Gateway Harbor Chicago

[PANDA]

Read a article about failed Chicago projects on Facebook this morning then started reading about this Gateway Harbor. Rumors have been flying about parking at Navy Pier for boaters for years and years. Chicago finally brought a dock to Navy Pier but it only holds a few boats. Didnt even realize they had a huge project to bring a harbor to that site. I guess this Gateway Harbor was a project alone side 31st harbor that never got off the ground. It was probably for the good as I feel 31st harbor was a slight failure.

Public Building Commission of Chicago | Gateway Harbor

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[BeerOrGasoline]

I like the birds in the first pic lol.



But for realz, this thing looked pretty sick

 

[RICH17]

Would be pretty cool but I could imagine the price being insane

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

31st is a bust because it's "so far" south. city boaters live central and north in the city for the most part. I'd want to be taking public transportation to get to my boat and not have it take two hours and on a bus or train through the hood to get there. driving from the burbs, it's not a bad spot

 

[Outlaw]

I'd LOVE for them to have some public docking that wasn't a total bitch to access AKA not have to go through the locks.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

there's only one lock?

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

I see your ninja edit

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

they have an old pier there half submerged wood pilings. how damn hard would it be to just put something on top of that and let people tie up.

 

[Outlaw]

If there was something to do in Chicago, I'd cruise down there more often... It's not worth burning $200 in fuel to go drive past navy pier and go home.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

the improvements on the river walk are awesome. actually plenty of spots to tie on the wall now and have people mirin' your boat

 

[Outlaw]

I'd have to cruise down there and pick you or [MENTION=16]PANDA[/MENTION] up... I know nothing about stuff to do, where to go, etc when it comes to downtown boating... I usually go to Racine or Milwaukee because it's much easier and there's better food lol.

 

[PANDA]

I know of 4 places "downtown" you can stop to get something to eat on a boat. However on the weekends actually finding room to tie up is slim.

Edit: It actually kinda sucks. Not like the Chain where you can go anywhere to eat. You are pretty much stuck bringing food with you.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

if there's water in the chain and your boat has no draft to get through the shitty spots

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[Outlaw]

if there's water in the chain and your boat has no draft to get through the shitty spots

It was LOW this weekend lol. [MENTION=16]PANDA[/MENTION] were you able to get the Powerquest off the shore station? We were having to unload everyone and pull my friends boat into his slip because of the water levels this weekend

 

[Yaj Yak]

where was that at [MENTION=1983]Outlaw[/MENTION]?

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

makes me not even want to put my boat back in the water.

 

[Outlaw]

where was that at [MENTION=1983]Outlaw[/MENTION]?

Spring Lake Marina

 

[PANDA]

It was LOW this weekend lol. [MENTION=16]PANDA[/MENTION] were you able to get the Powerquest off the shore station? We were having to unload everyone and pull my friends boat into his slip because of the water levels this weekend

I havent tried to use it in a two weeks. It wasnt happy coming off last time.