About, Dock C on Lake of the Ozarks

Maribel Saldana & Dean Corrigan, since 2009

Built on the lake,
one boat at a time.

A rental desk, a fuel dock and a guest log that goes back to 2009. Every rental starts with a fifteen-minute briefing and ends with a dockhand catching your line.

26 boats since 2009

41,000 rentals

Seventeen seasons on the lake

See the fleet

Three people, one rental desk.

Maribel runs the marina. Dean runs the docks, the slips and the fuel. Ellery runs the rental desk and every booking.

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Maribel Saldana

Owner

Grew up two coves over and bought a twelve-slip marina with four pontoons in 2009. Maribel still does the first fuel run of the morning herself.

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Maribel Saldana

Owner

Grew up two coves over and bought a twelve-slip marina with four pontoons in 2009. Maribel still does the first fuel run of the morning herself.

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Dean Corrigan

Dock master & captain

A licensed captain who spent ten years running ferries before he came to the lake. Dean leases the slips, runs the fuel dock and catches most of the lines at 5 PM.

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Dean Corrigan

Dock master & captain

A licensed captain who spent ten years running ferries before he came to the lake. Dean leases the slips, runs the fuel dock and catches most of the lines at 5 PM.

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Ellery Teague

Rental desk & bookings

Ellery books every rental, gives most of the safety briefings and knows which cove is quiet on a holiday weekend. She has checked out more than 9,000 boats.

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Ellery Teague

Rental desk & bookings

Ellery books every rental, gives most of the safety briefings and knows which cove is quiet on a holiday weekend. She has checked out more than 9,000 boats.

26 boats, checked every morning.

Every boat goes through the same four checks before a guest steps aboard.

Check 01

Weather and lake level

The rental desk reads the forecast, the wind and the lake level before the first boat goes out.

Check 01

Weather and lake level

The rental desk reads the forecast, the wind and the lake level before the first boat goes out.

Check 02

Engine and battery

Every engine is started, warmed up and checked for oil, fuel and a charged battery at the dock.

Check 02

Engine and battery

Every engine is started, warmed up and checked for oil, fuel and a charged battery at the dock.

Check 03

Safety kit

Life jackets in every size, a throwable cushion, a fire extinguisher, a horn and lights, counted every morning.

Check 03

Safety kit

Life jackets in every size, a throwable cushion, a fire extinguisher, a horn and lights, counted every morning.

Check 04

Clean and fueled

Decks rinsed, seats wiped, coolers emptied and the tank filled to the top.

Check 04

Clean and fueled

Decks rinsed, seats wiped, coolers emptied and the tank filled to the top.

A thick dock line wrapped around a cleat at the edge of a lake dock

Red kayaks tied up along a floating dock under pine branches

A small marina with boats in their slips behind tall summer grass

Twelve slips to 212.

2009

Twelve slips

Twelve slips, four pontoons and a hand-painted sign at Dock C.

2009

Twelve slips

Twelve slips, four pontoons and a hand-painted sign at Dock C.

2012

Fuel dock

Ethanol-free fuel for every boat on the lake, and a pump-out station.

2012

Fuel dock

Ethanol-free fuel for every boat on the lake, and a pump-out station.

2016

Dry stack

A 140-rack dry stack barn with a forklift that launches in 20 minutes.

2016

Dry stack

A 140-rack dry stack barn with a forklift that launches in 20 minutes.

2020

Paddle fleet

Kayaks and paddleboards by the hour, after a summer of guests asking for them.

2020

Paddle fleet

Kayaks and paddleboards by the hour, after a summer of guests asking for them.

2024

Covered slips

D dock rebuilt with roofs, lifts and 50A power for boats to 32 ft.

2024

Covered slips

D dock rebuilt with roofs, lifts and 50A power for boats to 32 ft.

Want to see the boats? Stop by Dock C

Rental desk Mon-Thu 8 AM-6 PM, Fri 8 AM-7 PM, Sat 7 AM-8 PM, Sun 7 AM-7 PM

(573) 555-0146

A real person answers at the rental desk, usually the one who gives the briefings. Tell us who is coming and we will pick the boat with you.

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