Sioux City Marina reopens to the public

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24-05-2025

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — With new management from F3 Marina taking over, the Sioux City Marina is excited to be open for the public this Memorial Weekend.
'Our first goal is to get this operational and then make sure everybody that's locally. they've been boating here for forever, is taken care of and make sure we can take care of it, especially the lifts here. We want to make sure those are working. They've been sitting down. There's no real way we can test them until boats get on top of them,' said James Addington, the general manager of the Sioux City Marina.
James Addington and his team got on the site back in April and went to work right away to make sure the marina would be open by Memorial Weekend.
'The first thing we did was trying to test the main issues the power, the fuel and the water lines. So that took a little bit of time to go through and test everything. We got all the water lines reconnected and set up, so all the docks have power and water flowing to them,' explained Addington, adding that one problem boaters will face for a short period of time will be the gas dock. The gas lines faced several issues, but he says this is perfectly normal, and it should be up and running soon with some new details.
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'That's what would happen when things are inoperable for eight months or so. Things like that would happen. So we're going to reinvest in the marina and put a whole new fuel system in here. Unfortunately, it might take a few weeks. We're shooting for the second week of June for that to be operable, but it'll be a great aspect because the dispensers will be self-serve as well. So we don't have to be in a field of tanks, and you'll be able to do your charge right at the tank, just like at a normal gas station,' he said.
However, reinvesting a new fuel system line isn't the only thing that will be added. Addington says the 'ship shop' will feature newer item boaters can check out, and they are also talking about adding a boat wash service.
'I might be able to put a boat lift that is universal for pontoons and v-haul boats up to 30. So if you don't want to purchase a lift, but you want to keep your boat clean, you can have a wash service weekly that we would provide and bring your boat over and wash that off of the left and return your boat to your slip.'
Owner of the Cimmarina Russ Hodges said he believes in what the new management is doing for the many years to come.
'Well, it looks like the people care. You know, they're down here doing things, doing positive things. They're trying to get stuff up and going. So yeah, just positive so far, I mean, and I expect it to continue,' commented Russ Hodges
Addington said he's also been hearing positive feedback for what his team and the Parks and Recreation Department have been doing to get the marina up and running.
'Everything's been very positive so far from my responses and phone calls and emails. Everybody's very happy to see us open up, get back to work, and then have another opportunity for boaters around this area because I understand it's [that] there's not too many opportunities along the river for boats to get wet,' stated Addington.
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