Abacos Map with facilities and attractions.
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Airstrip
Air Service
Anchorage
Area Information / Tourism
- Bahamas Area Websites. Sites that can be searched for tourist and business information throughout the Bahamas.
Bakery
Bank & ATM
- ScotiaBank; 242-365-0503 / 0504. Open Monday & Thursdays, 0930-1530.
- Diamond 7 Liquors; 242-365-0444.
Boat Rental / Charter
Book Exchange
BTC / Batelco Office
Car Rental
Cell Phone Service
Church
- Assembly of God.
- Friendship Mission.
- Pentacostal.
Cruisers Net
- Abaco Cruisers Net operates daily on VHF Ch 68 from 0815 to 0915. The goals of the net are safety, friendship, and message handling. The net provides weather, notices from local businesses, messaging between cruisers, arrivals and departures.
Dinghy Landing
Ecology
- Report whale sightings to BMMRO! Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization; 242-366-4155; 242-357-6666; info@bahamaswhales.org.
- Friends of the Environment; 242-367-2721 / 0721; info@friendsoftheenvironment.org. Based in Marsh Harbour.
- See: Environment & Ecology for Cruisers
- BASRA; 242-367-2226 / 3752; VHF Ch-16, Ch-20.
- Bahamas Red Cross; 242-367-0734. Marsh Harbour.
- Cruisers who need to be contacted in an emergency can receive an email if it is sent with contact information (boat name; persons name; cottage name) in the Subject line to: cruisers@oii.net This is provided as a free service by Out Island Internet.
- Police / Fire emergency phone: 919 or 911
- TowBoatU.S. Marsh Harbor; 242-367-4602. Service Area: 100 miles offshore. Home base: Rockledge, FL.
- VHF Ch-16 is monitored by emergency services and local authorities in the Abacos.
Fishing
- O'Donal McIntosh Professional Bone Fishing; 242-365-0126.
Fuel
- Diamond 7 Gas Station; 242-365-0444.
- Coopers Town Shell offers diesel and gas; VHF Ch-16.
- Murray’s Service Station; 242-365-0039; VHF Ch-16. Diesel and gas.
Government / Administrative
- 242-365-0000 / 0003 / 0401.
- Diamond 7 Convenience; 242-365-0444.
- General Supermarket; 242-365-0204.
- Kevas’s Convenience; 242-365-0220.
- L & J Dry Goods; 242-365-0032.
- Murray’s General Store.
- Coopers Town Hardware Ltd; 242-365-0320.
- Murray’s Hardware.
- Coopers Town Shell.
- Murray’s Esso .
- Lilchino Pizza & Ice Cream; 242-365-0166.
Laundry
- C&S Laundromat; 242-365-0169.
- Service available at Murray’s General Store.
Lodging
Mailboat
Marina & Dockage
- Coopers Town Marine; 242-365-0183.
- Some outboard parts and oil is available at the Shell and Exxon stations.
Medical / Clinic / Pharmacy
- Government clinic; 242-365-0300 / 0301. Has a doctor, nurse, dispensary and X-ray.
Navigation
- Packages & Shipping
- Beauty World Salon; 242-365-0285.
- 242-365-0002 / 0004 / 0596.
- 242-365-0001; Fax: 242-365-1073.
Resort
Restaurant & Bar
- Chilly’s Takeout.
- M&M Restaurant & Bar; 242-365-0142.
- Richie’s.
- Valentine's Take-Away Snacks & Sweets; 242-365-0438.
- Edgecomb’s offers household good.
- Keva's Sports Wear; 242-365-0220.
- L & J Dry Goods; 242-365-0032.
- Lilchino Pizza & Ice Cream; 242-365-0166.
- Ly Souse House & Breakfast Take-Away; 242-365-0153.
- P & F Party Supplies & Tent Rentals; 242-365-0102.
- Starlight Fashion Boutique; 242-365-0037.
Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
Taxi
Things to See & Do
Tides
Trash
Veterinarian
VHF Protocol
Water
- Water is available at service stations.
- Marine Weather Center; Daily SSB, webcast, & email forecasts by Chris Parker. Note: Best reception in this area is usually at 4045 KHz USB Simplex at 0630 AST.
- Bahamas Met Office website provides weather forecast for local areas throughout the Bahamas.
- Barometer Bob; an excellent website providing weather for the Abacos.
- Abacos Cruisers Net; VHF Ch 68 at 0815; provides a daily weather summary.
- FM Radio 93.5 MHz; Radio Abaco at 0630.
Topics: 19 Jan 12