More Mayhem!

fatlazyless · 07-24-2025, 10:55 PM

The LDS article says its a Sunfish and looking at it closely, it could be a 14' Laser with a main and a jib sail.

Having bow numbers indicate that it is 12' length or longer, probably a 14' Laser and sailboats without motors, 12 to 20' long do need a bow registration stickers which will cost about $43.50/year for the four stickers.

What do you think? Should the Marine Patrol issue a retroactive "no sticker" violation based on the evidence in the LDS newspaper photo or what ...... ha-ha-ha? .....

FlyingScot · 07-25-2025, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

The LDS article says its a Sunfish and looking at it closely, it could be a 14' Laser with a main and a jib sail.

Having bow numbers indicate that it is 12' length or longer, probably a 14' Laser and sailboats without motors, 12 to 20' long do need a bow registration stickers which will cost about $43.50/year for the four stickers.

What do you think? Should the Marine Patrol issue a retroactive "no sticker" violation based on the evidence in the LDS newspaper photo or what ...... ha-ha-ha? .....

Definitely not a Sunfish, maybe Laser. This boat maybe requires a sticker, but definitely not a bow number. So funny that those are reversed here

But stepping back, it's laughable that this made news--it's a tiny little nothing of a sailboat (no disrespect to Lasers or Sunfish), likely piloted by a kid learning how to sail, just hoping he doesn't flip it more than once. It could hit a fire boat head on without it bothering anyone

ishoot308 · 07-25-2025, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Definitely not a Sunfish, maybe Laser. This boat maybe requires a sticker, but definitely not a bow number. So funny that those are reversed here

But stepping back, it's laughable that this made news--it's a tiny little nothing of a sailboat (no disrespect to Lasers or Sunfish), likely piloted by a kid learning how to sail, just hoping he doesn't flip it more than once. It could hit a fire boat head on without it bothering anyone

Have to agree! Not sure how or why this made the news. Kinda sorry I started the post as they originally made it sound like it was more serious with two people “being rescued from the water”!!

Basically a small sailboat bumped the fireboat at the dock causing little to no damage. A whole lot of nothing!!

Dan

Descant · 07-25-2025, 05:07 PM

If the Laker Jake were tied up next to Marine Patrol, sloppy procedures could have gotten a two-fer. Maybe that would have been newsworthy?

"Fire Department representatives and State Police Marine Patrol responded. The matter continues to be under investigation. No charges have been filed yet."

07-24-2025, 10:55 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,838 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 302 Thanked 1,033 Times in 752 Posts	The LDS article says its a Sunfish and looking at it closely, it could be a 14' Laser with a main and a jib sail. Having bow numbers indicate that it is 12' length or longer, probably a 14' Laser and sailboats without motors, 12 to 20' long do need a bow registration stickers which will cost about $43.50/year for the four stickers. What do you think? Should the Marine Patrol issue a retroactive "no sticker" violation based on the evidence in the LDS newspaper photo or what ...... ha-ha-ha? ..... __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

07-25-2025, 05:07 PM	#4
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,450 Thanks: 1,373 Thanked 1,650 Times in 1,078 Posts	Two-fer If the Laker Jake were tied up next to Marine Patrol, sloppy procedures could have gotten a two-fer. Maybe that would have been newsworthy? "Fire Department representatives and State Police Marine Patrol responded. The matter continues to be under investigation. No charges have been filed yet."