New Docks for Michigan Marina

Sommerset Pointe Yacht Club & Marina, on Lake Charlevoix in northern Michigan, has recently added new aluminum floating docks from Marina Technologies Inc. Owners Chris Roumayeh and Jonas Jerebko purchased the property, located near Boyne City, in 2018.

The ongoing demand for more wet slips drove the addition of the new docks. “The existing floating timber docks are 10 years old now, and we’ll be lucky to get another 10 years out of them,” said Roumayeh. “Timber requires high maintenance and has a short usable lifespan, so when we decided to expand, we did some research on better systems. We wanted a dock system that was more durable, required less maintenance and would last longer.”

The docks supplied by MTI feature composite decking, PVC D-fender with full-length integrated backing plates, dual top-access utility troughs, adjustable cleats and finger piers, and flexible connections. MTI anchored the docks with chain and concrete dead-men anchors.

“The docks and the matching gangway look beautiful. They went together with ease, and we are now boasting that we have the best docks on Lake Charlevoix,” Roumayeh added.