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GREETINGS FROM THE
COMMODORE
Bill Roberts |
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I would like to welcome all of you to SSYC summer of
2010. As the new Commodore I look forward to working
with the membership and the Board of Directors to
maintain our club’s high standards. Please stop by slip
105 with comments, suggestions or just to say Hi!!
On a more serious note, I read an article in BoatUS
about a swimming accident in Oregon. It was a hot day
and kids were swimming in a marina when one of them
started to have problems. He was wearing a type II PFD
life jacket. It turns out that a stray electrical
current from one of the boats was in the water.
Unfortunately, eight year old Lucas Ritz was
electrocuted. You can read this tragic story at:
www.boatus.com/seaworthy/kritz.asp.
A related article, also published in BoatUS,
Seaworthy, “Electricity and Drowning, Swimming at a
Dock can be Dangerous” can be read at www.boatus.com/seaworthy/electric.asp
This can happen with any boat. Also, current can get in
the water by letting your shore power cable hang in the
water. So please think about the dangers that lurk
beneath.
The Power
Squadron will be conducting a Vessel Safety check at
SSYC on June 12, 2010, at 10 A.M.
Have a
safe summer & hope to see you soon.
Bill |
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Sunset Shores Yacht Club was incorporated July 16, 1985.
To celebrate our 25th year as a yacht club
we’re having a party at the SSYC community room at 2:00
PM on July 24th. The tent will be set up for
protection from the weather. Food and soft drinks will
be provided. Cost is $4 for adults, children 12 and
under FREE. RSVP to any board member. |
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OPERATIONS
John Cederstrom |
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The club
experienced a couple of problems this past off season.
Someone cut the fence near the exit gate to gain entry
to the club. We strongly suspect it was ice fishermen
for easier access to the basin. In another incident
someone cut the lock hasp off both grill storage areas
and stole 5 propane tanks. Again, we suspect ice
fishermen for their heaters. It’s always the few that
give the rest a bad rap. If anyone has any spare tanks
(with either new or old valve) that they would like to
donate to the club it could save us some significant
money in purchasing replacements. If so, let any board
member know. The board has opted to install an alarm
system on both buildings with monitoring during the off
season.
We have had
problems the last few years controlling the ant
population. We had ant control chemicals applied 4 times
last year-twice in late May and twice in late June. We
are trying the same 4 applications this year but they’ll
be applied in late June and late July when it’s hotter.
Green Valley is using the strongest chemical permissible
but with our sandy soil and activities that include
beer, pop and barbeque sauce it makes our club a haven
for the ants and very tough to eradicate. We’ll keep an
eye on it.
We need
cooperation from members and renters to refrain from
using the laundry and/or maintenance rooms for storage
of personal items. It can create great difficulty
handling maintenance problems due to the already limited
space in these rooms.
Our buildings are
in need of new shingles so we are in the process of
obtaining quotes for both shingles and steel.
Share your Hailor
with your renter(s). |
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To use the gin pole,
contact Dennis Albee, Bill Salisbury, or Deb Salisbury.
Dennis can be reached at 989 835-6847. The Salisbury’s
can be reached at 989-662-2218. Please plan ahead and
give them at least 2 days notice. |
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Forty six members of Sunset Shores answered the call to
volunteer to help with club projects.
Thanks for
responding so fast and enthusiastically in support our
club. The SSYC Board of Directors has commissioned a
Member Participation Committee (MPC) chaired by Tom
Pomerville.
The charter of
the MPC is to prioritize a list of club
upgrade/maintenance activities and organize volunteers
to complete them. The MPC has met and prioritized a list
of activities. Now the fun part ... organizing
volunteers to take action. You will be contacted by an
activity leader to ask for your help.
As best you can
please support these activities with your time and
skill. First priority is to be safe and second is to
have fun, followed by a close third, which would be to
complete the task! If we all pitch in a little we can
have a huge impact.
SSYC VOLUNTEER
PROJECTS COMPLETED
May 1, 2010
Electrical Circuits Identified
Bill Roberts &
Don Liedke
May 20, 2010
Community Room. Ceiling Tile Replacement 2x2 tiles
Tom Maciejewski,
Leader
Fred Sagady, Ryan
Ruszala, Michael Stevens, & Ron Zimmmer
May 20, 2010 Weed
Control
Jeff Brown,
Leader
Faye Valley,
Leroy Witucki
THANKS TO ALL |
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If you need an extra key, contact Colleen Brandy. She
has been a member of Sunset Shores since 1994 where she
was first a renter who enjoyed the club so much that she
purchased her slip in 1999 and became a Board Member in
2000. From Colleen: As a board member, Vice-Commodore,
Commodore and now as Treasurer, I still enjoy the very
friendly atmosphere of the Club. I’m an accounting
professional with 25 years experience and have been
sailing for over thirty years. I’m in slip #2 if I can
be of assistance to any Club member.
Please drop old keys in boxes in bath houses. |
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The club has 40’ of oil boom (4 boxes) stored in the
east grill storage area. These boom sections are to be
tied end to end with a small overlap to contain and
absorb the spill around a boat or boats or across the
waterway as we did with our first spill 2 seasons ago.
We also have a box of oil absorbent pads stored in the
west maintenance room. Contact any board member for
access. These pads are used to float on the surface of
the spill to absorb oil.
