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Old 12-29-2008
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Originally Posted by sailingdog View Post
If the boat was adrift and in reasonable danger of being hit and sunk, you are probably entitled to reasonable salvage costs for the vessel. As a general rule, the greater the risk to you and your vessel in "salvaging" the other boat, the greater the salvage costs you're entitled to. YMMV... IANAL.

I can see the salvager and the boat owner having different opinions on how much that is, especially after it's safe and sound at the dock.

If it were truely worthwhile to salvage someone elses boat, I would think there would be "helicoptor chasers" out there scooping up your boat the minute you are rescued.
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