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NOTHING
IS AS CONSTANT AS CHANGE
What's new?
Holiday
Office Schedule:
Our
regular office hours will be modified for the celebration
of Christmas and the 2008 New Year. Office will be
closed early at 12:00 Noon on December
24th, December 30th, and December 31st. Office
will be closed on December 25th and
January 1st.
Please
make arrangements with the office if you require access
to the storage yard during those hours the office will
be closed.
In
the event of an emergency, contact: 911, Charles Draper
cell # 206.793.7877, Home- 206.932.6846, Leslie Campbell
cell: 206.793.7881.
Welcome
Elizabeth Keith
You
will see a new face around the Marina.
Elizabeth Keith will be in the office as well as doing
different jobs around the marina while she attends college.
You may see her re-securing boats, painting or what ever
needs to be done. We welcome her to Salmon Bay Marina.
City of
Seattle Covered Moorage Requirements:
We
are still battling Emperor Nichols and his Court Jesters.
The City of Seattle Mayor and City Council are still requiring
us to fulfill their new laws concerning heat vents, draft
curtains and new standpipes. Lord Nelson (Fire Chief Nelson)
and the City of Seattle's Court Jesters (City Council)
have overruled any "grandfather clause" that
we attempted to request. A marina across from us on the
north side of the Lake Washington Ship Canal retained
a design company to evaluate the costs for new code conformance.
That marina has 25 covered slips and ours has 101 covered
slips. The evaluation resulted in an estimate at $500,000
to conform. Our conformance has been estimated to be $2,500,000
to follow how the City thinks the fire code should be
intrupted. We have been in contact with the Emperors fire
department and engineering staff and presented what we
think conforms to their code. Hopefully having our new
shop will allow us to do a portion of the required improvements
in-house. This may keep the costs down.
Earlier
we indicated that a new moorage agreement would be necessary
when the implementation of Emperor Nichols laws begins.
We have postponed completing and sending the revised agreement
until all of the City requirements are clarified. The
clarifications should reduce confusion between the Marina,
the City of Seattle, and our marina tenants.
Electrical
+ Telephone + Cable.
So
far we have the electrical portion to the slips complete.
All tenants who had the 20-amp power now have either 30-amp
or 50-amp power. We are still waiting for the Cable Company
to bring in the cable to our marina. When they do that,
we will be able to pull both cable + telephone lines simultaneously.
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Goose
Solution:
Every year until this year (we hope), the Canadian Geese
took over the waters between our piers. They tend to sleep
and sun themselves on our docks leaving unsightly gooey
deposits behind. We are now using his S.S. Minnow to herd
the feathery flocks away from our docks. The boat, the
S.S. Minnow, is a radio controlled boat that he operates
in the water near the geese. The geese apparently do not
like the intruder. Those pesky geese skeedattle out of
the area when they see the mini ship coming.
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Interview
with God
We received this interview copy from
a friend, and it touched our hearts. We
wanted to share it with our friends and clients. We hope
it will shape your day and touch your heart as well. After
entering the interview site please press "view presentation"
http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/
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Marina
Improvements
Storage Area: We have
added parking and storage adjacent to the marina. Fencing
has been installed and the asphalt surface has been striped
to delineate each storage space. Storage space is now
available for RV, trailer and boat storage. We are making
provisions for Kayak and row boat storage. For more information
visit RV
& Trailer Storage.
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One
Boat per slip!
Salmon Bay Marina Moorage slip fees
are based on the overall boat length or slip length. If
more than one boat is floating in a slip, then the slip
fee is the combined total of all boat lengths in the slip,
regardless if the boats are side by side, beneath the
bow, or at the stern. The marina office will be sending
billing to tenants who are mooring more than one boat
in their slip.
Tenders, kayaks and dinghies, etc. can be placed onboard
tenants vessel to reduce slip fees. Moorage fees are not
assessed for tenders stored on board that do not add to
the overall length of the tenants registered boat.
We
are making provisions in the new storage area for dinghies,
Kayaks and tenders. For storage rates in the new area,
please contact the marina office.
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The
Web Site Updated Regularly
Salmon Bay Marina's Web site
www.salmonbaymarina.com
has added many features:
- increase
communication,
- highlight
important activities,
- driving
directions for family and friends.
- a
Reciprocal Links Page for boat oriented postings Links
- several
interesting links including boat maintenance and
repair tips, boat handling tips, local tidal information
etc. For information visit Links.
- Boats
for Sale - Are you in the market for a different boat?
It is now easy to view our brokerage boats on line.
We have several new listings. The information includes
photos, specification sheets and asking price. Brokerage
Boats.
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The
Perfect Spot at Salmon Bay Marina
Are you anticipating the purchase of a different boat
and wish to know what slips might be available? Do you
have close friends at Salmon Salmon Bay Marina and desire
to be near each other? Visit slip
availability on our web site to see what might
be possible. You can also see a slip
map of the marina with slip locations displayed.
Tenants can now use the slip map to show friends exactly
where their slip is. Existing tenants at Salmon Bay always
have priority in slip selection.
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Reminders:
- Tenant
Materials on Docks and Walkways and NO-Smoking on the
Docks:
The
City of Seattle Fire Department is on the warpath.
Some of the issues relate to materials being stored
on the docks and finger piers and smoking habits of
tenants. Walkways must be kept clear. If it is not
part of the dock, please remove the materials and
place them onboard or in your car. Salmon
Bay Marina has storage lockers for lease for nominal
fees near the entry of B Dock and C Dock. If you need
a storage locker please contact our office. Be aware
that foreign materials left on the docks and walkways
will be removed and disposed of. The
Fire department requests that the dry standpipe valves
on piers be maintained in the closed position. In
addition tenants will no longer be allowed to smoke
on the piers so please do not "light up"
on the piers.
- Pets
On Leash?
We look forward to our tenants
frequently visiting their boats. To reduce potential
injury or frustration, we must remind persons having
pets to be sure their pet is on a leash when on marina
property. This is important. Pets generally do not know
when to get out of the way of humans. Children can become
frightened and be pushed off the docks. Children may
try to avoid a pet in the parking lot resulting in the
child placing themselves in harms way. It is very important
to clean up after your pet. Owners must clean up after
their pets
if the pet is using the parking lot or grass areas adjacent
to the parking lot. Our
marina staff regularly mows the grass and picks up debris.
Stepping on feces and having to clean up is not fun.
Tenants not following the leash rules or clean up
rules may result in having their pet banned from the
Marina. Please be sure your pet is on leash when
away from your boat.
- Bird
Feeding
We know it is fun to feed the ducks
and geese that swim around the boats. Feeding the birds
results in the birds frequenting the parking lot and
dock surfaces. The birds are not potty trained and as
a result do cause a mess. The mess gets on tenants shoes
and is tracked onto docks and into boats. Lets try and
keep the carpets in the boats clean by not encouraging
the birds to stick around. Please do not feed the birds.
- Thanks.
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Privacy
Salmon Bay Marina is concerned
about tenant privacy. Therefore, we will not release tenant
information without permission. Several tenants have expressed
a desire to have their slip location and contact information
available to their family and friends. We are still looking
for input on developing a "Marina Tenant Roster"
for those who would choose to be included. We welcome
our tenant's input on this idea. Send us an e-mail with
your comments at sales@salmonbaymarina.com,
or stop by at the office.
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