There has been a lot of agreement here, and I agree as well, don't touch someone elses property. Obvious exception for safety or good samaritan re-tying.
I think the whole moving boats things comes from the days when everyone had a small rugged runabout. It was no big deal to move them around. Now people have expensive boats that scratch easy, so a careless tie job can end up costing some serious money for gel coat repairs.
If I was trapped behind another boat, I don't know how long I would wait. Usually I try very hard not to get in that situation and I have never been trapped more than a few minutes.
It is much more likely that I will trap someone. In that case I try to stay close. The whole trapping issue makes me avoid Wolfeboro, especially since the best non-trapping dock is now for painted blue and unusable.
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