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Originally Posted by Little Bear
Technically, you are not correct. Property owners do have "exclusive" rights to the water in front of their properties that the general public does not have. For instance, a property owner has the exclusive right to "wharf out" in front of their property, whereas the public has no right whatsoever to "wharf out" in front of privately owned land. Here's a good document that describes these Riparian Rights.
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As water front owners, they have the privilege to apply for a permit to "wharf out" from their property, within specific state regulations and with state approval. Non-owners do not have this same privilege, for obvious reasons. But "wharfing out," or placing other personal property in a public space for the owner's personal use, is certainly not a "right."
Here's an old thread from the forum on the same topic that has an interesting discussion:
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...read.php?t=941