Other services offered included marine supplies or ship's chandlery, engine repairs, 

 showers, cocktail lounge or bar, laundry, grocery, ice, licenses, scuba equipment and tank 

 refills, electronics shop, and trailer parks. A summary of average marina characteristics 

 derived from the survey data follows: 



1. Marina Location: Bay 



2. Basin Depth: 12 feet 



3. Capacity: 255 slips 



4. Boats per Slip: 2 



5. Average Daily Water Level Fluctuation: 4 + feet 



6. Type of Docks: Floating 



7. Anchored by: Guide piles 



8. UtiUties: 



a. 120-volt power supply to docks, included with slip-rental 



b. Water provided free 



c. Phone available in office 



d. Lighting system, located above waist level 



e. Public address system 



f. No sanitary pumpout facilities available 



9. Waste Collections per Week: 2+ 



10. Car Parking Spaces per Slip : 1— 



11. Ancillary Facilities Available: 



a. Fueling station 



b. Snack bar 



c. Boat sales and repairs 



12. Most Probable Operational Problems: 



a. General maintenance 



b. Parking 



c. Vandalism (minor) 



3. Design Problem Summary. 



a. The Master Plan. Many of the problems encountered by the marinas surveyed could 

 be attributed to inadequate planning either because no master plan existed or because the 

 existing plan was not broad enough or not followed. 



By far, the most frequent problem discussed was the lack of sUps. The demand for slips 

 at the surveyed marinas averaged 140 percent of the marina capacities. One marina complex 

 of 150 shps had a waiting hst of 130 patrons. Another had a projected waiting period of 

 5 years. This situation has forced some patrons desiring shps at this marina into paper 

 partnerships in which they purchase a craft from an owner who already has a sUp under 

 contract. Although the boat is purchased outright, the previous owner's name is kept on the 



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