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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 04 Apr '21

04 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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CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 30 Mar '21

30 Mar '21

We are still aiming for having the first crane on the 15th of April starting at 9am sharp. I haven't made the final decision but that will be done by tomorrow. I have called for crane estimate. I'm trying to brace you all right now. This is not going to be a cheap crane day! Especially for those that have to use one crane to come out and another crane to be put in the parking lot. I wish this wasn't the case but it is. Because of the reach that the crane has to have along with the weight of many of the boats it requires a big crane to pull boats from the water. To keep the costs down as much as possible please get your masts down as quick as you can. Make sure your trailers, cradles or stands are ready and in working order. Make sure your masts are ready to pull, if you cant get to the crane slip. Paul Harrison made a great point. Don't forget about electrical or antenna wires that are inside the mast. Be prepared to disconnect those as quick as possible. Last Saturday's mast drop party went well. We have another one this Saturday at noon. It was very disappointing that we couldn't get any boats to the mast crane that had a draft over 4.7'. There was just too much mud to push them through. Thanks Dave

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Preparing for Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 30 Mar '21

30 Mar '21

Bry Pratt sent out an email that was totally on point. So I'm repeating it here: To those boats that can't get to the mast crane and will require the mobile crane to unstep mast: Make sure that you have your mast ready to unstep before you get to the crane. You don't want to be paying for crane time (very expensive) while you're trying to get a frozen turnbuckle unstuck or get a stubborn clevis pin out. Everyone behind you will appreciate not having to wait for you to do those things that could have been done in advance. At your slip: remove sails, remove boom and its lines, unreeve and secure running rigging going to/from the mast, remove backstay adjuster (if possible), loosen turnbuckles to slacken stays and shrouds, twist clevis pins to ensure they move and can be removed, replace cotter rings (or bent cotter pins) in clevis pins with cotter pins just slightly spread, unreeve and secure jib roller furler control line. If you are going to store the mast on the boat, install any needed blocking and or padding on the bow and stern rails. Have short lines ready to tie the mast to the bow and stern rails.

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MAST DROP PARTY
by Dave Shearer 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

We were able to drop about 9 masts this weekend during the mast drop party. We will have one more mast drop party this Saturday. If you draw 5 feet or more you will not make it to the mast crane slip and will have to drop your mast with the crane we will be bringing out. If you draw less than five feet you should be able to make it over there. Boats with a 4 foot draft or less do not need to drop masts yet unless you are going to store your boat on a cradle or stands. If that is the case, please get your masts dropped. This situation is serious. If you have any questions please email me. Thanks Dave

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CRANE DAY REMINDER
by Dave Shearer 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

Just a reminder that the tentative first crane day is Thursday, April 15. I am working out the final details on that today and will have the official announcement out by the end of today or tomorrow morning. There are too many boats on the list for just one day so we may roll into Friday or schedule another day. For the first day we will prioritize the deep draft boats and boats that are on cradles and stands. We will also have a few boats with trailers prioritized too. I will keep you posted.

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CRANE DAY Update
by Dave Shearer 23 Mar '21

23 Mar '21

Ok. We received a bit of a bump in lake levels due to the recent storms. The projected trend is still very dry this spring though. But because of that bump I am tentatively moving crane day back to April 15th. This is a Thursday. I will keep you posted. Thanks Dave

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Mast Drop Party - Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

It looks quite stormy this Saturday. I don't know if dropping masts this Saturday is going to be feasible but we will still aim for it. We will also have a Mast Dropping Party from 11am to 4pm on the 27th and 28th. I am still working on the details but I am aiming for Thursday, April 8th for the first crane day. The lake has shown signs that it has stabilized out. If we start getting a lot of moisture we will push crane day back but right now aim for the 8th of April. Dave

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by J. Shannon Doyle 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

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