SIlver Duck - I figured you were looking for a specific statute and I looked for one - but of course didn't find one. What I *did* find was that some states DO have specific statutes to that effect and some (like NH) don't.
However, in a society like ours where people are held liable for things like coffee that is too hot or ladders that aren't marked that its dangerous to do this or that on them - that if I ride by a dock and my wake causes somebody's toddler to fall in or get caught between the dock and boat - I can't imagine they wouldn't come after me to hold me responsible. Right or wrong, that's something I can do without!
Ken
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