Maritime expertise & technical services in the Marquesas

Maintenance, monitoring at anchor, diagnostics, underwater work and private cruises in Nuku Hiva, with a direct local presence in Taiohae Bay.

Based in Taiohae since 2022

Here, the bay is our workshop

Based in Taiohae, in the heart of the Marquesas, Nuku-Hiva Maintenance has been supporting sailors, professionals and travellers since 2022. With more than 30 years of maritime experience, we bring local, self-reliant expertise suited to island conditions: work at anchor, technical assistance, diagnostics, underwater work and tourist charters.

We know the boats, the seabed and the conditions, and we do our best to adapt, whether you have come from far away or live here all year round.

Mave mai!

Gaël Minet at the masthead, the sailboat below

What we do

Maintenance & repairs

The core of our business

Electrics, mechanics, work aloft, rigging, plumbing, watermakers: we work on board, at anchor.

See the Maintenance & repairs page

Monitoring at anchor

While you are away

Weekly visits on board while you are away, and news of your boat.

See the Monitoring at anchor page

Underwater work

Below the waterline

Propeller, anodes, hull, through-hulls, search for lost items, moorings: we work under your boat.

See the Underwater work page

Assistance

To make your stopover easier

Provisioning, fuel, drinking water and emergency assistance in Taiohae Bay.

See the Assistance page

Marine survey

An independent opinion

Valuation, pre-purchase advice, in-water and underwater inspection, documented reports.

See the Marine survey page

Charter & missions

Marquesas or Tuamotu

Cruises in the Marquesas or the Tuamotu, and support for professional missions.

See the Charter page

All our services

See our rates

At work in the Marquesas

Gaël at the masthead above the Taiohae anchorage

At the masthead, Taiohae

Nuku-Hiva Maintenance diver at the surface before a job

Before a dive

Electronic equipment tidied up and rewired

Toake Ona at anchor

Removing a propeller

Inboard engine

Mast and shrouds of a sailboat seen from the deck during an inspection

Mast inspection

The basalt peaks of Ua Pou seen from the sea

The peaks of Ua Pou

Our approach

Close at hand and quick to respond

We work at anchor, in direct contact with sailors, with a real knowledge of the area and of island constraints. Our aim: to let you continue your voyage with peace of mind, or make the most of your stay in the archipelago.

Gaël Minet, founder of Nuku-Hiva Maintenance