Marina Dock Age

The Port of Kingston in Washington recently began a nearly $500,000 overhaul in the midst of its busiest season, according to an August 5 North Kitsap Herald article.

Harbormaster Kevin Van Vliet said summer, which is the marina’s busiest season, was the best time to begin this project because it will take advantage of good weather for construction and not disrupt electrical service to liveaboards in the winter when they need it the most.

The port is replacing nearly all the wood, wiring and water lines on all the docks, except for the guest dock, which was rebuilt last summer. The facelift is the first major renovation of the marina since the docks were built in 1985.

As part of the renovation project, the marina is replacing its original steel concrete ramps leading to Docks A,B,C and D with four new aluminum ramps. The new ramps cost about $60,000, and the port is donating two of the old ramps to the North Kitsap Trails Association.

The marina will replace 28,000 linear feet of wood planks on the dock and 18,000 of thinner wooden rub strips. Port Project Manager Kori Henry said the replacements are coming just in time. “There are some pretty big pieces in there that are pretty rotten,” she said.

The marina said it will keep the docks open while the wood is replaced but added that individual slips will be closed for about two days at a time.

In addition to the woodwork, the marina will spend $47,583 to replace all the water lines in the docks and nearly $235,000 to string 1,000 feet of new electrical wires and hook up 134 new dock pedestals. It will also install four guest mooring buoys and replace 56 of the wooden marina pilings with concrete ones.