Permitting knowledge
Experience that begins with the first LCRA marina permit and informs how shoreline constraints are considered from the start.
Michael Kuehl · OwnerThe man behind Aquamarine
A life on Lake Travis, measured in permits, structures, and the trust it takes to build at the water’s edge.
Issued to Michael Kuehl for a marina on Lake Travis.
A foundation in the lake
When Michael received the first marina permit issued by the Lower Colorado River Authority on Lake Travis, it marked more than an administrative first. It placed his work at the beginning of a new chapter in how substantial marine structures would be planned, reviewed, and built on the lake.
A marina brings together far more than a row of slips. Water depth, changing lake levels, shoreline access, circulation, structural loads, lifts, utilities, and the movement of multiple boats all have to work as one system. That early permit reflects the kind of detailed lake knowledge Aquamarine still brings to every multi-slip project.
Michael carried that experience into Aquamarine Boat Docks, established in 1982. Across more than four decades, the work has grown from practical lake structures into custom docks, private marinas, repairs, floating systems, and gathering spaces made for the way Central Texas families actually live on the water.
What the milestone means today
Experience that begins with the first LCRA marina permit and informs how shoreline constraints are considered from the start.
Slips, lifts, PWC berths, access, utilities, and circulation planned as parts of one coordinated marine system.
A family-owned company carrying forward the judgment earned through built work on Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Central Texas waters.
Aquamarine marina work
These images from the Aquamarine archive show the range behind the legacy—from multi-slip systems and watercraft berths to architectural marina details and historic floating construction.
Open photo ↗Covered slips · boat lifts · dedicated PWC berths
Open photo ↗Masonry structure · custom millwork · waterside access
Open photo ↗Historic floating construction · decades of lake experience
The legacy continues
The first permit is history. The standard it established is the work: understand the lake, respect the shoreline, and build for the years ahead.Start a marina conversation