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  • About
  • Education
    • Instructional Videos
  • Events
    • Social Events
    • Civic Services
    • District Conferences
  • Our Lake & Area
  • Join Us
    • Invitation to Join
    • Membership Application
  • Our Bridge
  • Vessel Safety Check Program
    • VSC Request
  • Publications
    • The Pelican Newsletter
    • ABC/USPS Publications
  • ABC- GL BLOG
  • Squadron Data
  • America's Boating Club
    • CoOP Charting
  • USPS District 30
  • Links of Interest to Boaters
  • Contact Us
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Vessel Safety Check Program
We are authorized to award GRDA Inspection Decals in 2020
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America's Boating Club - Grand Lake is the only Authority that can issue  both USPS/US Coast Guard and GRDA safety inspection stickers
Click Here to Request a Vessel safety Check
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​Our  team of Certified Examiners perform on average over 100 Vessel Safety Examinations each year.  
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Our Vessel Examiners are:
Donald  Chalupnik
Ed Dennis
Sharon Dennis
Mark Hendrickson
Bruce Watson

John Walter
Carl Wotowis

Scott Graves
Chuck Brandt
Alan Smith (Technical Assistant)

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Back L-R: D. Sweeten, D. Chalupnik, B. Watson, E Dennis, T. Rice, C. Brandt -- Front L-R: J. Walter, B. Zinn, S. Dennis, J. Sweeten, J. Spicer
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Commander Jane Montgomery, AP (l) presents the Century Award to 1st/L Jay Spicer (r) at the April 2009 GLSPS dinner meeting.  This award recognizes Jay's efforts in 2008 of inspecting over 100 boats. 
The Century Award is a national USPS award.
Jay was awarded the Century Award for 2009 at the USPS Annual meeting in Orlando.

Since then Jay has received the USPS Century Award for 2009 and  2010 
Contact for all VSC information:
Ed Dennis
Squadron VSC Chairman

303-888-7788
sedennis58@msn.com

Based on our experience from past years changes may be made in 2020 concerning when and which marinas we will visit.  Watch this page for those marinas and dates when they'll be visited.

​Vessel Safety Checks for Grand Lake  -  A schedule is posted at the beginning of the boating season each year below.   If you would like to schedule a specific date, please contact the VSC Chairperson  above.
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                2020 VESSEL INSPECTION SCHEDULE
                       All inspections for 10am—2pm

 Previous Year's Examination Locations:
  • Harbor’s View Marina 
  • Cherokee Yacht Club
  • Honey Creek Marina
  • Terra Miranda 
  • Elk River Landing Marina
  • Indian Hills Marina
  • Arrowhead Yacht Club  (Wooden Boat Classic)
 Other locations TBD.
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Items required to be on hand at a Vessel Exam
Registration papers for the vessel
PFD's for each passenger, plus (1) type IV
Visual distress signals
Fire Extinguisher(s)
First Aid Kit
Operational Horn
Navigation and Anchor Lights
Oar or Paddle  (GRDA requirement)
Throwable type IV cushion
Backup dewatering device (pail)
Operating bilge pump
Operating bilge blower
Anchor and rode (line) (GRDA requirement)


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