mooring a pwc

[jrc]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Same argument from me Chip except:I remember the classification as a 3 person and 10ft long.Mine is classified as a boat and I would not hesitate to put it on that mooring.

Wouldn't theft be a concern for leaving a boat that size (PWC) on a mooring? I never really think about theft of my boat, its a lake, no place to hide and there are only few places to haul it. But a PWC is pretty portable. Two guys pick it up off the mooring and five minutes later its in the back of pickup.

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by jrc

Wouldn't theft be a concern for leaving a boat that size (PWC) on a mooring? I never really think about theft of my boat, its a lake, no place to hide and there are only few places to haul it. But a PWC is pretty portable. Two guys pick it up off the mooring and five minutes later its in the back of pickup.

Aside from the part about being in the back of a pickup, I think the same could be said for any moored boat. Anyone with a trailer can grab one.

With that said, although I don't have the opportunity, I am not sure I would put my PWC on a mooring. Not out of fear of it being stolen, but out of fear of it sinking. Maybe just paranoia, but there just seems to be too many ways that water can get inside a PWC. And it doesn't take a whole lot of water to bring it down and fill the engine right up.

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by chipj29

Aside from the part about being in the back of a pickup, I think the same could be said for any moored boat. Anyone with a trailer can grab one.

With that said, although I don't have the opportunity, I am not sure I would put my PWC on a mooring. Not out of fear of it being stolen, but out of fear of it sinking. Maybe just paranoia, but there just seems to be too many ways that water can get inside a PWC. And it doesn't take a whole lot of water to bring it down and fill the engine right up.

You can always add a bilge pump.

[Dave M]

In talking to the dock monitor(patrol) at Squam Lake they used the 3 seater/13' as the rule. Maybe bad info or they were trying to eliminate more PWCs on the Lake. This was a couple of years ago. Nice to get more info on this. Thats why I like this site. Is there any hard rule on this that can be found somewhwere. Is detemining a 2/3 seater subjective(depending on how seats are made). Seems it can be, unless you have a PWC spec.

brt-int, seems to me the bilge pump wouldn't last very long with the size battery thats in a PWC. I don't even trust the battery in my boat to handle a lot of water(like this year). I have a electric(house) monitor charging system attached. When battery gets low, it cranks up the charging.

Dave M

[travaler18]

why would it matter what is moored ? if it floats and has a means of propultion isnt it a boat?

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–noun
1. a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
5. a vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water

[EricP]

Originally Posted by Dave M

In talking to the dock monitor(patrol) at Squam Lake they used the 3 seater/13' as the rule. Maybe bad info or they were trying to eliminate more PWCs on the Lake. This was a couple of years ago. Nice to get more info on this. Thats why I like this site. Is there any hard rule on this that can be found somewhwere. Is detemining a 2/3 seater subjective(depending on how seats are made). Seems it can be, unless you have a PWC spec.

brt-int, seems to me the bilge pump wouldn't last very long with the size battery thats in a PWC. I don't even trust the battery in my boat to handle a lot of water(like this year). I have a electric(house) monitor charging system attached. When battery gets low, it cranks up the charging.

Dave M

I think there is actually a boat designation on the registration. If I recall anything over 10' and over 25HP and carries 3 or more people in NH is classified as a boat. So they can certainly use their 13' rule, but my 10'3" 110HP SeaDoos are registered as boats and so they couldn't turn me away.

[AC2717]

Originally Posted by chipj29

Aside from the part about being in the back of a pickup, I think the same could be said for any moored boat. Anyone with a trailer can grab one.

With that said, although I don't have the opportunity, I am not sure I would put my PWC on a mooring. Not out of fear of it being stolen, but out of fear of it sinking. Maybe just paranoia, but there just seems to be too many ways that water can get inside a PWC. And it doesn't take a whole lot of water to bring it down and fill the engine right up.

That the newer models like 1998 and up are designed to have water flow off of them. I have a neighbor that keeps his on a mooring all summer long, with and without cover and has never had a problem, but again just personal preference, myself on the other hand have ours on a lift, Thank you to a neighbor for letting us use it by the way for the season!!!