April 2008 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Water-to-docks Update
by gslharbormaster 30 Apr '08

30 Apr '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Update - - - Water to the Docks The water is now on to ALL docks. Thank you, for your patience. Porta-Potty Rinse Station and Pump-A-Head We were able to get the porta-potty rinse station temporarily repaired. It is now up and running. Hopefully it will stay that way. Yet the frozen mess inside the tub did extensive damage to the tub and the pump. We will be ordering a new one but do not expect delivery until late July. If the current pump and tub fail again we will be unable to have porta-potties dumped at the marina until a new one is installed mid summer. The pump-a-head is functioning fine. If you do not have your own nozzle or adaptor you will need to schedule dumps during marina office business hours. GSLHarbormaster email The gslharbormaster(a)hughes.net email is up and running again. Parking Lot Lights We are still working on the parking lot lights. The southern parking lot has lighting again. The northern parking lot should have the lights turned around and functioning by this weekend. A Small Craft Advisor is in affect for the rest of today. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines today?

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Porta Potty Rinse Station
by Dave Shearer 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users In order to protect the the porta-potty rinse station we must winterize it every fall. Afterwords we cover it and seal it so it cannot be used. Unfortunately, during this last winter, an individual uncovered it and dumped waste in it. Of course the waste froze. This caused the tank to crack. We are attempting to repair it and have it running by tomorrow. But, because of the nature of the damage it is likely the repair will fail. This may cause us to replace the porta potty rinse station. This will not be possible until late July or August. We are sorry for this inconvenience. Further, becuase of sanitary issues, we do not want porta potties to be dumped in the marina restrooms. If we cannot repair the rinse station, it will be necessary to haul your porta potties home or to a dump station to discharge them. This problem does not include the Pump-A-Head at this time. The pump-a-head is off today while we attempt repairs to the rinse station. But the pump-a-head should be back on tonight. Again, We apologize for the inconveneince and will keep you posted. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Weather Warning
by Dave Shearer 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Storm Warning A storm warning has been issued for the Great Salt Lake Marina Area A Gale Force warning has been issued for the Great Salt Lake Strong south winds associated with an approaching storm front are expected from around noon today and into the evening. As the front passes winds will switch and become strong from the northwest until weakening later tonight. Strong gusts over 50mph can be expected as the front approaches. Moderate to large waves can be expected as the front passes. Have you checked your docklines? Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Area Reminder: The GSLHarbormaster email is still not working. If you have any questions please email me at dshearer(a)gslyc.org

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MARINA NEWS
by Dave Shearer 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

GSL Marina News GSL Slip Renters and Marina users Email Problems You may notice I am using my personal email to send this out rathar than the GSLHarbormaster email address. Hughes tried to update a program for their email system. Well, as things go, Murphy had a lot of fun with them and now their email system has crashed. GSLHarbormaster(a)hughes.net may be a few days before it is working again. If you have emails to me, use my personal email dshearer(a)gslyc.org If you have sent an email in the last few days and I have not responded, it is probably because of this problem. Please send it to my personal email. Current Conditions Water Level 4195.9 and steady (no spring runoff yet) Snowpack 120% and climbing (highest percentage we have had this year) Water temperatures 56 degrees. Frontage Road issues and power outage Many have noticed to destroyed power lines over in the Kennecott ponds. Utah Power and Light plan to remove those in the near future. Instead, UPL plans to run an overhead line from our underground power line that runs north of our frontage road. This means the line will run over the frontage road for the marina. The height of this line will be over 16' feet so it should not cause a problem. Yet, there are two issues that will effect the marina users. First is that the power will be down for several hours as they make the transition. Secound is that access on the frontage road will be effected. UPL will shut down one lane of traffic at a time. They will have flagmen directing traffic. This will last a day or more. We do not have a date on this yet but it will be mid May or early June. New Playground A playground has been donated to the marina by Jarrod Marx. It has been installed but needs some work to shore up. Hope to have this work done shortly. Opening Day at Great Salt Lake hosted by the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club This weekend will be quite busy. Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is hosting their annual "Opening Day" this Saturday. Schedule of activities include: Boat Parade and Skippers Meeting @ 10:00am Blessing of the Fleet at 12:00 noon Barbecue at 1:00pm Games for kids Bring your favorite dessert More information can be obtained by going to www.gslyc.org or calling Suzan Chaffin at 801-647-6213 Water to the Docks The water has been turned on to all the docks except 'C' and 'D'. Water to these docks will hopefully be on tomorrow evening. Both these docks have leaks that must be repaired. Water to the pump-a-head and porta potty rinse station has also been turned on. 'K' dock repairs K dock, being the old dock that it is, is going through some repairs. The old slips on K dock are having the cleats beefed up and new rub rail attached. This may take some time to finish. Please be patient with our work. Salt Island Adventures Salt Island Adventures is relocating from the Great Salt Lake Marina. They have removed their boat from the marina. Yet there are some problems with the truck and the boat. The boat is being moved back to the Great Salt Lake Marina parking lot for a few days to secure the load properly. This boat will be located in the north parking lot. We will try to arrange it so the truck has a solid, level surface yet the marina patrons will have access to the north parking lot with little hinderance. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Island Serenade
by fmaustin 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

