April 2021 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Re: CRANE DAY - PLEASE READ!
by Craig Brown 17 May '21

17 May '21

Hi Dave, I’m ok wherever you want my vote to be. We can either pull on May 6th or at the next better time. Thursdays are generally better than Wednesday but it seems like you’re choosing that day anyway so I’m good. Thanks for all that you do! Craig From: Dave Shearer <harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com> Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 10:10 AM To: "gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com" <gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [GSL-Marina] CRANE DAY - PLEASE READ! We have had some mechanical situations arise that MAY cause us to delay crane day. Also, with yesterday’s historic record rain, this COULD allow us to postpone crane day if people want to do this and get more sailing in or more time to get your trailers fixed (totally functioning properly) or stands/cradles ready or purchased. If we can fix the mechanical situations we may still be able to do the May 6 crane day. If not, we may be able to just do a smaller crane day for boats with trailers ONLY. Or we can postpone the crane day for a few weeks. I am just asking for some opinions here. I know many say they want to come out now as they have plans elsewhere. And I have may others that want to postpone as long as possible so they can sail. I will eventually have to make some decisions knowing there is no perfect decision to accommodate everyone. So, please, just asking for some input right now. Remember, this is a community event, where we all help each other get our boats out. And it is inevitable that the boats will have to come out soon. Dave _______________________________________________ GSL-Marina mailing list -- gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com To unsubscribe send an email to gsl-marina-leave(a)mailman.xmission.com

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CRANE DAY - RESCHEDULED
by Dave Shearer 30 Apr '21

30 Apr '21

Ok. We had quite a few responses. And, with the exception of a couple people, almost everyone would like to postpone and sail as long as possible. It is also quite clear, talking to many of you, that some just aren't ready with trailers, stands or cradles. So we are POSTPONING crane day until Thursday, May 20th. If there are some that just want to come out now please let me know and I will see what we can do to get you a crane schedule earlier. Remember this is a community run event and takes a lot of help to make the day go smooth and safe. If you are interested in helping your fellow neighbor, please let me know. If you want on the May 20th crane please let me know also. We will accommodate as many people as we can that day. We may even do back-to-back days (Thursday and Friday) if we can find the volunteer base necessary to pull that off. It would help reduce crane costs by doing that as we would save on mobilization/setup charges on the cranes. Please take this time to prepare your trailers, cradles, stands. DO NOT ASSUME your trailers work. * Check tires. Make sure they are inflated. Make sure the tires will HOLD air. * Check bolts, pads, and everything else to make sure they are adjustable. Crane time is expense. If you go over 15 minutes it will cost more. * Don't assume your cradle or stands (as well as pads for stands and cradles) are here. Come and look for them. LABEL them with your last name. * Get your masts down BEFORE crane day. That will likely mean you will have to spray turnbuckles, bolts, nuts with a lubricant at least a week prior to dropping your mast. Let me know. Thanks Dave

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Marina Road Update
by Dave Shearer 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

I have been asked by several people why the road to the marina is still torn up. Some have even commented how a contractor can just walk away from a project before it is finished. So I thought I would send this email out explaining what is going on with the road. As you know, the road was heavily damaged in the earthquake last year. And the road continues to fail even now. It was decided to fix the worst spots last fall. The repairs were made but, by the time they were ready to lay asphalt, the temperatures became too cold and the asphalt companies shut down for the year. We were planning to lay asphalt this last March . . . until FEMA became involved. FEMA's involvement is not a bad thing. But it is delaying repairs temporarily. FEMA has informed us that we may be qualified for a FEMA grant to repair the whole road. This is potentially a large pot of money to fix everything quicker than we could with budget restraints. We are in the process of working with FEMA right now and, hopefully, securing the needed money to complete all needed repairs. But the process does take some time. I am sorry for the inconvenience but we want to make the road whole again. I hope that helps explain why the road is still the way it is. Dave

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CRANE DAY - PLEASE READ!
by Dave Shearer 27 Apr '21

