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

B DOCK BOATS MOVE TOMORROW
by Dave Shearer 09 Apr '21

09 Apr '21

Remember that we need to get all the SAILBOATS off of B dock tomorrow in preparation for Crane Day. Almost every one of those boats are stuck in the mud in their slips. It will take some time to get them out of their slips. We CANNOT do this on Crane Day. Also some of the Catalina 30's, Newport 30's will try to drop their masts between two other masts tomorrow and Sunday. Getting your masts down this way will save you time and money come Crane Day. We have about 36 boats that need to be removed ASAP from the water. That is A LOT FOR ONE DAY. The lake has begun the drop already. Later today I will have a list of those that MUST PULL on Thursday. It will not necessarily be the order of Crane Day but it is the list of boats. Shallower draft boats can wait for a later crane day. If you are already on the crane list and want to wait please let me know. If you absolutely still want to try to pull this Thursday please let me know and we will see what we can do to accommodate. Thanks Dave

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Clarification of Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 09 Apr '21

09 Apr '21

A clarification of Crane Day. Yes, there is a crane scheduled for April 15th, Thursday. THIS WILL NOT BE THE ONLY CRANE DAY THIS YEAR. There will be several over the next two months. The focus on the first crane day is the deeper draft boats. If we have asked you to go to the second crane day (not scheduled yet) then that plan is still in place. All the Catalina 30's need to come out on this one as well as Newport 30's, Capri 30's, and other deeper draft boats. I know some of you have shallower draft boats and still have requested to come out on the first crane. We are still planning on that. I hope that clears it up some. Dave

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B DOCK BOATS - WE NEED TO MOVE YOU
by Dave Shearer 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

We need to move all the boats on the southeast side of B dock off of B dock and to D dock this Saturday. ALSO . . . to save costs on the crane, some of the Catalina owners are planing on dropping their masts between two other boats on Sunday. If you can do this it would greatly help and save money. It is the way we used to do things. Let me know. Thanks Dave

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Trailer Launching
by Dave Shearer 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Some of you have called and asked if its possible to pull your boats from the lake on the launch ramp. We had a Catalina 27 (4 foot draft) pull out on the launch ramp today. He was able to get his trailer deep enough using a tongue extender. But he ran aground several times from the end of B dock to the launch ramp. So, at the current lake level, it is possible, with some effort, to get to the launch ramp and pull your boat if you have a four foot draft. Dave

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CRANE DAY UPDATE
by Dave Shearer 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Crane Day is a community event where we all chip in to get our boats out and help others get their boats out. It is not a State Parks or State Parks run event. In the past the Volunteer Emergency Response Team filled the bulk of volunteers to pull off crane day. This April 15 we are short on volunteers. If you are willing to come out and help pull boats or will be here to pull your own boat and are willing to volunteer to help others, please let me know. All I can do is offer lunch. And it will not be pizza. It will be better than that. Thanks Dave

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crane day volunteer
by Teresa Sebastian 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Dave , You can count on me …Ill be there all day crane day thanks Ron johnston

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BAD NEWS - LAKE LEVEL
by Dave Shearer 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

Well the lake levels indicate today that the lake is now dropping. This is NOT good news. We've seen this before but the lake is dropping much earlier than normal. We need to start moving the Catalina 30's and other deep draft boats off of B dock by the end of this weekend and get them ready to crane out before it is too late. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. Last weekend it took over 40 minutes to move a Catalina 30 from B dock to D dock. We cannot be doing this the day of Crane Day a week from tomorrow. Dave

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CRANE DAY - IT IS OFFICIAL.
by Dave Shearer 06 Apr '21

06 Apr '21

Ok. Today both cranes were officially reserved for April 15th. Dave

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Remove me from the list
by Harden Eyring 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

It’s been grand but the time has come to stop dreaming of the days on the lake. Thanks, Harden Eyring

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CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 02 Apr '21

02 Apr '21

We have had a lot of people sign of for Crane Day. In fact more than we can handle in one day. So please look at the list below. If your name is on it you can wait for the next crane day sometime late April or early May. I looked hard at the numbers today too. The lake did not come up at all in March. That is NOT good news at all. Statistically, in the last 20 years, if the lake doesn't come up in March it wont come up in April either. In fact it has dropped sometimes in April. So now for the list of those that can wait for the next crane day. If you want to stay on the first crane day we will do the best to accommodate but can't guarantee your boat will come out. If you are on the list please let me know if you want to wait till the next crane day. Understand, though, that we need to get boats out as soon as possible that draw more than 4.5 feet. Great Salt Lake Yacht Club Matlin Barsdorf Duggins Berg Erikson Clark Ross Wardle (Rain Dancer) Atkin (Random Wind) Schilder Richtsteig Unferdorfer (Nepenthe) Brown Leth Wood Rukavina Irvine Grillone Bailey Madsen Booth Galloway/Homes Wakefield Stradling (Prelude) Stradling (Latis) Again, let me know. Thanks Dave

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