Boating etiquette question

NoBozo · 08-15-2010, 04:12 PM

That's a tough question to answer. In my 40+ years of boating I can't recall actually moving someone elses boat to make room for my own. Sometimes it becomes necessary to "Adjust" someones docklines, say, in a case where you are sharing the same cleat on a dock.

If someones boat is docked in such a way, near mine, so as to present a danger to my boat or someone elses boat and the owner is nowhere in sight, I might again "Adjust" dock lines to prevent the other boat from hitting mine or someone elses. I'd say it's a judgment call each time.

NB

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08-15-2010, 04:12 PM	#1
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	That's a tough question to answer. In my 40+ years of boating I can't recall actually moving someone elses boat to make room for my own. Sometimes it becomes necessary to "Adjust" someones docklines, say, in a case where you are sharing the same cleat on a dock. If someones boat is docked in such a way, near mine, so as to present a danger to my boat or someone elses boat and the owner is nowhere in sight, I might again "Adjust" dock lines to prevent the other boat from hitting mine or someone elses. I'd say it's a judgment call each time. NB