MARINA CONSTRUCTOR LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
October 29, 2002
For marina engineers and developers, owners and recreational boaters, Bellingham Marine’s new website has entered cyberspace. At www.bellingham-marine.com, visitors will find everything the company offers, and then some. The layout of each page includes project photos that scroll across the top of the page. By pointing at a photo, the scrolling stops and the project name pops up. Clicking on the photo leads to more photos and a description of the project. The new site is organized with subject tabs for easy navigation. They direct the viewer to information and photos of the company, its products, projects and links to related sites, as well as a contact email page. Each tab has extensive pull-down menus that lead to additional information and photos on each subject. The site includes Bellingham’s history, its seven worldwide manufacturing locations, sales and project management offices and licensees. Visitors can even print brochures directly from the site, or read up on current and past projects, the latter listing more than 1,800 projects in matrix format. Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs floating dock systems and dry storage buildings for marinas and boat facilities worldwide.
As one of Southern California’s most vibrant recreation and entertainment centers, Newport Beach is known worldwide for beautiful beaches, a picturesque coastline and countless leisure activities. Soon, it will boast one of the finest marinas on the West Coast as well.
Bellingham Marine has signed a contract to complete the floating dock system at The Balboa Bay Club Marina, part of The Balboa Bay Club Resort and Spa. The existing Dock A will be removed and replaced with 16 new concrete slips from 86′ to 98′ in length. When it’s finished, the marina will be home to a total of 144 of Bellingham’s Unifloat slips, ranging from 25′ to 100′.
This is a turnkey job for Bellingham, including electrical and fire utilities, potable water, two aluminum gangways, steel piling, all permits, a floating harbormaster building, a swim platform and walkway lighting. Because the megayachts dock bow-first, power pedestals are located halfway down each finger for craft with power connections located in the stern.
The Balboa Bay Club Marina also offers small boat dry storage, plus kayak and canoe racks. The kayaks can be rented by the hour on the beach. During the summer, electric boats are available for bay cruises. The Club also arranges yacht charters for harbor or weekend cruises. Since 1948, The Balboa Bay Club has provided many of the pleasures of life to its membership, which has included everyone from presidents to celebrities to corporate officials. Although small enough to be personally attentive, the Club strives to provide excellent dining, exciting entertainment and some of the finest temporary or permanent living accommodations.
The opening of a new clubhouse recently marked the end of the first phase of a 28-month, $55 million project scheduled for completion in Spring of 2003. The Balboa Bay Club Resort and Spa is only minutes from world-class shopping and the University of California Irvine campus. Disneyland is easily accessible, and the dramatic, ascending landscape of the coast enables many restaurants not located on the water to provide guests with panoramic views of Newport Beach’s seascape.
Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs Unifloat® floating dock systems, Unideck® fresh water systems and Unistack® dry storage buildings.
Contact Bellingham Marine, PO Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. www.bellingham-marine.com.
Perfectly located on the Intracoastal Waterway in Thunderbolt, Georgia, Bahia Bleu Marina offers top-notch service and accommodations. From its Unifloat® floating dock system to the Unistack® dry storage building, both designed and built by Bellingham Marine, the facility provides the best in Southern hospitality.
Bahia Bleu is home to 2,400′ of Unifloat® concrete docks moored by concrete piling. The system provides stability and durability to ensure the owner’s long-term investment. Bellingham’s docks also include a freshwater system, in-water fueling and electrical power pedestals. The unique staging pier for the Unistack® building has an extra-wide gangway for safety and ease of access.
The 36,920 square foot-Unistack® building not only has storage space for 224 boats, but also blends well with the scenic beauty of the local setting. It features four corner towers, windows and window shutters, three coordinated colors and a special decorative front door design. Bahia Bleu Marina is just a few minutes from historic Savannah, Georgia, and offers professional service through its docking attendants and expert mechanics, and a comfortable clubhouse waiting area for customers.
Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs floating dock systems and dry storage buildings for marinas and boat facilities worldwide.
Contact Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. www.bellingham-marine.com.
The Port of San Diego now welcomes visiting boaters with new, state-of-the-art floating docks designed and installed by Bellingham Marine. In addition to short-term public berths, Bellingham also constructed a new dock for the Harbor Police and US Customs boats.
The concrete Unifloat® police dock, which provides a safe, side-tie working platform for the official agencies, replaces the wooden structure built in the 1950s. The new dock measures 12′ wide x 400′ long and can accommodate boats up to 130′. It is designed for a 3′ maximum wave height and 45′ wave length, and has three sewage pumpout stations. The 16 transient slips range in length from 35′ to 55′ and have full utilities, including electricity and potable water. Both docks are equipped with firefighting apparatus.
As general contractor for the project, Bellingham also designed and built the ADA-certified access system of shoreside walks that lead to 120′ of switch-back gangways. These allow visitors with mobility restrictions to move from shore to the floating docks safely. The company also contracted construction of the parking areas, sidewalks, landscaping and upland utilities. Shelter Island is the center of San Diego Bay’s marine activities. It’s just minutes from some of the finest marinas, hotels, restaurants and shops in the region.
Contact Bellingham Marine, PO Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat® is a registered trademark of Bellingham marine.
With a population of nearly 200,000, Huntington Beach is one of the 100 largest cities in the US. Located 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles, Huntington Beach was voted the number one city for business in California by California Business Magazine. In addition to its 9 miles of beautiful sandy beaches, Huntington Beach is now home to a 60-slip, concrete floating dock marina at Tennis Estates, a local residential tennis and marina development.
As the turnkey contractor, Bellingham Marine Industries replaced the existing slips with the latest generation of its patented Unifloat® dock system. The marina includes three docks with single-piece fingers and lengthened headwalk modules with a single waler system. The new dock system is built around the existing concrete pilings so the dimensioning of the system was critical. Bellingham installed 16 custom built aluminum gangways for individual homeowner access, electric, fire and potable water systems, as well as a 625′ sidetie for larger vessels.
Fresh Alaskan sockeye salmon, barbequed by the Bellingham Marine management staff, highlighted the grand opening activities on Saturday, April 17, 2002. Over 100 guests and residents of Tennis Estates turned out for this gala event.
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. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat®, Unideck® and Unistack® are registered trademarks of Bellingham Marine.