Public dock protocol

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Bear Islander

You are really stretching one here! Untying and retying a boat is not "exercising control over" in the context of a "DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY" statute.

Isn't the short answer, "Reposition that boat at your own financial risk"? (Because homeowner's insurance should cover the unlikely consequences.)

But that shiny Corvette parked diagonally across two parking spaces, though...

[jrc]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

But that shiny Corvette parked diagonally across two parking spaces, though...

Not a Corvette, but isn't there a rumor a certain cantankerous marina owner who moved an improperly parked car with a forklift? I wonder if there were financial or legal ramifications or if the story is even true.

[Airwaves]

I was just surfing this thread since I don't have a lot of interest in it. I don't move boats that aren't mine and if I caught someone on my boat, well, I wouldn't post about it.

I did see something that Skip posted that caught my eye and I have no idea what it means:

TITLE LXII
CRIMINAL CODE
CHAPTER 634
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
Section 634:3
634:3 Unauthorized Use of Propelled Vehicle or Animal.

Can someone explain to me what Unauthorized Use of propelled ANIMAL is?

Lots of visions are floating around in my little mind, none of them good.

[rander7823]

Can someone explain to me what Unauthorized Use of propelled ANIMAL is?

Lots of visions are floating around in my little mind, none of them good.[/QUOTE]

C'mon this is New Hapsha the law proabaly dates back 1642 or something like that when someone's horse got stolen.

[NightWing]

Originally Posted by jrc

Not a Corvette, but isn't there a rumor a certain cantankerous marina owner who moved an improperly parked car with a forklift? I wonder if there were financial or legal ramifications or if the story is even true.

Yes, I heard that story when I was a slip renter in that noted establishment. Legend has it that it was a high end car......a Mercedes perhaps, and the owner had been told several times not to park there because it created a blockage.

Well, the story went that the car was picked up with the fork truck and placed in one of the racks. It was also said that the owner of the car never blocked anyone again.

As far as credibility goes, I know the man and I believe he has the temperment to do it. I have also watched him pilot a fork truck and I would bet he could build a house of cards with that truck and never knock anything down.

That is one of the stories that makes Winni great.

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by jrc

Not a Corvette, but isn't there a rumor a certain cantankerous marina owner who moved an improperly parked car with a forklift? I wonder if there were financial or legal ramifications or if the story is even true.

Yes that forklift story is true, and if in that case it was a Mercedes, it has happened more than once. A friends Chevy SUV was taken for a ride there as well, with some damage occurring. The truck was not parked illegally nor improperly. It was parked exactly where the marina owner told him to park.

[GWC...]

Originally Posted by jrc

Not a Corvette, but isn't there a rumor a certain cantankerous marina owner who moved an improperly parked car with a forklift?

Dealing with Capt Boneheads on a regular basis can cause a person to be cantankerous.

He is also a very generous and giving person, especially regarding youths of the area.

There are two sides to every coin - try spending a little time observing the other side.

[ApS]

Moving a car or truck with a forklift requires some skill, but there was this excerpted post from last year:

Originally Posted by chipj29

"...At some point during the day, someone moved their truck and trailer. With a forklift..."

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

Moving a car or truck with a forklift requires some skill, but there was this excerpted post from last year:

And what does this have to do with anything? Perhaps the trailer, which was a small PWC trailer, was unhitched and moved by hand.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by chipj29

And what does this have to do with anything? Perhaps the trailer, which was a small PWC trailer, was unhitched and moved by hand.

The story is getting more interesting, but all I did was search "forklift"...the story from last year appeared...and I was intrigued by a vision of both truck and trailer being moved as a unit. Nowadays, trailers are normally padlocked on the hitch.

[jrc]

Originally Posted by GWC...

Not a Corvette, but isn't there a rumor a certain cantankerous marina owner who moved an improperly parked car with a forklift?

Originally Posted by jrc

Dealing with Capt Boneheads on a regular basis can cause a person to be cantankerous.

He is also a very generous and giving person, especially regarding youths of the area.

There are two sides to every coin - try spending a little time observing the other side.

I never said who was cantankerous, you're just guessing, but you're probably right. Maybe the shoe fits? He has every right to be whatever he wants, it's his life and his business. I stand by my description of his demeanor. I make no judgements on his value as person.

This thread evolved from moving boats to moving cars, I relayed a humorous anecdote. It was not meant to bash a person, that's why I didn't mention his name.

[kjbathe]

After reading a great deal about the car moving incidents, and being a very happy customer of said establishment, I inquired with the staff one day about what exactly "the deal" was.

In a very matter-of-fact way I was told that, yes, they've moved cars with forklifts and that forklifts are likely to cause damage when used to move automobiles. If you park your Aston Martin and block the active/working loading areas, they have no problem picking it up and moving it so that the facility continues to function for everyone.

That simple and no-nonsense explanation made perfect sense to me... Maybe that's why I enjoy doing business with them.

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by kjbathe

After reading a great deal about the car moving incidents, and being a very happy customer of said establishment, I inquired with the staff one day about what exactly "the deal" was.

In a very matter-of-fact way I was told that, yes, they've moved cars with forklifts and that forklifts are likely to cause damage when used to move automobiles. If you park your Aston Martin and block the active/working loading areas, they have no problem picking it up and moving it so that the facility continues to function for everyone.

That simple and no-nonsense explanation made perfect sense to me... Maybe that's why I enjoy doing business with them.

That explanation does make perfect sense. However, when ones vehicle is parked right where said marina owner wanted it, there should no reason for moving it. Especially with a forklift.