There is a Pemex oil refinery nearby about 2 miles away to the east of MCB. It used to be a problem. However they have installed "scrubbers" on the stacks and it has essentially eliminated the problem. I do have my boat washed twice a month though. The refinery is going to be relocated about 10 miles north out by the La Paz airport at some time in the future. Facilities are under construction now. But when that will happen quien sabe. If you read the article by Pat Rains in a recent SEA magazine she talks about "hurricane holes" on the West Coast of Mexico. She specifically mentions Marina Costa Baja in La Paz as a good one and the only one in the vicinity of La Paz. Patrick Willard 40PH ALOHA La Paz, MX ----- Original Message ---- From: Scott Bulger <scottebulger@gmail.com> To: Passagemaking Under Power List <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:44:39 AM Subject: [PUP] Marina Costa Baja I heard that boats moored at MCB can get covered in a oily film from a power plant nearby. I was told by the FUBAR committee that this problem has been eliminated. Can anyone confirm that to be true? Thanks, Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power To unsubscribe send email to passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.