Apr 16, 2019 01:46 PM

I have spent winter 2018/2019 in Porto Montenegro with about 30% of my time on the boat and the rest back at home. The marina is lovely, very clean with efficient staff who will always help. The restaurants and super markets are good. Car hire is cheap in the winter, about €50 a week and well worth it. The best chandler is out of town ‘Una Montenegro (Marine Center)’. A takeaway noddle bar ‘Ukemochi Noodle Bar’ is available in the marina and also a takeaway pizza shop in Tivat ‘Contact Fast Food’ within walking distance.

The shipyard ‘Marina Bonici’ has two cranes a 50 ton and a 200 ton. The water in the big pool is about 3.6m deep and the pool is about 7m wide. They have a good supply of anodes and can carry out most work.

Be aware that bring boat parts in your suitcase can cause issues. The total value limit is €430 anymore and you have to pay import tax on them. Make sure you have invoices available to prove they are worth less than €430. Also don’t expect a receipt for your import tax.

Having parcels shipped VAT free to your boat from outside Montenegro is efficient in the marina. You have to pay €170 import duty as a flat fee. You have to be available when the parcel arrives to collect it from the customs office and stamp about 7 sheets of paper with your boat stamp.

Be careful with the workmen you select. Many “helpful hands” are hanging around, some more helpful than others. Do your homework and try to go direct for services rather than having someone else organise it for you. “Yacht & Home” are good for fabric works. “Lighthouse Solution” for joinery works, they have CNC machines and can make anything.