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beagle · 08-30-2009, 07:32 PM

I thought that our boating certificate instructor told us that you can't start from shore or a dock. But if you can, I have one more question. We live on a point, where our dock is parallel to the neighbors shore. Several times this summer, the renters next door have been starting skiing from shore or close to it. They are also well within 150 feet of our shore and dock where the wake does hit our shoreline and boat (they are starting out straight from their shore but because of our point they also are starting out directly behind our boat). Is this legal? I ask because the wake is really pulling on our boat and in turn our boat is pulling on our crank-up aluminum dock. I hope this makes sense, I'm not good at drawing diagrams like Dave R.!
I'd appreciate an answer so I know whether or not to tell them to stop. Thanks.

08-30-2009, 07:32 PM	#65
beagle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 176 Thanks: 187 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	okay one more question I thought that our boating certificate instructor told us that you can't start from shore or a dock. But if you can, I have one more question. We live on a point, where our dock is parallel to the neighbors shore. Several times this summer, the renters next door have been starting skiing from shore or close to it. They are also well within 150 feet of our shore and dock where the wake does hit our shoreline and boat (they are starting out straight from their shore but because of our point they also are starting out directly behind our boat). Is this legal? I ask because the wake is really pulling on our boat and in turn our boat is pulling on our crank-up aluminum dock. I hope this makes sense, I'm not good at drawing diagrams like Dave R.! I'd appreciate an answer so I know whether or not to tell them to stop. Thanks.