May 2015 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Yes, Matt Again! An apology
by Matt Peters 31 May '15

31 May '15

Good Morning Everyone, It seems like this has a life of its own, I hope to put it to rest Yes, it was a horrible error I my part. I copied the address Dave was using, not the "Dave only" address and it went to the crowd. When I was notified of my error I felt it best just to let it go. I know how those things can spiral out of control. I would never consciously hit reply all to the GSL Marina list unless I had legitimate business to do so. Thanks,

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Matt Peters J29
by Matt Peters 31 May '15

31 May '15

Hi Dave, My CC account had some fraudulent charges so I received new #. Do you still handle the payments? Or is it done out of the North Temple office. I am often there with other state business if I need to go that route. Matt

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CRANE DAY INFORMATION
by Dave Shearer 26 May '15

26 May '15

For those that are craning out this Thursday, below is the order of pulling out. Some important notes: 1. Your mast MUST be down in order to pull your boat. We cannot store your boat on-site with your mast up. It is guaranteed to tip over in the wind. If you have any doubt I will gladly provide pictures of the many boats that did tip over in the parking lot due to masts being up. 2. If you have a trailer, stands, or cradle that isn't here yet please get it here before Thursday. Cradles and Stands should be delivered no later than tomorrow night. Trailers will be easier to deliver by tomorrow night but can show up on Crane Day. 3. Many have asked the price of the crane. With the lake so low the crane has to reach farther than normal. This is requiring us to bring out a 120 ton crane to lift boats from the water. This is not a cheap crane to get out here, set up, and rent per hour. But because we have so many boats signed up the cost of the large crane is $85.00 for ten minute slots. If you take longer than 10 minutes on the large crane then we go into the next 10 minute block of time. For those that will be putting on to their own trailers you will only need to use the large crane. For those that are going onto stands or cradles you will also need to use the smaller 70 ton crane. The cost of this crane is $65.00 for ten minute slots. 4. You will not need to position your trailers, stands or cradles beforehand. That will be done by the you and the volunteer crew just prior to your boat being lifted onto the cradle or stands. Trailers will be staged in the NW parking lot (by E and D dock). If you decide to keep your tow vehicle attached to your trailer that is fine. Otherwise we will pull your trailer to the crane out spot at the appropriate time. Please put your name visibly on the tongue of the trailer. This can be done with masking tape and a sharpie. Also, if you have stands or cradles, make sure they are clearly marked with your name. 5. Please be prepared to pay crane costs on Thursday after your boat is lifted onto your trailer, cradle or stands. I have finally figured out how to take credit cards so you can pay by check, cash or credit card. Thank you. 6. Most of the parking lot will be closed by Wednesday evening in preparation for staging the cranes. No vehicles will be allowed into the south parking lot Wednesday night or Thursday. The only exception will be those hooked to their own trailer when it is time to crane your own boat onto the trailer. Parking your vehicles will be allowed in the camp area and the gravel area near the visitor center. 7. It could rain so be prepared for that. We will go in the rain. We will postpone crane activities if we have severe lightning or wind. If that is the case we may need to go into Friday. Sorry, but I cannot control the weather. We will do what we need to do to keep everyone safe. 8. We have some great volunteers that are generously donating their time for this Crane Day. They include the selfless Search & Rescue volunteers for GSL as well as some generous slip renters that just want to be here and help. Thank you to all. 9. The crane-out list is pretty well set in stone. It was designed in the particular order to keep both cranes going as fast as possible and avoid dead time on the crane. We can average about four boats an hour if all goes well. If your number for craning out is below 18 please be here in the morning. The crane starts lifting boats at 9am. If your number is higher than 18 please plan to be here around noon. We will go all day until we are done or wind shuts us down. This may mean we will still be craning boats at 7pm. I want to do whatever we can to avoid going into Friday. 10. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or call me. If you see "Not Checked In" near your name and plan to pull please contact me as I have not heard a confirmation for you. 1. Bashore 2. Pitman 3. Rukavina 4. Oswald 5. Richtsteig 6. Atkin 7. Sipin 8. Manwaring 9. Jones, Neil 10. Madsen 11. Ghizzoe 12. Evans, Duane 13. Hinton 14. Horrocks 15. Smith, Homer 16. Millar, Gary 17. Greiner 18. Woodward, Clay 19. Cameron, Todd 20. Ott 21. Wardle 22. Willems, Dan 23. Dodds 24. Glass, Luther 25. Mkrtchyan 26. Johnston, Jason 27. Hutchinson, Don 28. Watts, Stan 29. Stradling 30. Wilkinson, CJ 31. Christensen, David 32. Park, Ray 33. Bushek 34. McDonough 35. Curry 36. Schmitt, Will 37. Carlson, Dave 38. Van De Graaf, Rick 39. Fairbanks, Lance 40. Mizener 41. Phillips, Wally (Not Checked In Yet) 42. Pahoo 43. Pahoo 44. Harrelson, Dan 45. Farrel, Randal (Not Checked In Yet) Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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FW: Questions
by Dave Shearer 22 May '15

22 May '15

From: Rande Peterson [mailto:rande.peterson@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 7:11 AM To: Dave Shearer Subject: Questions Dave, How can I ask questions of our GSL sailing community? Do I need to be a member of the yacht club? This is the sort of question that I would ask. Someone (local sailor) told my wife about an upholstery shop that does good work at a good price and I am almost sure they said that it was on State Street but I cannot find it. Do you know of a place? Thanks for any help you can offer. Hope all is well. Rande

