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Originally Posted by Rich
And the definition of a houseboat says any sleeping quarters, even if temporary.
from: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/...-A/270-A-1.htm
II. "Houseboat'' means any ship, boat, raft, float, catamaran or marine craft of any description upon or within which are located sleeping and toilet facilities, regardless of whether such facilities are of a permanent or temporary nature.
So if you lay on a cushion, or on a deck, I suppose that is a temporary sleeping facilities. So if you sleep on a boat, it's a houseboat and these rules apply. Or am I wrong? |
Not if you remove the toilet(s). I'm guessing that having people "go" in the lake is not what the legislators had in mind with this law, but that's what the law encourages... Wonder if a bucket counts as a toilet facility?
I'm glad I live close enough to make day trips to Winni a breeze, it's a really nice lake. I'm also glad that I live near states that welcome overnight anchoring because it's just awesome to do. If you can figure out a way to do it, I strongly recommend that anyone with a "houseboat" make a trip to a lake or river where you can legally see what it's like to sleep on the hook. An interesting side-effect of allowing overnight anchoring is that it leaves lots of empty slips at marinas that they can rent out to transient boaters, so everybody wins.