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Old 09-18-2012, 03:28 AM   #74
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BH, the guy (I know who he is) who lives in the white dumpy camp has often got out in his kayak and attempts to "enforce" the 150 markers by telling people in boats to leave. The shoreline is not striaght and often he's actually wrong as to where the 150 ft line is. However, for a citizen to be acting in a way to enforce a boating rule is harassment.
The Marine Patrol Auxiliary would be a good and fair enforcer: too bad they've been left out in the cold.

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I can tell you right now if he EVER tells anyone on my vessel to move I can assure you the court battles and restraininhg order will be filed. I'm "that guy" that he never wants to mess with

Trust me when I tell you that I was veeeeeerrry close to filing a lawsuit (also helps to have a lawyer in the family who agrees that the rafting rules are ripe for a legal challenge.
Crossing the state line, the state of New Hampshire once requested of drivers to be "civil", saying,

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“Drive with courtesy, It's the New Hampshire Way!.
How quaint!

Yes, I'd say New Hampshire is definitely ripe for big-city lawyering.

BTW:
Here is a Lake Norman raft-up—where you don't drink the water!

Yes, the brown area is the crowded sandbar...

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