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Originally Posted by XCR-700
Over the last month or so I have only seen it at the beach end of the Weirs dock.
I have not attempted to dock on the back side in many years otherwise I might not be thrilled by that location, but others who do use the back side of the docks may not be too happy by its seemingly permanent status at the end of the docks.
Well that and its possibly the ugliest thing I have seen there since the last time a construction barge was docked at Weirs.
As for business, then seem to have a steady business, and people seem to say good things about them.
No real skin in this matter myself except I suspect if I tried squat on a public dock indefinitely I would likely have a problem, and it really is a super eyesore.
By comparison the Tiki boats are a brilliant concept, and in truth they make me smile ear to ear every time I see one of them crossing in front of the Weirs or anchored somewhere. And their customers always seem to be having a great time! But I never see them using up public dock space.
Again, not personally spending much time thinking about the Dive, but there is something a little off-putting when you see them on the public dock forever and its overall less than attractive appearance.
But if being butt ugly is their marketing concept and its working for them I'm not loosing any sleep over it, and at the same time not feeling any desire to see the inside, as opposed to the Tiki boats which I keep trying to come up with an excuse to try out  |
See, I kinda like The Dive where it is—seems like one of those Mississippi River gambling boats, and I think it fits in for the most part.
And for those who pay attention, I've been very critical of The Dive in the past because I thought it was the zenith of private capitalism destroying public space—I have had few Winni experiences more frustrating than showing up at a sandbar, early, with my family only to find it usurped by The Dive and its (often annoying) occupants. Not only did it monopolize huge amounts of space, but we often had to deal with the people's vessels who left for hours that would often slip with crappy anchors (when we actually stayed rather than altering our plans completely). I actually had a bro get mad at me and another guy for being upset that we had to reset his anchor for an hour lest his boat hit ours.
In any case, I've friends who have docked in the back with skis and they said it wasn't that big an obstruction, so I think overall it's a good place to be for The Dive and wish them well—nobody wants to see a small business fail, so I'm hoping it becomes a win-win for them, the town, and their customers.
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