Dock drop offs

I say lets avoid religion and politics on a boating forum. One of the reasons I love this forum is there is very little of this. I have some great friends I love but we don't talk politics because we do not agree....at all.
 
I don't wear a whig.
 
wow... I was just kidding around.
 
Oh darn. . .have I missed an opportunity to bait Gary some more?

Oh well. .. I will wait for the next opportunity.
 
JuliaValentine said:
Thanks for the info. On my Christmas list are 2 cruising guides. I'll read through them. I bought the boat to visit destinations from NH to RI. Now that I have it, I'm wondering what the heck you do with a 5 ton vessel when you get there and how you get from the boat to the land. I will be visiting friends and family at these destinations. Where do I tell them to meet me and how do I get them on the boat? These are the logistics I'm trying to sort out. You don't think of these things at the boat show and showroom. A dingy is not on the Christmas list this year.
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Lot's of good advice given already. Most importantly, there is no one rule for all docks. Some good neighbors are just that, good neighbors. However, some are not. I recently needed to dinghy the pooch for a serious need to "walk". It was a lagoon surrounded by dense wetlands (no place to set foot). As I approached the private dock, the owner came running out to make sure I did not set foot.

On the other hand, I have had only good experiences with kinds of marinas and restaurants... but only when conditions permitted. If they are busy and crowded, it just isn't possible for them to be neighborly.

So read the cruising guides and call ahead. When all else fails..

"It's far easier to beg forgiveness than seek permission."

Enjoy the boat!
 
Jack380AC said:
Lot's of good advice given already. Most importantly, there is no one rule for all docks. Some good neighbors are just that, good neighbors. However, some are not. I recently needed to dinghy the pooch for a serious need to "walk". It was a lagoon surrounded by dense wetlands (no place to set foot). As I approached the private dock, the owner came running out to make sure I did not set foot
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What an inconsiderate SOB. We have a sign on our dock that says, "Public Welcome, great yard for dog dumps"
 
THat's funny...my sign reads:

"Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again"
 
This one is on my lake:

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So if the boat is now drifting on open water with no one aboard. . . .can you claim salvage rights? :)
 
I recall in my Safe Boater's course, the instructor warned not to undo someone else's lines to tie up your boat and then redo their lines, because if the boat were inadvertenty set adrift, I would be liable for any damages to the boat, other people, and property. I wonder if that would apply in this case.
 
The sign in my post really exists on Lake Winnipesukee. (for you who know the lake it's in the Weirs Channel) We discussed the sign on the lake forum for days and finally looked up laws online and called the Marine Patrol. In NH it's against the law to dock where you know that you should not. It's also against the law to set a boat adrift. But it's not against the law to threaten to set a boat adrift.
 
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