After the Straight-Line Winds: Rebuilding Mallard Pointe Marina on Lake Granbury

Mallard Pointe Marina sits on Lake Granbury in Granbury, Texas, and it took a direct hit from straight-line winds. The property owners association that runs the marina brought us in to assess the damage and put it back together, and the whole job ran as an insurance claim. By the time we finished in August 2025, we had replaced 20 slips, repaired more slips scattered through the marina, and replaced the anchorage system across the entire property.

What the storm took out

Straight-line winds don’t hit a marina evenly. Some slips were completely destroyed while some looked sound from the walkway but had taken enough load to compromise framing and connections, and the anchorage across the whole marina had been worked loose. We walked the docks with the POA and sorted what could be repaired from what had to come out. The scope landed at 20 slips replaced new, multiple more repaired in place, and a full anchorage replacement/repair so no dock was left riding on hardware the storm had already stressed.

Working the claim before we built anything

This was an insurance claim, so the rebuild didn’t start with a crew on the water, it started with the scope. We worked hand in hand with the POA and their insurance company to document the damage, set the scope of work and lock in a timeline before construction began. That up-front alignment is what keeps a storm rebuild from stalling halfway through. We turned the damage assessment into a scope the insurer could approve, then built to it.

Matching a dock system that’s no longer made

The original marina was built on a dock system that isn’t manufactured anymore. The slips we replaced had to tie into the docks that survived, so new and old run as one continuous marina, same lines, same connection points, same ride height. We matched the new framing and flotation to the existing geometry so the marina reads as one build, not a patch. On a rebuild like this, that fit is most of the work.

How we built the new slips

Each new slip is framed in hot-dipped galvanized steel for corrosion resistance. Decking is pre-cast concrete pavers, heavy, stable underfoot, and they hold up to sun and weather without the upkeep wood needs. The roof is a gable-style roof. Slips are 10′ × 22′, which was built to match existing based on the like kind and quality standards for insurance claims.

Replacing the anchorage across the whole marina

The storm did enough to the anchorage that we had to either repair or replace every anchor on the marina. We anchored the marina on telescopic pipe anchors, steel pipe set to the lakebed with a telescoping section that lets each dock ride up and down as the lake moves. Lake Granbury is a Brazos River Authority reservoir, and its level moves through the season, so the anchorage has to hold position through that range and through the next storm.

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Storm damage at your marina, or a dock that needs rebuilding? Contact us or call (918) 715-4102. We design, build, and maintain marinas across the region and handle storm assessment and repair start to finish.