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Work Order Request
by Dave Shearer 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Well it took me a while to figure out a rudimentary Work Order Request form but I have finally added one to www.gslmarina.com<http://www.gslmarina.com> If, in the future, you see something broken or needs fixing in the marina, you can email a work order request to the marina. To submit the Work Order Request, go to www.gslmarina.com<http://www.gslmarina.com> and go to the GSL Marina tab at the top of the menu and click on Work Order Request. Fill out the form and email the form to harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com<mailto:harbormaster@gslmarina.com> This will hopefully allow us to address problems more quickly at the marina. PLEASE DON'T SUBMIT WORK ORDER REQUESTS FOR DREDGING. I know we need to dredge. Thank you. Dave

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Exciting Events!
by Dave Shearer 27 Mar '25

27 Mar '25

Keep these dates open. These are some fun events that will be happening at Great Salt Lake this spring, summer. Saturday, May 3rd - Opening Day, Boat Parade and Blessing of the Fleet. This is the annual kick off to another boating season on the lake. We hope to see all the sailboats, rowing and sculling shells to this event. Saturday, May 31st - The Annual Harbormaster's Eardley Spit Cruise and Beach Party. Boat out to Eardley Spit and spend the day playing beach games and partaking of the Famous Nathan's Hot Dogs for lunch. Saturday, June 7th - SAILFEST - More information to come. Thanks Dave

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Dredging - no longer a rumor
by Dave Shearer 27 Mar '25

27 Mar '25

Well, after a very long wait, it looks like we are a bit closer to dredging. I do not have much information yet but my understanding is a dredging contract was awarded. My understanding is some kind of dredging will take place sometime this Fall or next Spring depending on how long it takes to get permits approved. I will let you know more as soon as I learn any details. Dave

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Matt Larson Obituary - GSL Community
by Dave Shearer 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Matt Larson's Funeral and Celebration of Life is tomorrow. Here is a link to his obituary: Matthew Russell Larson - Starks Funeral Parlor : Starks Funeral Parlor<https://starksfuneral.com/obituary/matthew-russell-larson/> Matt's widow, Rebecca, wanted to make sure the correct information was listed for the funeral/celebration of life. Here it is: The Celebration of Life will be ending at 11:30 AM instead of noon. After the Celebration of Life, we will be laying Matt's ashes to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 1342 E 500 S in Salt Lake City at noon. Thank you. Dave

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CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 07 Mar '25

07 Mar '25

I've had several people inquiring about whether there will be a crane day this Spring. I'm thinking sometime in April so we have a better understanding of what the lake levels are going to do. Right now our snowpack is looking pretty good. Let me know if you are interested in craning in or craning out. Dave

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SAD NEWS - Addendum
by Dave Shearer 07 Mar '25

07 Mar '25

Many of you remember that we lost a member of our marina community last year. Matt Larson died suddenly while at work. The family is doing a Celebration of Life and a funeral this March 25th at 1am - Starks Funeral Parlor 3651 S. 900 E. and then go to Mount Olivet Cemetery 1342 E. 500 S. Matt was always helping out those in the community and showed up for every crane day, whether he had a boat going in the water that day or not. Dave

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UPCOMING EVENTS AND IMPORTANT MARINA NEWS
by Dave Shearer 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

