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This thread isn't about the government's power to search a boat. It's about the government's power to impound a boat. I know of no law that empowers the government to simply take your property away from you without having a legally sufficient reason for doing so, and without giving you due process of law (i.e., an opportunity to challenge the correctness of the government's action).
The original poster didn't tell us any of the facts surrounding the incident. Was his boat impounded because he left it unattended for months, and it was becoming a hazard to other boats or other property? Was it slowly taking on water and settling down on its lines, and perhaps creating a problem for the marina operator, who might have to raise it, clean up an environmental spill and dispose of it if it sank? Was it becoming a public nuisance? If that's true, then most would probably agree that someone ought to have a right to deal with it. But, if a sound boat in good repair that didn't present a risk to anyone was impounded without a legally sufficient reason, then the owner has every right to complain. It's too bad the original poster didn't tell us the facts. It might have been interesting.
If the government takes some action against you, such as searching or impounding your boat, it might be to your benefit to object to the action, verbally, but never, never use even the slightest force to resist or impede them in any way. The court might find that the government was wrong to impound your boat, but the same court might also incarcerate you for forcefully resisting the government. You're allowed to verbally object to what the government is doing, but you can't resist them with force.
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