Murphy’s Marine Service Port Jefferson Launch & Water Taxi (Port Jefferson, NY)

Murphy’s Marine Service Port Jefferson Launch & Water Taxi
150 Beach St, Port Jefferson, NY 11777

Date of Service: Saturday, 9/19/26 – Tuesday, 9/29/26 (Red Mooring Ball – 1,000lb)
Cons: Dirty Mooring Ball Lines, Ferry Ear Piercing Sound, Occasional Fuel Smell, & Ferry Traffic (Hourly)
Pros: Accommodating, Booking Responsiveness (Dockwa), Choose Your Own Mooring Ball, Complimentary Launch Service, Friendly Staff, Line Condition, Location, Long Mooring Ball Double Lines, Mooring Ball Held Up During a Nor’Easter Storm, Moor Weight Capacity, No Wake Zone, Online Booking (Dockwa), Swing Room, VHF Responsiveness, Water Depth, Weekly Rate Discount, & Wide Mooring Ball Eye Line

Ice
Complimentary Launch Service
Laundry: (2) Dryers & (2) Washers ($)
Licensed Captains
19 Mooring Balls
Restrooms
Showers
United States Coast Guard (USCG) Inspected Vessels

Special Comments: Able to accommodate vessels up to 75′.

Dock for water is just north of the gravel barges.

During our extended stay, we survived the 2026 Nor’Easter. We clocked 41.4KN wind gusts during this multiple day/night storm. We later learned that other vessels were not nearly as fortunate. One sailboat’s mast was bent into the water. Another boat dragged its mooring ball entirely, drifting helplessly onto the nearby rocks and sustaining damage, while another docked vessel tragically sank altogether. All that said, we haven’t say whether the mooring balls were from Murphy’s, private, through the Yacht Club.

Easy walk to local restaurants and shops.

Ferry passes every 1 hour.

Formerly Port Jeff Launch & Water Taxi.

If you need help mooring, ask. They will guide you in and hand you the lines if neccessary.

Launch dock and office is located in the second lot to the right, after the red Tilcon building.

Launch Service hours vary by season.

Laundry is coin operated machines.

Monitor VHF Channel 68.

Select moors (red) with 1,000lbs of weight on the bottom.

Transient dock is located to the left of the Celtic Quest Fishing charters.

Transient Rates: Up to 45′ $65/Nightly or $350/Weekly, 46′ – 55′ $75/Nightly or $400/Weekly, or 56′ 75′ $85/Nightly or $450/Weekly.

Typically responds to Dockwa reservation requests in 3 hours.