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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
SeaTow will claim your boat for salvage even on Winnipesaukee. I was informed when I had a tow two weeks ago.
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Considering the general conditions of Winnipesaukee, I wouldn't personally be overly worried about salvage claims and rights. You can eliminate 99% of your risk by just knowing enough to negotiate a fixed or maximum price (including possibly $0.00) for anyone offering to render any sort of assistance to you (whether it be an individual or business/franchise of some sort).
The roots of the federal maritime salvage law are based on the idea of encouraging a professional or "ad-hoc" salvor to exhibit a level of risk that they would not ordinary take on. A routing towing operation on any inland lake in NH would NOT qualify as a salvage operation, and I would argue with the SeaTow "captain" on the lake who would think he could support an argument for a salvage claim.