The San Francisco Bay area of California has many sights and marinas that attract visitors and boaters from near and far. One marina on Richardson Bay, north of the Golden Gate Bridge, has chosen single-source marina constructor Bellingham Marine to update and enhance its facilities.
Pelican Harbor, in Sausalito, California, will soon boast a completely rebuilt wood dock system. In order to disturb existing tenants as little as possible during construction, Bellingham will perform the work in phases. The new docks will replace 90 existing wood docks and feature Parallam beam construction and Port Orford cedar decking, all set on steel piling. Two new aluminum gangways will provide access and pumpout hydrants will be strategically located every few slips.
Pelican Harbor is one of several marinas in the quiet bay town of Sausalito and enjoys the business of many tourists during the summer months. The town is home to a mix of boaters and high-end homeowners throughout the hillsides. Aquatic recreation in Sausalito includes many invigorating activities, such as windsurfing, jetskiing, sailing, sport fishing, kayaking, yacht tours or just strolling on the boardwalk by the bay.
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.
Owners of Viking Yachts and Viking Sport Cruisers can now receive dedicated service on their craft at the company’s new state-of-the-art, southern service center in Riviera Beach, Florida. Located on the Intracoastal Waterway opposite the west side of Peanut Island, this 3.2-acre facility caters exclusively to Viking powerboat owners with a staff of 50 Viking-trained technicians.
The 19 concrete slips constructed by Bellingham Marine have room for yachts 70′ in length, and there is side-tie space for craft up to 135′. The service center’s 150-ton Travelift can accommodate yachts with up to a 23′ beam. Another reason the marina can handle these large craft is that it has bridgeless access via the deep-water Palm Beach Inlet. The marina depth remains 7′, even at its lowest level.
The center’s 3-story main building covers nearly 20,000 square feet and boasts 50′ of overhead clearance. This means even boats with tuna towers are no problem. Each of the building’s five bays spans 4,800 square feet, and three trucks are available to provide mobile service. While having warranty, refit or detail work done on their yachts, owners can visit Palm Beach Gardens or take advantage of the many amenities in the Palm Beach area that have made it popular for fishermen and yachtsmen alike.
Contact Bellingham Marine, PO Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. www.bellingham-marine.com.
Port Deposit, Maryland, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, boasts many examples of Victorian and granite architecture. Now, this community is also home to a full-service marina that provides Chesapeake Bay boaters with all they need to launch, service and store their craft.
Tome’s Landing Marina recently contracted Bellingham Marine to supply and install a Unideck floating dock system, consisting of 8′ x 160′ and 8′ x 60′ courtesy piers. Both include 8′ x 34′ returns and are anchored to the bulkhead by removable, heavy-duty stiff arms to withstand the current of the Susquehanna. The marina has a new 150′ wide x 122′ long rack-supported boat storage facility with 40′ high eaves. This sturdy building can store 140 boats, some as large as 40′ and 20,000 pounds.
The south retail side of the structure measures 50′ wide x 122′ long. The professionals at Tome’s Landing also sell new and used boats and provide factory authorized service in a state-of-the-art repair shop. Engine technicians are Mercury and MerCruiser certified and provide such services as powerhead rebuilds, repowers and sterndrive repairs.
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.
The town of Westport, Connecticut, has taken another step to improve recreational amenities for its residents and out-of-town visitors. The community recently contracted with Bellingham Marine to replace the wooden docks at its municipal boating facility, E.R. Strait Marina.
The marina is now home to a 114-slip Unifloat concrete floating dock system for boats from 16′ to 32′, a new aluminum boarding finger and a new fuel dock. Bellingham also increased the size and strength of the existing wave attenuator to minimize wave chop. Parks and Recreation Director Stuart McCarthy said the concrete docks were the way to go for a long-term investment. He added, “Since the concrete docks were installed at nearby Compo Marina, we have seen that Bellingham has improved on an already good system. And Bellingham did the E.R. Strait project on an incredibly tight timeline in a very impressive manner.
This was a turn key project, from permits through utilities.” Westport also offers many other recreational pursuits, including an 18-hole golf course, beautiful beaches, a 75-yard swimming pool, clay and all-weather tennis courts, and even winter platform tennis.
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.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, known to boaters as the “yachting capital of the world,” is home to a new, thoroughly modern facility built especially for megayachts by Bellingham Marine. The marina at Sunrise Harbor offers visitors only the best in dockside amenities, as well as close proximity to a beautiful residential community and yachting center.
The marina features 2,600′ of Bellingham’s Unifloat® concrete floating docks in a parallel construction that offers sideties for 22 megayachts up to 160′ in length. These special docks provide 30″ of freeboard, which is very appealing to megayacht owners. Also, dockside services leave nothing to be desired, with utility posts affording single- and three-phase power in 50- and 100-amp configurations; water, cable television and pump-out connections; and multiple telephone outlets.
Shoreside accommodations consist of 352 rental apartments, 17 guest suites and a host of retail shops. The list of recreational amenities is truly impressive and includes a library, business center with conference room, two lighted tennis courts, two swimming pools, 24-hour valet parking, fitness club with sauna and even a billiard room. Concierge services offer massage therapy, laundry/dry cleaning, personal training, package pickup and delivery and reservation services.
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.