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The marina facility offers 287 boat wells, ranging in length from 25 to
60 feet. All wells are equipped with electricity and city water. The Club maintains a pump out
station, a gin pole for mast handling and equipment for moving and launching sail
and powerboats up to 15 tons. Winter storage is available for approximately 500 boats.
The
marina
has
two
separate
harbor
facilities.
The
East
Basin
is
on
Frenchman's
Creek.
The
docks
in
the
East
Harbor
are
assigned
with
numbers
0
through
121.
The
Travel
Lift,
Gin-pole
and
Pump-out
are
located
on
the
East
basin.
Dock
34
has
the
pump-out
and
gin-pole.
The
travel
lift
is
located
immediately
to
the
South
of
this
dock.
The
West
Basin
has
docks
numbers
assigned
starting
with
an
alphabetic
character
from
"A"
to
"H".
The
"A"
dock
is
the
first
area
as
you
enter
the
West
Basin
and
the
"G"
dock
is
at
the
back
of
the
harbor; "H" dock is on Banana Island.
The
visitors
dock
is
located
at
the
end
of
"A"
dock
as
you
enter
the
West
Basin.
The
Club
House
separates
the
two
harbor
entrances.
Click
here
for
Diagram
of
the
Marina
and
Club
grounds
Dockage
Permanent
and
Temporary
dock
assignments
are
available
only to the
Equity
Members
of the
Ford
Yacht
Club.
Our
Basic
and
Regular
members
have the
right to
limited
overnight
stays in
available
open
wells.
All
docks in
the Ford
Yacht
Club
have
minimum
and
maximum
lengths,
and
maximum
beams
assigned
to
them.
Only
boats
that
meet the
criteria
will be
assigned
to a
dock on
a
permanent
basis.
Dock
bidding
is from
October
to
March.
The bid
process
consists
of:
1)
the
boats
compatibility
to the
dock and
2) the
member's
Seniority
Date.
Temporary
dock
assignments
are made
from
April to
September.
Any dock
that
does not
have a
permanent
assignment
or will
not be
used for
the
season
may have
a
Temporary
Assignment
made to
it.
The
Temporary
assignment
is made
to
Equity
Members
on boat compatibility
and
member
seniority.
These
Temporary
assignments
are only
good for
that
season.
The
current
rate for
dockage
is 17.00
per
running
foot.
Docks
with 60
amp
service
have an
annual assessment
of $2.00
per
running
foot.
Docks
with 30
amp
service
have an
annual
assessment
of $1.00
per
running
foot.
All dock
assignments
are
based on
the
boats
overall
length,
including
bow
pulpits
and swim
platforms.
The
maximum
running
length
the club
can
handle
is 60
feet.
Docks do
have a
minimum
billing
length.
Storage
Boat
storage
on the
FYC
grounds
is
available
to all
members.
The
Equity
members
have
first
rights
to
storage,
followed
by the
Regular
and then
Basic
members.
We have
the
facilities
to store
approximately
500
boats.
Haul out
and
Launch
days are
setup by
the club
to
assist
members
with
their
boats.
We have
members
who are
certified
to run
the
travel
lift and
other
equipment.
The
shoring,
covering
and
preparations
are the responsibility
of the
boat
owner.
The
current
rate for
Equity
and
Regular
members
is $0.65
per sq
foot.
Basic
members
are
charged
a rate
of $1.30
per sq
foot.
The storage is broken into two periods, Summer
and Winter. The Winter storage period is October
16th to April 15th. The Summer period is
from April 16th to October 15th. The storage
rates apply to each storage period. Boats
not launched during the boating season will be
charged Summer Storage. We also allow members
who use the boat ramp, the use the storage facilities
so they do not have to haul their small boats
back and forth. They pay the storage rates for
the season used.
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