Dear Catawba Landing Dockers and Campers...
We are very excited to report that we are ahead of schedule and ready to fully open the marina in the next few days. Thankfully, we have had great spring weather and worked tirelessly to get the marina ready for you. I am confident that you will be impressed with all that we were able to accomplish in the offseason. The changes we have made are too numerous to list, however, I will share a few highlights:
- Removed 40 fixed concrete docks and replaced them with floating docks
- Added 400 tons of stone to level the marina surface
- Raised the end of the boulevard 10 inches and created a common space with one heck of a view
- Installed new power, water, and pedestals at the end of the 200 docks that were without power last year
- Installed a vast amount of new dock risers
- Refurbished and painted most of the steel floating docks (the steel docks that were not upgraded will be done by next year)
- Renovated the Catawba Landing office
- Renovated the Gas Dock store and expanded the merchandise offerings
- Performed a huge amount of welding and fabrication to reconfigure the marina
- Began renovating the women’s restroom. We will have this completed in early May. Please use the backside entrance from the campground for now, and please pardon our appearance while we complete renovations.
With very few exceptions all the work in the marina was completed in house by our dedicated staff.
- A huge debt of gratitude goes to Frank Sherry for bringing all his skill and talents to bear to accomplish the lofty and almost impossible plan we set, and for the countless hours we spent working together to make it a reality.
- I am also very grateful to Kevin Rodenhauser for all of his extra efforts in renovating our office while juggling his many other responsibilities.
- A big thank you to Jane Hermes for her devotion to ensuring our operations, billing, accounts payable and scheduling continue to run seamlessly, and for keeping us all organized.
- Also, very thankful to Tobie Gough and Tye Perkins for all their efforts in servicing many of our winter storage boats and their contributions to helping with the marina renovations.
We are very excited to have all our returning and new dockers here to share what I think is going to be an awesome boating season in our newly renovated marina. If you are as impressed as I am with what has been accomplished, please make sure to thank/praise/fist-bump the above-mentioned individuals that made it all possible.
Lastly a few quick rules and updates
- Please, absolutely no carpet runners on the docks, small boarding carpets are OK
- ANY platforms or structures in your dock area need to be approved
- There will be no trailer or boat storage behind the blue house in the fenced in lot adjacent to the office
- There will be limited outdoor trailer storage on our lot between the office and Marine Max for a fee of $150
- We are offering indoor storage for trailers at C-Land Marine at 904 SE Catawba Rd. The fee is $200 if you drop-off/pick-up. If you'd like us to drop-off/pick-up there is an additional $50 charge each way.
- If you are interested in any of these options for trailer storage, please arrange with the office so that your trailer can be tagged appropriately
- The Gas Dock and Pump Out should be open by April 23rd
- We plan to host our first marina event/party Memorial Day weekend. More info to follow
- We plan to run a weekly fishing derby every Saturday starting in May, with a $10 fee per person and cash prizes. More info to follow
Look forward to seeing you all soon,
Tom
Sending you all our best and looking forward to having you here...
Tom Domotorffy and the entire Catawba Landing Team
