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Dredging
by Dave Shearer 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

I don't have a lot to add right now to this email, but I was under the assumption that dredging was a dead issue. I have been informed that dredging is DEFINITELY not dead and they are working on it again. I wish I had more to add at this time but I have no details other than they are moving forward with plans. I will keep you posted as I get information. Thanks Dave

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A NEW HOPE
by Dave Shearer 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

After a disastrous snowpack this fall we had quite the recovery. A week ago we were sitting at 65% snowpack for the Great Salt Lake drainage area. Today we are at 102% with our critical Bear River drainage at 109% Our most critical months are coming up. January February and March are our critical months. Right now, the NWS is stating we have equal chances of wet or dry conditions for the next three months with the area just above our drainage area being forecasted as much wetter than normal. Another bit of good news is that the lake is finally at relative equilibrium. After losing all our lake level gains this year to the eroding dam at the breach and poring into the north half we are now in a good position for the south half to come up normally rather than just losing it all to the orth half like we did this summer and fall. What does this new year hold in store for us? I don't know. But there is reason for hope again. Dave

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Your boat at GSL
by Dave Shearer 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

It is time to renew your autopay forms for your slip payments at Great Salt Lake State Park. This includes boats in the water and those being stored in the parking lot or being stored in dry storage. WE NEED NEW FORMS FROM EVERYONE who has a boat at the Great Salt Lake State Park and participates in Autopay. Please fill out the form and send it to harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com<mailto:harbormaster@gslmarina.com> DO NOT SEND THE FORMS BACK BY REPLYING TO THIS EMAIL! YOU MAY END UP SENDING YOUR INFORMATION TO EVERYONE ON THIS LIST (nearly 1000 people) Either email your forms to PO Box 440, Magna, Utah 84044 Or return the form to the marina office in-person or email back to harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com<mailto:harbormaster@gslmarina.com> Only fill out the top section of the form. Do not fill out the boxed section or anything below that. Thank you Dave

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Belated Thank You!
by Dave Shearer 29 Dec '24

29 Dec '24

This email is a little late but very important that I send out to thank all that helped pull off the annual Turkey Fest. This event has grown to be the largest event of the season and is no small feat to put on. It takes a week of setting up, a full day of prep, a full day of cooking, and then at least three to four days of cleaning up one greasy, oily mess! Grant and Linda spent the whole week helping to set up, and prep for this event. Chad, Linda, and Chris Cowan spent the day helping to cook all those turkeys and Grant spent another week cleaning up and returning the patio and Cambria room back to looking like an event never happened. And this was one for the record books! The previous record was 165 dinners served and 9 turkeys fried in three hours. This year, we lost track at 200 dinners and we deep fried 12 turkeys in the same three hours with not a bit of meat left over. It was also wonderful to see so many new faces and to see the WHOLE marina community come together. There were others like Emily, Amy and others that helped pull this event off and I thank all of you! Looking forward to next year's turkey fest and hope to see everyone at the Polar Bear Clam Chowder Party. Dave

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NEXT GSL SOCIAL - POLAR BEAR CLAM CHOWDER SOCIAL
by Dave Shearer 25 Dec '24

25 Dec '24

Merry Christmas to the whole Great Salt Lake Marina community family! I hope it was a good one. I'm sorry we didn't do the annual Bottom-of-the-Pit social but the schedule between Thanksgiving and Christmas was tight this year so I decided to forego it this year and put all the effort into the annual Polar Bear Clam Chowder Social. Please mark your calendars. POLAR BEAR CLAM CHOWDER SOCIAL, Noon on January 25th (Saturday). Bring your favorite or most original clam chowder dish (or you can bring Chili in protest of not having the Chili cookoff this year), or bring a side dish. We will try to hold the social at Trestledock (Dave's deck next to his fifth wheel with a warm fire built in the fire pit. If the weather is inclement, we will move it to the Cambria Room (the old Yacht Club common room). January 25th from noon to 3pm. Hope to see you all there! Dave

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TURKEY FEST
by Dave Shearer 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR RSVP's in for TURKEY FEST! It looks like this is going to be our biggest turnout ever! I need to start buying supplies now so please get those RSVP's in now Thank you! Dave

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Possible New Sailboat Storage near GSL Marina -- Interested??
by Andre Shoumatoff 04 Nov '24

04 Nov '24

Hi all, A couple requests... 1) I'm considering trying to help out with the excess storage and for people who want to hold onto their boats, by leasing a piece of land near GSL for storage (including long term) of boats. The idea is that it's close to the marina so questionable trailers should hopefully make it there, and that it would be available hopefully long term for people who want to hold onto their boats long term ideally for when the lake might be back at full height. It would be cheaper than the marina and ideally a solution for us all with extra boats etc... Might some of you be interested? Please *message me directly -- do NOT cc the whole group / this xMission email address, as it will send to everyone. * 2) I'm looking to borrow or rent a shop for a couple months to do a bottom job and paint on my boat. I live in Sandy and am looking for something anywhere in the valley for just a few months. I'm also looking for a 9.9 long shaft outboard motor as well. thank you! Reach out or call with any questions at all. Cheers, Andre _______________________ Andre Luis Shoumatoff (435) 631-0021 Cell

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New Nav Buoys - JUNK!
by Dave Shearer 27 Oct '24

27 Oct '24

Well we started upgrading the old navigation buoys with new buoys and lights. We got about 1/3 of the way through the process when the new buoys began falling apart on us. They were JUNK! So we are working on putting the old buoys back in with new lights until we can get a new batch of buoys this spring. Sorry this didn't work out. I'm hoping to have most of the BAD buoys replaced within the next week. Dave

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Turkey Fest - Time to RSVP
by Dave Shearer 26 Oct '24

26 Oct '24

It is time now to start RSVP'ing for the annual Harbor Master Deep Fried Turkey Fest! This is an incredible social with great deep fried turkeys and side dishes. I will provide the turkeys. Side dishes are welcome. Last year we served up 9 Deep Fried Turkeys and fed 165 people. It was the biggest event ever! Can we break the record. This event is for the WHOLE marina community. Saturday, November 23rd at 4pm SHARP! Please start RSVPing! Thanks Dave

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pulling boat out
by jeff streba 24 Oct '24

24 Oct '24

Hey Dave I'm pulling my boat out this Sunday. Please do not charge me for next month. My name is Jeff Streba. Dock c17 I believe. C for sure, 17? How can I get your key and gate passes back to you? Sincerely, Jeff Streba

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