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

Navigation Advisory
by Dave Shearer 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

The lake is now dropping rapidly. We have about 4.2' at the marina mouth and other areas inside the marina. Areas of the Deep Channel are not much deeper. South winds can affect the depth at the mouth. Here are some projections for depths in the coming months: End of July - 4 feet in the marina mouth. 2 feet at the launch ramp Mid-August - 3.7 feet in the marina mouth (also the crane out area). 1.7 feet at the launch ramp End of August - 3.3 feet in the marina mouth (also the crane out area). 1.3 feet at the launch ramp Mid-September - 3.1 feet in the marina mouth (also the crane out area). 1.1 feet at the launch ramp End of September - 2.9 feet in the marina mouth (also the crane out area). 0.9 feet at the launch ramp Mid October - 2.7 feet in the marina mouth (also the crane out area). 0.7 feet at the launch ramp And the lake will go down a bit more before bottoming out around 4192' (or 2.5' at the marina mouth) The Rescue Boats (they draw 2.6 feet) are already pushing mud between the launch ramp and the end of B dock. I have no new news on dredging yet. There is a Crane Day planned for Thursday, July 30th. If you have not RSVP'd yet but plan to pull please RSVP ASAP. Because we have dwindled the number of boats left in the marina the crane days will become more expensive as there are less boats to share the costs with. If you plan to pull out on the launch ramp your window of opportunity will be closing soon. See above depths for a reference. I honestly do not expect to see any dredging activity before October. Sorry for such gloom news. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Mast Drop Party and Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

Crane Day is just around the corner on July 3oth. If you are planning on pulling but are not on the list yet please RSVP ASAP. If you have stands, cradles or trailers please start bringing them out so they can be staged. Mast Drop Party is this Saturday at noon. Remember your mast MUST be down in order to pull your boat. Lake level is 4193.5 now. That means we have just about 4 feet at the marina mouth and in the crane-out channel. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Re: [GSL-Marina] Clinic Reminder
by pritchmikel59 17 Jul '15

17 Jul '15

Hey I would like to RSVP for Sunday, if it's not too late. ML Pritchett I-17 Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message -------- From: Dave Shearer <dshearer(a)gslmarina.com> Date:07/14/2015 3:25 PM (GMT-07:00) To: gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com Cc: Subject: [GSL-Marina] Clinic Reminder Just a reminder of the De-rigging and crane prep clinic this Sunday at noon. If you have never de-rigged your boat or attended a crane day this is a good clinic to attend to prepare you for Crane Day. PLEASE RSVP if you are planning to attend. Also, I just heard some news on dredging. The engineers should start work late this month or early next month. Unfortunately, after design work, permitting process, bid process for a dredging company, award of bid, mobilization, it could be late fall or winter before dredging begins. I am hoping for a speedier schedule though. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Clinic Reminder
by Dave Shearer 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

Just a reminder of the De-rigging and crane prep clinic this Sunday at noon. If you have never de-rigged your boat or attended a crane day this is a good clinic to attend to prepare you for Crane Day. PLEASE RSVP if you are planning to attend. Also, I just heard some news on dredging. The engineers should start work late this month or early next month. Unfortunately, after design work, permitting process, bid process for a dredging company, award of bid, mobilization, it could be late fall or winter before dredging begins. I am hoping for a speedier schedule though. 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 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

DREDGING AND CRANE DAY Well it is now a new Fiscal Year so money can now be spent on dredging efforts for Great Salt Lake Marina. I hope to have some news very very soon. But the lake is rapidly dropping now and we need to get boats with a draft of 3.3 feet or over out while we can still get you to the crane out area. I have had very few people RSVP. And it may be necessary to pull ALL the boats out depending on how they plan to dredge. PLEASE RSVP for Crane Day if you are planning on pulling. Some important notes: * If they decide to build a coffer dam in order to dredge and your boat is stuck in the mud in your slip by the time they build the coffer dam your boat is in a world of hurt! * If they suction dredge and your boat is stuck in the mud they may not be able to successfully dredge where your boat is. For those of you with trailers we will likely lose the launch ramp for boats with a draft over 3 feet by early August. I know none of us wanted to pull our boats. I understand how it is. I have been a hard-core sailboat racer since I was 10 years old. I have actively sailed and raced every year for the last 42 years. I am one of those that have a deep draft keel and I had to pull my boat last July and have not sailed since. 2015 may go down as the only year I have not sailed since 1972. DE-RIGGING and RIGGING SEMINAR On the last two crane days it became apparent that some boat owners didn't know how Crane Days work, Crane Day etiquette, or how to unrig their boats. This is understandable considering many boats have been sold to new boat owners over the last 10 years and these boats have not previously been pulled from the lake. The volunteer Great Salt Lake Search & Rescue Team (all experienced sailors) have offered to host a rigging and derigging seminar for the marina community on the 19th of July at noon. This is a Sunday. If you are interested in learning how to properly de-rig your boat and how to prepare for Crane Day I recommend showing up for this informative clinic. PLEASE RSVP if you plan to show up for this clinic. MAST DROP PARTY The Mast Drop Party for the July 30th Crane Day will be Saturday, July 25th starting at noon. If you want help dropping your mast and can help others this is the day. Please RSVP for the Mast Drop Party. If you have any questions please feel free to email or call. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Water Level - Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 03 Jul '15

03 Jul '15

Ok, the lake is now dropping rapidly with these hotter-than-normal temperatures. And we do not know anything about when dredging will happen yet. So we must make plans to pull boats. I will be emailing or calling all of you within the next few days to find out if you have trailers for your boats or not just in case we must pull all the boats. I have only heard from a couple of you that are planning on utilizing the July 30th Crane Day. If you are planning on pulling you must let me know. Some of you, unfortunately, just do not have a choice. We must get the deeper draft boats (3.5' or more) out now while we can. Because of the low snow pack, it is just time to face reality and anticipate going back in after the dredging is done. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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