Hi Dave, Have the scheduled the Island Serenade lift yet? Fred

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Water to the docks
by gslharbormaster 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Water to all docks (except C and D) has been turned on. Water to the sculling area has also been turned on. Water to the service dock (Pump-a-head) should be on by this evening. We hope to have water on to C and D docks by this weekend. Both those docks have some leaks that need to be repaired. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Weather Warning
by gslharbormaster 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Gale Force Warning for the Great Salt Lake and Great Salt Lake Marina Area Strong north wind is settling in behind the storm front. This wind is expected to steadily build all day before dying out tonight. Winds on the lake are already over 30mph and should build gradually. This wind will bring moderate waves with it. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Weather Warning
by gslharbormaster 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

Storm Warning A Storm Warning has been issued for the Great Salt Lake Marina area and the Great Salt Lake Winds on the lake are reaching 45mph. Waves are 4 feet or greater. Winds at the marina are not as strong but are reaching 30mph as this front approaches the marina. The potential for lightning is the main reason for the Storm Warning being issued. The Storm Warning may be downgraded by mid afternoon. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Marina News for April 22
by gslharbormaster 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Marina News For the Week of April 22, 2008 Lake Level: 4195.9 (we have dropped 3/10's of a foot in the last six weeks) Snowpack 109% Water Temperatures 54 degrees Lake Level Assessment We have had an abmormally windy spring season. This creates higher than normal evaporation rates. Although the lake has been drooping this spring, I would expect a heavy runoff coming soon. I'm still thinking we will see nearly two feet rise by early June. Drought It appears the GSL Drainage is now out of the drought. There are some areas in the extreme northen part of the drainage basin that are still listed as "Abnormally Dry" Short and Long Term Season Outlook Next 10 days: Above average temperatures / Below average precipitation Next 8 - 14 days: Average temperatures / Below average precipitation Next Month: Average temperatures / Average precipitation Next Three Months: Above average temperatures / Below average precipitation We are going into a warmer, drier spell. Tomorrow's Storm The wind and weather charts show tomorrow's storm as being much more mild than the last two fronts that passed through the marina. Boat Registrations The bulk of the boats in the Great Salt Lake Marina have registrations that expire at the end of this month. I have been informed that the rangers will be walking the marina the first week of June checking on compliance. Water to the Docks and Pump-a-head Low temperatures have reaked havoc on our plans to turn the water on. Well, it appears we are now able to finally get things going. We hope to have all the water on by Thursday afternoon. This includes water to all the docks and water to the service dock (pump-a-head and porta potty rinse station). Nossles for the pump-a-head are at the ranger station. We used to leave them connected to the pump-a-head but they kept disappearing. We recommend buying your own so you do not have to rely on someone being in the ranger office. Mast Hoist It works quite well. Please secure it after use. If left unsecured it could swing in the wind and do damage to Rescue One or a boat using the serivce dock. Parking Lot Lights We are working on reconfiguring both the parking lot lights and the lights at the top of the gangways. The main lightpoles in the middle of the parking lot have been turned off. These poles will be removed this summer (too many cars seem to hit them). The lights at the top of the gangways are being turned to light the parking lot. This summer we will be installing additional lights that will face down the gangways. These lights will be energy efficient and will either have photocells or motion sensors. Launch Ramp Closures The launch ramp will have limited access tomorrow. "Island Serenade" will be pulled out of the water. Salt Island Adventures will need the whole parking lot for the truck/trailer and crane. We will try to have this closure as short as possible. No other closures are anticipated. Upcoming events April 26 Dealers Cup hosted by the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club April 26 Start-up Day hosted by Great Salt Lake Row May 3rd Opening Day hosted by the GSLYC May 4th Solo Cup hosted by the GSLYC May 7th Special Wednesday Night Race hosted by the GSLYC May 10-11 Miera Spit cruise and raft-up hosted by the GSLYC May 10th Brine Shrimp Sprints hosted by Great Salt Lake Row May 14th Wednesday Race #1 hosted by the GSLYC May 17-18 Spring Regatta #2 hosted by the GSLYC May 21st Wednesday #2 hosted by the GSLYC May 24-25 Reynolds Cup (80 Miler) hosted by GSLYC May 28th Wednesday #3 hosted by the GSLYC Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Weather Warning Update
by gslharbormaster 20 Apr '08

20 Apr '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users The Storm Warning for the Great Salt Lake Marina Area and The Great Salt Lake has been downgraded to a Small Craft Advisory. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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