Bellingham Marine recently completed the replacement of the Mosman Bay Marina in Sydney, Australia. The 35 berth marina is located in scenic Mosman Bay on Sydney Harbour. John Currie and Peter and Kristie Warrington have owned and operated the boutique marina for twenty-five years and wanted to minimise the impact of the marina replacement on their loyal family of customers.

Tom Sims, the Bellingham’s Manager for New South Wales worked closely with the owners to successfully complete the transition of the marina into the new millennium with only a brief disruption to marina operations. The economical Pacific® floating concrete pontoon system was chosen to provide berths for boats from 8 meters to 30 meters in length. The new marina includes Marine Technologies’ services units providing both power and water, a sewage pump out facility and service jetty.

Bellingham Marine is the world’s most comprehensive marina builder.

For further information contact Bellingham Marine Australia at (617) 3376 6955 or check out our web site at www.bellingham-marine.com.au

Home to a large commercial fishing fleet, the Eureka Small Boat Basin is located on Humbolt Bay in the heart of California’s redwoods country. The city of Eureka recently decided to replace the wood docks in the basin with moorage that requires less maintenance and add three new wave attenuators, including one measuring almost 600′ long.

As part of the contract for this work, Bellingham Marine will supply its Unifloat floating concrete moorage and wave attenuators. These high-quality systems feature rugged concrete-encapsulated flotation with a neat, streamlined appearance that enhances the look of any marina. The three attenuators at the site will measure 12′ x 88′, 12′ x 161′ and an impressive 12′ x 579′. They were needed to protect the marina from an environment that commonly includes 1-1/2′ waves.

The general contractor for the project, Contri Construction, also specified Unifloat systems for the 110 new slips, which range in size from 30′ to 40′. Each slip will be equipped with electricity, phone and water. Concrete pile anchoring will secure the moorage in place. A Ramp Rider motorized lift system supplied by Marina Accessories Inc. will be installed to allow easy dock access for people with limited mobility.

For over 40 years, Bellingham Marine has been a leader in the design, manufacture and installation of high quality waterfront systems.

From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat is a registered trademark of Bellingham Marine

At the southern tip of Alabama, the beautiful city of Orange Beach touches the serene waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This is also where Sun Harbor Marina offers boaters access to some of the best fishing and cruising destinations on the coast. When Howard and Liz Barton bought the facility, formerly known as Safe Harbor Marina & Storage, they decided its dry storage building needed to blend in with the natural beauty of the surrounding area.

So they chose single-source marina constructor Bellingham Marine to give it a new look. Accommodating 220 boats up to 32′ in length, the new Unistack® facility features unique architectural enhancements that include shutters and bell towers. And, as with all of Bellingham’s projects, the building incorporates structural elements that enable it to withstand the weather extremes common to the area.

The name “Orange Beach” refers to the citrus groves on Terry Cove and Cotton Bayou in Perdido Bay. This location is also home to many Gulf Coast charter fishing fleets, several easily accessed golf courses, beaches, and water activities, making it an ideal vacation destination.

Bellingham Marine designs manufactures and installs Unifloat® floating dock systems, Unideck® fresh water dock systems and Unistack® dry storage buildings for marinas and boat service facilities worldwide.

From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat®, Unideck® and Unistack® are registered trademarks of Bellingham Marine.

Boat owners in Naples, Florida, will soon have a new facility to store their 30′ to 42′ boats, thanks to Bellingham Marine and principals of Naples Bay Development Inc. In downtown Naples, where structural designs are required to blend with the surroundings, Bellingham will install a new Unistack® storage building for Naples Bay Yacht Stowage.

Boaters will purchase storage space in the structure, sometimes referred to as a “rackominium.” Because of the limited number of wet and dry facilities in the area, property owner Craig Palmer sees this unique building as a great opportunity for local boaters. The structure will utilize 115,886 square feet of space and accommodate more than 170 recreational boats and small yachts.

Bellingham personnel have extensive experience engineering Unistack® buildings, and their designs always take into account the prevailing weather conditions common to installation locations. The company also offers custom shelf widths and configurations to fit different sizes and types of boats. Unistacks® can even be built as open-sided arrangements.

Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs Unifloat® floating dock systems, Unideck® freshwater dock systems and Unistack® dry storage buildings for marinas and boat service facilities worldwide.

Contact Bellingham Marine, PO Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227 USA. Fax: +360-734-2417. www.bellingham-marine.com. Pacific® system is a registered trademark of Bellingham Marine.

Bellingham Marine Australia recently completed the Olympic Berths stage of the Rozelle Bay Superyacht Marina for the Waterways Authority in Sydney, Australia. Bellingham was chosen to supply and install its Unifloat concrete floating dock system, providing 17 superyacht berths and 20 berths for support tenders, in two stages.

The first stage—the Millennium Berths—was completed in time for the spectacular New Year celebration. The second stage—the Olympic Berths—was completed before the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Steel piles were used to moor the heavy-duty Unifloat concrete floating marina system and to accommodate the loads applied by the superyachts. UHMW pile slides are used in each of the pile guides.

To handle the extreme loadings exerted by superyachts on their moorings, a unique stake pile and chain system was driven into the seabed for the vessels’ bow lines. The mooring system was specially designed to handle the large lines of the world-class yachts expected to use the services of this purpose-built marina. The marina features sewage pump-out, electric and potable water services for each berth. The service pedestals were manufactured by Marine Technologies of Nerang, Queensland, and installed by Marina Electrical and Plumbing Pty. Ltd. Project managers were Tom Sims and Gary Charlwood of Bellingham Marine and Peter Whiteoak of the Waterways Authority.

From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat is a registered trademark of Bellingham Marine.