We pulled into Scituate harbor, MA for the first time July 2,2009 and found the harbor master and "Scituate Launch" to be very friendly. This harbor is very tight and has no room for anchoring so everyone takes a mooring. Fees were $35.00/night includes free launch. The town is great, and especially for laundry. There is a laundry within one block of the Harbormasters office and it is right next door to a Dunkin Donuts and a CVS! There is a great main street with restaurants and breakfast stops as well as pizza shops. There are 3 liquor stores on the main street as well. Looks like they sell a lot of that here.
The harbormaster does not allow you to run your dinghy in the harbor because it is too tight and with too much traffic in a small channel, so everyone uses the launch. The entrance is short and direct and very easy. This would be a good place to run into in bad weather. Next stop north is Boston and south is Plymouth MA.
Oh, one more item, there are two ice cream stores right that the harbormasters office as well as a movie theater as well. Great place.
Hayden & Radeen on Island Spirit, Scituate Harbor