F-Dock Replacement
Project Necessity
F-Dock Replacement
Built around 2000 (?)
13 slips
Lake bed tilts to South
Dock “twists” during low water (Winter)
2 dock sections broke under twisting
Temporary structural repairs to 2 sections
Floats are waterlogged and partially sinking
Trex decking starting to degrade
Slip hinge pins falling out
Rub rails degrading
Tom Bleier
Director - Dock Steward
Project Timeline
F-Dock Replacement
Contract signed in September 2025
Cost estimate: $350K
Negotiated down to $300K by early signing to get pre-tariff aluminum (saved $50K) $23K per slip
Required early deposit of $84K
Many residents volunteered to send in early Dues/assessments that allowed this saving
New construction same as A dock
Includes special leveling “legs” to prevent twisting”
Schedule: *Weather Dependent*
o Dec-Jan* Factory Fabrication
o Jan-Feb* Delivery to MVHA Parking Lot
o Feb-Mar* Assembly of Dock & Slip Sections
o Mar* Removal and Disposal of old dock
o Mar-Apr* Installation of new dock
February 2026 Update:
Good Afternoon,
From the Contractor - We are finishing up our big project at Lake Camanche for East Bay Municipal Utility District, and getting ready to start at Marina View. We're wrapping up things at Camanche this week, and coordinating the anticipated delivery of the AlumaDock shipments as well.
We will be having our equipment moved from Ione to Bass Lake early next week (likely Tuesday10th), and if not then it will be Wednesday the 11th. We originally anticipated the first truck to arrive on Monday, February 9th but they have been delayed due to the snow and ice that has slowed down commercial trucking. We are hoping to get one truck initially and the other two shortly thereafter, but we will begin in earnest starting next week with mobilization. As a contingency, I plan to have my crews start on the removal of the existing dock facilities first if needed while we await the trucks. If needed, we will work on that until the trucks arrive. Even if the three trucks are staggered, we will offload each as it arrives and decking them on the shore so we will make good progress either way.