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CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 22 May '15

22 May '15

Crane Day is just around the corner - only six days away. Yes, the recent rain has helped our situation out slightly. But it would have to continue to rain like it did a few weeks ago for the next four months to have a significant impact on our lake levels. But we will take it. I am finalizing the crane out list. If you have not gotten on the list today is the day to get on. I will be assigning crane out order numbers today. That order will be based on what makes the most sense to keep crane time at a minimum so that everyone's costs are as low as possible. If you have cradles, trailers or stands, please bring them out early if possible so we can stage them. If you bring them out on crane day please plan on being at least two hours early of your estimated crane out time. If you do not have your masts down yet please get them down BEFORE crane day. If your motor does not work and you will need to be towed to the crane out slip please let me know today so I can put you on the list to be towed. I have finally heard that DFCM is working on the dredging issue for Great Salt Lake. I do not know how far along they are but I have not seen or heard from any engineers yet. So here is a recap of the dredging process. 1. DFCM must put out a bid for an engineering company to oversee the dredging design. 2. Contract must be awarded to the successful company bidding on dredging design. 3. Dredging design must be completed 4. Permits must be filed with Army Corp. And then permits must be approved. 5. Bid is put out for dredging companies 6. Contract is awarded to successful dredging company 7. Dredging company mobilizes on-site 8. Dredging begins 9. Dredging completed and we evaluate how successful the process was I have talked to a few dredging companies and they are confident they can significantly deepen the marina and dig a deep channel out to the lake. And remember that the lake is still over 20 feet deep. But the engineers will determine how much material we can take out and keep the breakwall and docks stable. We are nearing a time when I feel more information will be forthcoming. I will keep you posted as I hear it. For those pulling out on May 28th I feel fairly confident we will have room for those that absolutely must store their boats at the marina. But, unfortunately, I do not know if we will have much more room for any other boats that may need to pull on a later date. And remember that we may have to pull ALL the boats depending on what conclusions the engineers and dredging company comes up with. Let us hope for the best. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Mast Drop Party TOMORROW
by Dave Shearer 15 May '15

15 May '15

The Mast Dropping Party is tomorrow starting at noon. If you do not know how to drop your mast in preparation for the upcoming crane day or do not have enough help this is the perfect time to come out and drop your mast. Remember that your mast must be down in order to store your boat on the hard (in the parking lot). If you haven't signed up for the May 28th Crane Day but intend to pull your boat now is the time to sign up. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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IMPORTANT NOTICE for those on C dock
by Dave Shearer 09 May '15

09 May '15

If your boat is on C dock at the Great Salt Lake Marina it is time to move your boats off of C dock. It is becoming very shallow. Please contact the Harbor Master about a new temporary slip assignment until dredging is complete. Please come out and move your boat to the new slip assignment or let us know to move your boat for you. We want to do this quickly before we end up with more boats trapped in the mud. Please email me at dshearer(a)gslmarina.com <mailto:dshearer@gslmarina.com> or call me at 801-209-9142 Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Dredging & Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 06 May '15

06 May '15

GSL Slip Renters. I am still waiting to hear about the engineering process for dredging. But I have had several dredging companies talk to me. Some of it is good news. But there is some potentially bad news too. There is a possibility that we will have to have ALL boats removed from the marina for dredging. So I am emailing you now to prepare you for that possibility. We have a Crane Day Thursday, May 28th. If you have a draft of more than 3.5 feet you need to seriously consider pulling on that day before the lake drops too much that we cannot tow you over to the crane out slip. For those that were here about three weeks ago you know what I mean. It was quite tough pulling some of the boats over to get craned out. If you do not have stands or trailer or cradle yet I recommend you order them ASAP. They take time to ship or to be built. If you have not signed up for crane day yet and have a draft over 3.5 feet please do so now. Also keep in mind that we may run out of room in the parking lot to store boats on-site after this next crane day. Once we run out the only choice will be to take your boats home or to another storage facility. When emailing back to reserve a crane spot please include the following information. Name: Phone Number: Boat Name: Boat Type: Do you have TRAILER, STANDS, CRADLE (please specify which one): Do you want to keep your slip: Do you need to store on site or can you take your boat elsewhere? (if you can take your boat elsewhere to make room for a person who does not have a trailer it would be appreciated): Does your motor work: Will you be attending the Mast Drop Party on Saturday, May 16th: Some of you have already reserved a spot for crane day but did not include the above info. It is needed so that we can keep the crane day running as safely and smoothly as possible. I will keep all of you posted on dredging info as it develops. I hope whomever wins the bid that they can dredge successfully and deep enough without removing all the boats. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Mast Drop Party Correction
by Dave Shearer 05 May '15

05 May '15

As usual I got the day right but the day wrong. Mast Drop Party is Saturday, May 16. Sorry. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Mast Drop Party
by Dave Shearer 05 May '15

05 May '15

For those needing help dropping masts we will have another Mast Drop Party on Saturday, May 18th. This is in preparation for the upcoming crane day. There are about 55 boats that have drafts deep enough that they need to consider coming out of the water. I have heard from 12 of you. Please heed what I have stated in previous emails. Mother Nature has dealt us a heavy blow. Dredging will become extremely difficult if your boat becomes stuck in your slip. If you have any questions please feel free to email me or call me. I will give you the best information I can. Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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