Pete, I spent 3 years in Mexico and Central America. Mexico has marinas and they are what you are used to. Central America is nearly devoid of marinas or even pilings to use. The very few marinas you do find in C. America are either med-moor or if floating dock, so expensive you will not consider them. Owning a boat in C.America makes you “rich,” so you will be gouged as if you were. Panama is not much better. Ecuador is ok, but few marinas exist.
If you want something temporary, a couple of fenders and a sturdy plank for contact work well. There are also rubber fender board holders if you can find them.