Please, insure your bilges are clean and that oil and
other pollutants are not pumped overboard by the bilge
pump. Oil releases, no matter how small, are required by
law to be reported. |
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ANTI-SIPHONING
DEVICES
Please do not remove
the anti-siphoning devices from the hose hook ups. They
are required by law to be there.
DOCK BOXES
Please level up your
dock boxes. Besides being unsightly, many are collecting
rain water and providing breeding grounds for
mosquitoes.
DOCK
MODIFICATIONS
Modifications to
your docks must meet club standards which require you to
fill out a form to make those modifications. If your
modifications are above or below the club standards then
a variance must be applied for via a variance form, (See
Tom Duch for forms). Owners please inform your renters
of this requirement.
BIKE RACKS
Please use the racks
and do not store bikes in the laundry rooms or back
rooms of the bath houses.
NO FISH GUTS
IN THE DUMPSTERS
Please, the
dumpsters are not emptied often enough to make large
deposits of fish guts in the dumpster acceptable. |
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Sunset Shores Yacht
Club is a BoatUS cooperating group (Group ID Number:
GA82524Y). SSYC currently has 14 members who have
enjoyed half-price BoatUS memberships. BoatUS represents
recreational boaters by working on Capitol Hill,
ensuring safe boating and clean water for generations to
come and by resolving Member disputes with boat dealers
or manufacturers. BoatUS provides valuable benefits and
services to keep you safe both on and off the water.
Join BoatUS now. |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
Vicky Sowden |
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There was a terrific turn out for the 2010 annual
shareholders meeting on April 24th. The
community room was Standing Room Only!
Robert Huber explained that in May of 2009 we petitioned
the Michigan Tax Tribunal to protest the taxable value
of SSYC ($1,052,560) assessment by Bangor Township.
Robert, along with various Board Members, researched the
sales prices for any shares transferred in the past 5 to
6 years. This resulted in the township and our board
agreeing to a reduction of the 2009 taxable value to
$800,000 and the taxable valuation for 2010 of $805,100.
Thanks Robert for your excellent leadership on this
issue.
Members need to remember: Dogs must be kept on a leash
and droppings picked up. Also, children must use life
jackets on club property.
BCYC has extended an opportunity for SSYC to use their
club restaurant.
Clean - Up followed the meeting with John Cederstom
heading the essential projects. Picnic tables were
placed around the club. Grills were power washed and
reassembled. This year, there was excellent response by
club members to assist. |
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Your board of directors is conservative with your annual
dues and makes every effort to keep expenses to a
minimum. We realize the importance of keeping the
membership informed. The costs of printing and postage
for the Hailor could be reduced by delivering it via
email. If we have an email address for you we will also
send this Hailor electronically. If you would like to
help us save a tree and a few bucks, send an email to
hailoreditor@sunsetshoresyachtclub.com.
This way we will have your accurate address. |
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FLEET CAPTAIN
Stan Musial |
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Welcome to all
new and returning boat owners!
I have the job of keeping all the Current Mooring &
Insurance information up to date for the Club. Whether
you dock your boat in your slip or rent out your slip,
please make sure that I get copies of a CURRENT
Insurance Policy (with $300,000 minimum liability) and a
completed Mooring Form before you put a boat in your
slip.
If you or your renter has an Insurance Policy that
expires during the current boating season a copy of the
updated Insurance Policy with new expiration must be
turned in to me. (A copy can be put in the Fleet
Captains box by the Meeting Room/West Side.)
If you want to list your boat for Rent/Sale you If you
want to list your boat for Rent/Sale you can contact me
@ 989-893-8763 or fleetcaptain@sunsetshoresyachtclub
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This is the latest information on
dredging I received from BCYC's Commodore Greg Horvath
on 5/12/10.
After reviewing the soundings,
their dredging committee decided there was adequate
water depth and therefore no dredging would be
necessary. Greg said the soundings showed close to 6
feet from the Saginaw River to their North Basin
entrance and the channel width was also good.
Having been through there with
Snowbird on a day with a moderate SW wind and the water
level down from the current level by approximately 6
inches, I agree with BCYC's decision. Snowbird draws 5
feet and I did not feel the keel touch even once. The
shallowest area is located a couple of docks west of
BCYB's North Basin entrance. The depth in that area was
roughly 5 feet when I came in and runs for about 100
feet. Again I did not feel my keel touch in this area. |
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For safety reasons,
improper power cords should never be used. Power cords
to provide shore power to individual boats must be of
sufficient size to support the current rating of the
breaker at the post and also must be grounded to reduce
electrical shock hazards and prevent possible galvanic
corrosion. Power cords must also be capable of
withstanding the wet environment normally associated
with marine use. Therefore, all power cords supplying
power to boats in Sunset Shores Yacht Club must be
three-conductor #10 marine grade AWG wire with
insulation designed for use in wet environments. Where
two cables are spliced together an approved marine grade
connector must be used.
A cable not meeting this specification should never be
used to connect shore power to your boat even for short
periods of time and must not lie in the water at any
time. |
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Thanks to the Hailor
team:
Steve Parkhurst, Ray
Weber, Jan Yarbrough,
Tim and Linda Evans, Ryan Ruszala, and Lori Karnath
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