27 Apr '21

We have had some mechanical situations arise that MAY cause us to delay crane day. Also, with yesterday's historic record rain, this COULD allow us to postpone crane day if people want to do this and get more sailing in or more time to get your trailers fixed (totally functioning properly) or stands/cradles ready or purchased. If we can fix the mechanical situations we may still be able to do the May 6 crane day. If not, we may be able to just do a smaller crane day for boats with trailers ONLY. Or we can postpone the crane day for a few weeks. I am just asking for some opinions here. I know many say they want to come out now as they have plans elsewhere. And I have may others that want to postpone as long as possible so they can sail. I will eventually have to make some decisions knowing there is no perfect decision to accommodate everyone. So, please, just asking for some input right now. Remember, this is a community event, where we all help each other get our boats out. And it is inevitable that the boats will have to come out soon. Dave

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CRANE DAY - UPCOMING
by Dave Shearer 20 Apr '21

20 Apr '21

I'm getting a lot of push-back on holding the crane day on April 29th. So I think we will watch the lake levels closely and target having the next crane day May 6th. That being said, we had some issues last crane day that were avoidable. These issues caused the cranes to cost much more than they should. It is imperative that everyone check their equipment (boats, stands, cradles, trailers) and make sure that they are completely ready to go! Bry Pratt sent a great email out a few weeks ago on what to check. I'm going to list a few important things. Remember, this is YOUR responsibility as the boat, trailer, stands, cradle owner to check and take care of! * Check your rigging. Make sure turnbuckles turn. Lube them up a week before hand. Drop your mast BEFORE crane day. Secure your mast to your boat! (bow and stern pulpit) * Check your trailers thoroughly! * Make sure bolts turn freely. Make sure they are well sprayed and lubed PRIOR to crane day. * Make sure pads are free and will go up and down freely * Check your trailer hitch. Make sure it functions properly * Make sure pads have wood and carpet on them. One owner did not do this last crane day and now has a hole in his boat. * Make sure tires are inflated and HOLD AIR. Do not just inflate them and expect they will hold air. * Make sure the tires are in good shape and will not fall apart on the way to/from the crane out spot. * Check bearings and brakes. Make sure wheels are not seized up. Great Salt Lake is a harsh environment. * Make sure your name is on your trailer. Put your name on the trailer near the tongue on the left side so they are easily identifiable. * Check your stands. If you have them at home, bring them out to the marina PRIOR to crane day. Make sure your stands are labeled * If you left your stands at the marina after we craned the boats in a few years ago, DO NOT ASSUME they are still here! We highly recommended people take their stands home after the crane day a few years back. We do not know what stands are yours or if they are still here. Stands tend to be a hot commodity. * DO NOT ASSUME that the pads to your stands are still here. There are some stands out here that have no pads. There are others out here that have a few pads but are missing other pads. * Make sure the pads function and will go up and down. Make sure they are sprayed with lube. * Make sure you have wooden cribbing for your boat * Check your cradles! * Make sure pads go up and down on your cradles. Make sure they are sprayed with lube. * Make sure your pads are with your cradles. There are some cradles out here without any pads. Hopefully they are at your home where we recommended you take them. * Make sure your cradle is labeled with your name. It is not enough to say it is a "Lakepoint" cradle or a "Harrison/Wardle" cradle. There are several cradles out here from both manufacturer. Do not assume your name is still on the cradle. Almost all the names/markings faded over the last few years. The lake has dropped 2/10th's of a foot since its high in mid-March. We will continue to see it drop for the rest of the spring and summer. Crane day is still some time off. Get out and sail but don't forget to make sure you are completely ready for crane day by making sure everything works. This will allow for the crane to be more affordable for everyone and make sure crane day is a safe day. Thanks Dave

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A BIG THANK YOU!!!
by Dave Shearer 20 Apr '21

20 Apr '21

Well, the marina community had its first crane day. And so many people volunteered to make sure it was successful. This is not a fun job. It is dirty, cold, wet, and tiring. But it was a necessary job. THANK YOU, TO ALL THAT SHOWED UP TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS GET THEIR BOAT OUT OF THE MUD! Dave

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UPCOMING CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 19 Apr '21

19 Apr '21

There WILL be another Crane Day soon. Right now we are looking at the next Crane Day being Thursday, April 29th.

