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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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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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