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ClamBeach
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Initially Posted - 07/24/2008 : 09:02:17

'Surfing photo of the day'

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WOTAM - '77 Catalina 25 SK/SR Sail Number 158

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 07/24/2008 : 09:11:28

I wish the dinghy wasn't still in tow--makes me think somebody's aboard...

I like the ogling fish!

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 07/24/2008 : 10:44:59

is the author stating that unpaid moorage results in having your boat towed out and anchored in a bad spot?

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jerlim
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Response Posted - 07/24/2008 : 11:28:59

Apparently so - doesn't seem legal, and this in a state with local municipalities that have collectively banned almost anything you can think of...good to know you can still destroy someones property for delinquent payments though...

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 07/24/2008 : 12:31:50

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">is the author stating that unpaid moorage results in having your boat towed out and anchored in a bad spot?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I don't think so. In SoCal they impound your boat if you don't pay your slip fees. I took it the owner anchored outside of the harbor to avoid paying slip fees.

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 07/24/2008 : 16:09:49

Avoidance sounds more likely to me too.
In Canada, they chain your boat to the fish dock when you don't pay up.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/25/2008 : 00:16:11

At my old marina they'd do the same thing, chain your boat to it's mooring so you couldn't go anywhere. If you were in arrears long enough, they auctioned your boat. I had my eye on a J-24 that was in pretty decent shape and had a nice set of sails. I ended up not going to the auction, and heard that it sold for $500. Not sure what I would have done with a second boat, well, actually third, but I'm sure Rita would have been "thrilled".

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redviking
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Response Posted - 07/25/2008 : 10:15:06

Hmmm... seems as if the art of anchoring will become a valuable skill as the economy continues to dive and the marine industry tries to make the same margins off of the customers they have left. Maybe I should start a school? West coast sailors have it really bad as there is a lack of protected anchorages. In LA, where are you going to put your boat if you lost your job and can't aford $800 a month in slip fees? There are no moorings. I suppose you could run to long Beach or san pedro... Still, slip prices have gone sky high and many marinas are being turned into condos thereby driving up prices ever higher.

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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 07/25/2008 : 11:25:25

Sten,
You are not alone out there, it seems you have [url="http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion-sailing-related/44982-if-you-dont-know-how-anchor-dont.html"]good company [/url] in being dragged into or being hit by boats of a particular flag. Post #16 is exceptionally nice as it has both of the above plus the accusation of someone dragging UP into another boat.

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redviking
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Response Posted - 07/27/2008 : 10:01:41

Thanks! Yeppers, a fun read... My wife was returning from Kansas - she wanted to see Franks Hobie - and she had jury duty on Thursday. So I moved the boat from Newport RI up into the protected Swansea MA... Now, I have not been away from the boat overnight since we returned to New England, but since jury duty was north of Boston at 8:00, we needed to leave Lysistrata on the hook. Wouldn't you know it, we get to Boston, check in to the hotel only to find that water spouts and a tornado watch was bearing down on our home. We were nearing rush hour and there was no way that we could get to the boat in maybe 3 hours. We watched in horror as the news reported heavy trees toppling, etc... Just my luck!

The next day, after my wife was dismissed from jury duty we hurried back to Lysistrata. She hadn't budged! When we boarded her the full impact of what she had been thru became apparent. Attached to the wisker pole on the mast was a big dry bag containing a big propage tank - our spare. The dry bag clip was still attached but the lashings gave way and the tank was near horizontal and lying on its side. The man overboard pole was totally twisted, nearly pulling out of the upper tube and actually broke it lower lashing. We later hear that 50to60 knots of wind had come thru. Our hook was firmly set and we did not budge an inch. File under doing your civic duty and TGIKHTA. Thank God I Know How To Anchor!

Sten

DPO Zephyr - '82 C25, FK, SR
SV Lysistrata - C&C 39 - Swansea, MA

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