Akwa Marina / American Boat Club

fpartri497 · 02-05-2015, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I would be surprised if any any small pwc anchor would hold with the wave action there. Except maybe a screw-in anchor.

I will second that Thanks wave action at those docks are very strong

bfitzsmith · 05-27-2015, 02:18 PM

It's definitely not a safe place to dock your boat and not a safe place for kids to swim due to the boat and jet ski traffic on the weekend. Boats and jet skis can't seem to keep themselves out of the swim area while maneuvering to dock.

Descant · 05-28-2015, 10:57 PM

That was the original question. As often occurs, there was some wandering.
Unrelated thoughts: Some of us have a better sense of balance than others, and the point is well taken, if you don't like dock motion, you should test walk it.
I haven't had a jet ski for years, but when I did, the manual offered suggestions for flushing the intake after beaching and before starting the motor.

As far as I can tell, AKWA has a thriving business, so I'm surprised to see some of the above posts. Certainly they have many happy, family, customers. That's what the facility is designed for, and I think they have achieved their goal.

To the original question: The last time I was there, 2014, I had a group that ranged from age 3 to 75 (10 people, the docking was on the south side, not much motion for a Saturday.) We were all comfortable with the (lunch) crowd and enjoyed ourselves. Our server had to make a couple of extra trips because we ate outside at the picnic tables and the service bar was upstairs. We had an unobstructed view, the real young ones could wander around without bothering anybody, and it was just a great event. We'll be back.

05-28-2015, 10:57 PM	#3
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,459 Thanks: 1,376 Thanked 1,654 Times in 1,082 Posts	"What's the crowd like?" That was the original question. As often occurs, there was some wandering. Unrelated thoughts: Some of us have a better sense of balance than others, and the point is well taken, if you don't like dock motion, you should test walk it. I haven't had a jet ski for years, but when I did, the manual offered suggestions for flushing the intake after beaching and before starting the motor. As far as I can tell, AKWA has a thriving business, so I'm surprised to see some of the above posts. Certainly they have many happy, family, customers. That's what the facility is designed for, and I think they have achieved their goal. To the original question: The last time I was there, 2014, I had a group that ranged from age 3 to 75 (10 people, the docking was on the south side, not much motion for a Saturday.) We were all comfortable with the (lunch) crowd and enjoyed ourselves. Our server had to make a couple of extra trips because we ate outside at the picnic tables and the service bar was upstairs. We had an unobstructed view, the real young ones could wander around without bothering anybody, and it was just a great event. We'll be back.

05-27-2015, 02:18 PM	#2
bfitzsmith Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's definitely not a safe place to dock your boat and not a safe place for kids to swim due to the boat and jet ski traffic on the weekend. Boats and jet skis can't seem to keep themselves out of the swim area while maneuvering to dock.