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CRANE DAY - TOMORROW
by Dave Shearer 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Crane day is tomorrow. If you have a mast that needs to be dropped be here NO LATER than 8:30am. If we are pulling your boats we start at 9am SHARP. PLEASE be as efficient as possible. But above everything else PLEASE BE SAFE! Thank you. Dave.

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What time? CRANE DAY THIS THURSDAY - April 15th.
by Joe Mason 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Thanks for the list. What time are you anticipating starting? What can we bring to help the process along? From: Dave Shearer <harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 3:48 PM To: gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [GSL-Marina] CRANE DAY THIS THURSDAY Crane Day is this Thursday. It looks a bit wet in the morning and a high of about 48. But, at this time, we are pulling the trigger and having Crane Day. For those that were out the last two weekends you know just how dire the situation is out here. We were dragging Catalina 30's, Olson 30's, and other boats through the mud in the marina. It took up to ½ hour to pull each boat off of B dock. There were a great group of people out this weekend to drop masts the old style way for those that couldn't reach the mast crane because of shallow water. As I have said in SEVERAL emails now, the lake has topped off and is showing signs of dropping. Snowpack is about 65% and dropping. Here is who I have for the Crane Day Thursday (in no particular order) Ron Lee Mike Wilburn Kevin Hively CJ Wilkinson Behunan/Day Aaron Rasmussen Hank Boland Mike Duggins Tim Loveday Peter Erikson Joe Mason Jimmy Ludlow Alan Madsen Gerry Harwood John Eberhardt Jake Strickland Jeremy Sylvester Bonfiglio Joe Madden Dennis Hartley Dave Alverado Rich Schoepp John Baker Tom Tenney Frank Stradling Paul Reich Jim Schoenfeld Paul Schocker Chad Wardle Jacob Johnson. We will do the best do get as many boats pulled on Thursday as possible. But that is a long list to get through. If you did not see your name on the list but you are planning on pulling please let me know ASAP. Again we may not get the whole list done on Thursday but we are going to do our best. Also, parking is going to be VERY tight in the marina. To pull this off we need to close most of the north parking lot and all of the south parking lot. It may be necessary to park on the road into the marina. Thanks Dave

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CRANE DAY THIS THURSDAY
by Dave Shearer 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Crane Day is this Thursday. It looks a bit wet in the morning and a high of about 48. But, at this time, we are pulling the trigger and having Crane Day. For those that were out the last two weekends you know just how dire the situation is out here. We were dragging Catalina 30's, Olson 30's, and other boats through the mud in the marina. It took up to ½ hour to pull each boat off of B dock. There were a great group of people out this weekend to drop masts the old style way for those that couldn't reach the mast crane because of shallow water. As I have said in SEVERAL emails now, the lake has topped off and is showing signs of dropping. Snowpack is about 65% and dropping. Here is who I have for the Crane Day Thursday (in no particular order) Ron Lee Mike Wilburn Kevin Hively CJ Wilkinson Behunan/Day Aaron Rasmussen Hank Boland Mike Duggins Tim Loveday Peter Erikson Joe Mason Jimmy Ludlow Alan Madsen Gerry Harwood John Eberhardt Jake Strickland Jeremy Sylvester Bonfiglio Joe Madden Dennis Hartley Dave Alverado Rich Schoepp John Baker Tom Tenney Frank Stradling Paul Reich Jim Schoenfeld Paul Schocker Chad Wardle Jacob Johnson. We will do the best do get as many boats pulled on Thursday as possible. But that is a long list to get through. If you did not see your name on the list but you are planning on pulling please let me know ASAP. Again we may not get the whole list done on Thursday but we are going to do our best. Also, parking is going to be VERY tight in the marina. To pull this off we need to close most of the north parking lot and all of the south parking lot. It may be necessary to park on the road into the marina. Thanks Dave

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