, but works in Papeete. He is associated with STH in Papeete and they had referred us to him when we had engine issues in Moorea. He came out on a Sunday to our boat to help us. When we continued to have issues he met us at the dock when we arrived in Papeete for further diagnosis and repairs. Great service. Speaks English and French. I’m not sure if he is an STH employee or a sub contractor, but there is dome connection to STH (Yanmar dealer. SV Airborne

9-18 For more information, see Diesel Mechanic

Sin Tung Hing (STH)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.528096, Lon -149.567219 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

Sin Tung Hing Marine is the local Yanmar distributor. Updated contact info

6-18 Service - Arnaud 📧 direction.sav@sthmarine.com

📞 +68940549454 / 📞 +68987281235 🌐 www.sthmarine.com

For Yanmar and Mercury parts Mahea TEMATAUA-TERIITI SIN TUNG HING MARINE Services Pià ̈ces Détachées YANMAR et MERCURY BP:1605 PAPEETE-TAHITI Zone Industrielle de la Papeava 📞 +68968940549455 FAX:40.454837 📧 mahea.temataua@sintunghing.pf

2-2022 SV Siyeza We recently replaced our Starboard Yanmar engine on our Leopard 46, in 🌐 Tahiti.Just

a heads up to the agents at STH 🌐 Marine.They were great to work with and very knowledgeable. Their mechanic Bryan is now permanently stationed at Marina Taina just behind the STH Marina retail shop. The Chief Technican based in Town is Florian, Very experienced and lots of knowledge

10-2019 SV Panache STH Marine did the 1,000-hour service on our Yanmar diesel engines. The mechanics were good, but their manager gave them the wrong manual and then interpreted it incorrectly. They set my valves incorrectly. It took me weeks to convince them that they were wrong. They finally relented, agreed I was correct and fixed their mistake. I wonder how many boats in Tahiti are operating with the wrong valve settings.

For more information, see Marine Suppliers

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Yoghurt

EasiYo products (self-made yogurt)

Island: Tahiti

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.5956, Lon -149.6119 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap

SDA 🌐 www.sda.pf/

Order our products online on our website 🌐 www.premium-market.pf

Address: Pk10 PUNAAUIA, mountain side Next to Punaauia Town Hall BP20711 - 98713 Papeete TAHITI French Polynesia

📞 +68940479797

📧 contact@sda.pf

OPENING HOURS : ◦ SDA Headquarters in Punaauia (Administrative) Monday to Friday: 7:30 to 15:30 in a continuous day ◦ Premium Market Store (shop, Nespresso and withdrawal of water bottles) Monday to Friday: 5:30 to 19:00 continuous daySaturday: 5:30 to 13:00. 📞 +68940479744

Nespresso area in Papeete, Notre Dame Square Monday to Friday: 8:00 to 17:00 continuous day Saturday: 8:00 to 12:00. 6-digit free green number: 📞 +689444997

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Zippers

Carreira Industries

Island: Tahiti

Carreira Industries Address: Titioro, Pape'ete, 98713 📞 +689112020 SY Venture Lady reported they moved and the new number is 89546896 📧 contact@carreira-industries.com

Web: 🌐 carreira-industries.com/

Biminis, dodgers, cushions, yacht interiors etc. Wide stock of sunbrella, fasteners, webbing, thread, foam open cell and nonwater retaining foam. They will also reburish boat interiors. Mark Bland is best contact with reasonable English.

For more information, see Canvas Work