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Hello! Spring is finally here, and the 2025 season is just a few days away! Here’s a few things to think about in the days ahead:
- Our season opens April 1st. At this time, anyone who has a completed contract, proper insurance documentation, and payment (at least 1/3rd of your balance for those on payment arrangements) can be launched and begin to occupy their slip. We will be conducting dock walks to see who is checking in on the daily, but we’d appreciate it if you’d give us a heads up before going in so we can make sure you are good to go!
- If you are looking to get on the lift schedule, give us a call! We are available to launch you with the travel lift Monday through Friday, with no lifts being scheduled past 230p (lift operator leaves at 3p). We are currently wide open on scheduling, but times do tend to fill up quick at the start of the season, so let us know when you’d like to launch!
- The fuel dock will be open Monday through Friday, 9a-4p, until the middle of May, when we will open for weekend hours! The current gas price is $3.949/gal (non-ethanol) and $4.239/gal (diesel). We offer free pump-outs for your holding tanks, and will be stocking the shack with snacks, drinks, and accessories for your trips!
- As always, we’d like to remind everyone that a clean boat doesn’t tend to attract the local wildlife (mainly Raccoons). Please be courteous and keep your vessels and slips free from open trash and debris (particularly, food and snack trash)- we have dumpsters and trash cans all over the property to place your rubbish, and they are picked up weekly. Do not keep bags of cans on your boats- they are a huge pain to fish out of the water when a raccoon tears through them, and we have recycling bins for those! There is also water running to every slip in the marina if you need to hose down your decks (hoses not necessarily included, but not usually hard to find if you don’t have one). Help keep our harbor clean!
- Please, take your pets off of the docks to relieve themselves. No one likes to walk past a power pedestal that smells like urine, and our staff definitely does not want to put their knees in it when working on any issues at a slip. Doubly true for a #2. We provide “doggie bags” at the 300-dock dumpster fencing and along the shoreline between 500 and 800 dock- please pickup & discard anything they leave behind.
- We’d also like to note that after 11pm, noise levels in the marina need to be kept at a courteous level. We received complaints last year (from customers and transient boaters alike) about loud music into the late-night hours. We will let any offenders know if there is an issue, but after a few warnings, you may be asked to leave the harbor. Please be mindful of others when occupying your slips in the evenings.
- One more thing — we noticed last year that there were more people than expected that were using insufficient dock lines to secure their vessel. Nylon cord (the main offender) does not have the strength to keep your boat secured in the event of high winds or rough water, and is incredibly difficult to undo when it is tightened up or tied incorrectly. Please be sure to use dock lines that are of adequate strength and size to secure your boats. While we do our best to keep an eye on all vessels during and after storms, it’s hard to catch everything with as many slips as we have, and you are responsible for any damages your vessel may cause if it breaks free.
We will have more news on happenings around the marina as the season gets going. We hope you enjoy your stay at Sunset Marina, and can’t wait to see you on the water! ... See MoreSee Less
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15 days until the season is open! Have you gotten your slip yet?
Reminder to all seasonal slip holders- before the boat can go in the slip, we need to have 3 things:
-A signed slip contract
-Insurance documentation (with Sunset Marina listed as Additional Insured/Interest)
-Payment/Payment arrangement on file
Once all this is in hand, you'll be approved to head into the water for the season! Give us a call @ (309) 732-2282 if you have any questions about this process or to see if you're missing anything. We can't wait to see everyone in April! ... See MoreSee Less
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26 days until the season opens! Who's ready to get back on the water?
Looking for wet slips? We have a wide variety of sizes and options. Want the boat out of your side yard? We have plenty of available storage space on the property to park it, with boat ramps just down the parkway from us for quick access to the water. Stop in or call and see what we have to offer at Sunset! ... See MoreSee Less
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Due to the forecasted impact of the winter storm tomorrow, the marina office will be closed for the day (2-12-25). Apologies for any inconvenience, we expect to re-open on Thursday for normal business. ... See MoreSee Less
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We were planning to do slip swap next week (1/27-1/31), but due to circumstances beyond our control, the office will be closed for the week. Contracts can still be mailed in or dropped through the mail slot on the front of the office, and any questions can be directed to (309)-738-9734, or through email at Kdavis@f3marina.com. Leave a voicemail if necessary, and we will get back to you as soon as we’re able. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we will resume normal business, along with the slip swap process, on February 3rd.
Here are a few things to keep in mind as we navigate the contract renewal part of the season:
- Please, do not include checks or money orders with your contracts unless you’ve already received an estimate from us at the office. We have had a number of these come in with incorrectly calculated amounts, as our 5% discount for full payment is off of your slip fees, NOT the entire bill.
- Proof of insurance is required with EVERY contract. Many have assumed we have this on file already if they’re renewing, and while that is sometimes true, there have been a lot that we have found as outdated or missing. We are required to have this info on file before the start of the season, and we cannot launch your boat or allow you to slip in come April if we do not have it. This usually only requires a call to your insurance agent, and they can email it directly to us! Anyone found without insurance and parked in a slip at season start will be given notice, and if the situation is not corrected promptly, we will be asking you to vacate the slip until it is, regardless of payment or balances.
- If you’d like to change your slip for the season, or want to make sure your slip from last year doesn’t get sold to someone else, we need your contract by the week of February 3rd (previously January 24th). During Slip Swap, we look at who has or hasn’t turned in a contract, and if your previous slip isn’t spoken for before the end of the week, we let it go to whomever wishes to contract it. Afterwards, ALL available slips are open to the public and will be posted online to our website.
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All contracts should have been sent out at this point. If you did not receive one and wish to get one, stop in to the office or give us a call and we'll get one out to you! Our boaters are what makes our seasons special, so we want to thank everyone who stayed with us through 2024, and we will see you in 2025!
The marina will be closed starting December 21st, and will re-open on January 2nd. We hope you have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year! ... See MoreSee Less
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Due to our office roof being replaced (and the crazy amount of dust in the air in here now), we're going to close up shop until tomorrow. We apologize for any inconvenience, and will be back in the morning! ... See MoreSee Less
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Only a few days left to get your bid in on the boat auction- ends December 16th!
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After jumping through more than a few hoops, we've finally gotten to where we have most of the abandoned boats on the property listed for auction! Any interested bidders should follow the link below and get your bids in, but take note- deadline for the end of the auction is December 16th!
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