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Chuckles--
Have you been reading the bible again???
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity (slightly edited)
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Yea I have poured over the Word many many times in the past seeking knowledge and wisdom delivered unto the ears of humans and transcribed into the Book.
Not lately tho, not much about sailing in there, I remember a story about fishes tho :0
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LOL... I can see you becoming a born-again evangelist...  Fire and Brimstone preaching...
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity (slightly edited)
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My last marina on the Chesapeake had a policy of not going on any boat's deck, supposedly for insurance reasons. In reality I've seen them do it a couple of times to adjust bow lines. They would routinely adjust lines from the dock which seems like it should have insurance implications also but I was glad to see them doing it. |
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We had a security guard unplug someones boat (can't remember his reasoning). Turns out the guy had some serious leaks and the boat was on the bottom the next day.
Legal result was the boat owner had to pay $30,000 in fines for a boat that was not worth $15,000.
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Result would have been the same if power had gone out as it does frequently around my area. Owner should have thought about that and gotten hauled and repaired/salvaged.
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Sounds like the marina management are real jerks. I know dockmasters and launch drivers who will MAKE A PHONE CALL and who are, in fact, encouraged by the members to make that call at any time of day or night, using the contact book that has everyone's contact information in it for just those purposes.
And launch drivers who understand that their TIP is going to be rather generous if they step up to keep a boat safe, when all they are required to do is play taxi.
Either the management was particularly PO'd at you for some reason, or they're jerks. And even if they were PO'd--they screwed up on this one.
I can understand folks being so scared of liability suits ("You messed up my sail!") that they won't touch your boat, but to not even make a phone call...that's just a lousy excuse for a human being.
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That's why you're supposed to have insurance. My insurance covers environmental remediation costs and salvage.
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Originally Posted by DePlano
We had a security guard unplug someones boat (can't remember his reasoning). Turns out the guy had some serious leaks and the boat was on the bottom the next day.
Legal result was the boat owner had to pay $30,000 in fines for a boat that was not worth $15,000.
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New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity (slightly edited)
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oooooooooooops
there now it is ten letters
Last edited by DePlano : 05-12-2008 at 02:24 PM.
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The guy was behind on his slip fees (I believe) and I doubt he could have found insurance on that thing. Yes it would have been cheaper than the fines, but I don't think he was expecting the fines if it sank.
All around the guy was at fault, but he blamed it on the security guard. (Not saying Ohiosailor is implying that, different situation)
Not trying to threadjack, sorry about that
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