Well we have some good news and some not so sure news. We also have upcoming events and other important notices. So please stay with me through this email. SNOWPACK First of all, snowpack has climbed above 100% for the Great Salt Lake drainage. It was 106% with snow today. The mouth of the marina (if you hit it just right) is about 4 feet. Four foot draft boats are getting out but bumping sometimes. (news about dredging in a bit) The snowpack outlook is still in the air for this winter and spring but there is some hope. The two halves of the lake are in relative equilibrium for the first time in several years. That means, if we have a normal snowpack, the lake should rise 2 feet during the runoff and drop 2 feet during the summer evaporation cycle. So our lake level this summer is completely determined by how long we get storms this winter and spring. Let's hope it stays wet through May. DREDGING I still don't have a lot of news about dredging other than plans are moving forward. There was a pre-bid meeting with contractors last week. There is a fair amount of money allocated for dredging too. The two unknowns are how much material can be removed from the marina based on the space we have to store the spoils . . . and when dredging begins. I will keep you posted as I find out more. WATERLINE We are without water right now at the marina. The waterline bringing water from the Tooele Valley is old and breaks a lot. It is currently broken and we are trying to find where it is broken so it can be repaired. The legislature funded a new waterline coming from Salt Lake City. Plans for this new waterline are almost complete with the plans that the line goes in this late spring through the summer. This will bring us reliable water but also will have some significant impacts on the marina this summer. The first significant impact is we will be losing one of our storage lots completely. The storage lot that is out by the cell tower will be occupied by a water tank and a building and will no longer be able to be used for storage. That means we must get rid of quite a few boats and trailers. If you haven't been paying for storage for your boat you are likely to be asked to find other storage locations. We have already towed quite a few boats considered abandoned. We just don't have any room to relocate boats and trailers in the parking lot anymore. WE NEED THE PARKING LOT BACK. We will have to have all the boats and trailers removed from the UNSECURED (where the cell tower is) lot by the next two months. The second significant impact is from the construction itself. Eventually it will probably be necessary to close down the park for a short period of time (a few days or a week) so the new water line can be run down the road to the marina. I don't know when this will happen yet but I will keep you posted. UPCOMING EVENTS We have some events that are planned for this summer. Here are a few upcoming events with dates (were available) Opening Day and Blessing of the Fleet. Saturday, May 3rd. This event will be similar to last year with a boat parade, social and blessing of the fleet. More details to follow. NOTE - This event will probably not be impacted by dredging or waterline construction. Eardley Spit Cruise - Scheduled for June 7th but is up in the air as far as the date due to waterline construction. Sailfest - Early June - Date dependent on waterline construction / dredging. ITS STILL WINTER - WIND CAN BE VERY STRONG AT THE MARINA Winter and Spring are windy season (frontal season) at the Great Salt Lake Marina. We have already had gusts at 75mph and we had a recent wind storm deliver four straight days of 65mph gusts. We have had broken dock lines, shredded sails, etc. Make sure your sails are secure and your dock lines are in good condition. MORE NEWS TO COME SOON! Sailing season is just around the corner! So is Rowing season! See you soon. Dave

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Important Information GSL
by Dave Shearer 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

2025 is shaping up to be a very big year at Great Salt Lake Marina for projects. These projects will help move the Park into the future and are good news. But there are some drawbacks to them also. First, dredging looks like it is on the calendar to happen this year. I don't have any other information than that at this time though. I should know more in about a month. Dredging could mean "wet" dredging in which the boats could stay in the marina while dredging happens or "dry" dredging where he boats would have to be removed. I don't know the method of dredging right now because a contractor has not been picked and method chosen. But the good news it this appears (at this time) that it will happen. Second (AND IMPORTANT NOTICE) is that we will be getting a new waterline to service the marina. The old water line has aged out and is not adequate for our needs, especially WHEN we have another fire out here. There has been a substantial amount of money that has gone into repairing the line and the company that supplies us with the water just doesn't think its feasible to continue to maintain. So a new water line has been funded and is in the final design phase. The new line should be going in sometime this spring or summer. THIS NEW WATERLINE WILL IMPACT HOW MUCH DRY STORAGE WE HAVE. We will be completely losing the storage area along the frontage road where the cell tower is. A water tank and pump building must be installed there and will take up all available space in that storage lot. This means all the boats in that lot will need to be relocated before the project begins. AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE STORAGE IN THE MARINA PROPER at this time. This means several boat owners will be losing their storage spaces. The plan is to notify owners who have NOT been paying for storage in the storage lots or parking lots that they must remove their boats from the marina. We will prioritize those that have been paying the monthly storage fees. Remember that the annual Polar Bear Clam Chowder Party is this Saturday starting around NOON. It will be over at my deck if the weather is good or over at the Cambria Room/Patio if the weather is inclement. I hope to have more information at that time or be able to answer any questions more specifically about these two projects. Thanks Dave

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Books
by John Blankenstein 23 Jan '25

23 Jan '25

Hi Dave, its John Blankenstein, Wanda and I have recently moved, in our move we emptied our Bookshelves, found that we have many books about sailing and boat maintenance. I would like to donate to people in the marina,give me your thoughts. John Blankenstein 801-631-6312

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Clam Chowder Party - MOVED!
by Dave Shearer 15 Jan '25

15 Jan '25

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I need to move the annual Polar Bear Clam Chowder Party from Saturday, the 25th of January to Saturday, February 1st. The party will be held at my deck by my fifth wheel (weather permitting) at 11am to 2pm. Hope to see you there. Dave

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