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Originally Posted by andyporter
"...Anchoring is a last ditch thing. With all the docks on the lake now you should always try to find one. No one will send you away so don't be shy..."
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Agreed. Sunday, due to the lightning, I unplugged the computer and turned away to locate some postage stamps. When I returned to the desk, I saw a bow-rider barely tied to my dock—tube still attached—and no people.
Because of the lightning, I checked downstairs for people, and even my truck for people—then phoned my neighbor. No luck. Since I thought there might have been storm-related injuries, I thought of telephoning the MPs, but noticed the boat had no numbers!
Soon after the storm passed, the mystery was solved: after four years of building it, my new neighbor's house finally got its first tenant.
Upon their first hour of arrival, they had been tubing during the storm—until the line caught in the propeller! Powerless, they'd drifted the 100' to my dock. (And New Jersey-registered boats don't require numbers, I learned).
Still, I think any lake resident would shelter any boater caught out in a thunderstorm. But be aware—first—of the thunderstorm warning signs previously outlined.