Don Armeni Boat Ramp Improvement

Early 2025

Boat Ramp closed Nov. 7 for float removal 

For safety reasons, the contractor for the Don Armeni Boat Ramp Replacement project, Bellingham Marine Industries (BMI), will remove all the concrete floats except those connected to the abutment on both the north and south side at Don Armeni Boat Ramp on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The boat ramp opened in March 2024 and over the past 8 months the hinges between the floats have been failing and the concrete on the floats is spalling and cracking.  

BMI will remove the floats from the water individually using an off-road telehandler forklift and store them within the boat launch facility parking lot. BMI will work with Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) on a retrofit design and anticipates the floats will be replaced in April 2025 when the long lead time parts needed for the parts will be fabricated and ready for installation. During this time the final two floats on the south side dock will also be installed.  The float fabricator has indicated this work should be completed by the first week in May 2025.

Boats can still be launched at onsite, however, the site will be closed on November 7 and after will not have the extended dock floats. The nearest City of Seattle launch location is Eddie Vine Boat Ramp on the south edge of Golden Gardens Park, 8001 Seaview Ave. NW.