This is kind of tricky. If you just untie the boat, you can be liable for it and anything it hits. If you leave the boat, you might be liable if your mooring lets go or they try and pretend it did. If they are there for a long time, they might try and make like they own the mooring. The boat could sink and drag your mooring down with it. First people I would call are your DNR police or whatever you call the water cops there. I would also leave a note on the boat. If none of that works, midnight relocation to a marina or ??????
When I caught someone on my mooring they tried to tell ME to go find another one. We told them they had 5 minutes before we boarded and cut them loose. That was plenty of time for him and his girlfriend to put their clothes back on, aided by our spotlights LOL Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 11:42 AM To: Edd Schillay via CnC-List <[email protected]> Cc: Edd Schillay <[email protected]> Subject: Stus-List Mooring Rights -- Any "Sea Lawyers" on the List? Listers, Looking for some advice/experience on this non-C&C issue: As most of you know, I hauled the Enterprise for the winter about a month ago. The company that winterizes moorings has informed me this morning that a boat (no mast) has been on my mooring for a few weeks now (without my permission or knowledge.) The mooring is owned by me. Same with the mooring ball and gear. There is nothing that is attached to this mystery boat that can be considered club owned or public domain. I have reached out to the club to see if they know anything about it, but no response. My club is very loose when it comes to people’s property and rights. Anyone have any suggestions on what my next steps would be? TowBoat US doesn’t seem to want to touch it. Do I call the police? What would they do? What can I do? I’m under the impression that this falls under theft and trespassing. Any thoughts? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log<http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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