laws regulating tying a boat to a raft

Twags · 07-08-2018, 04:11 PM

Is there any law limiting me from securing my sunfish to my swim raft?
Thanks,
Tony

Top-Water · 07-08-2018, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Twags

Is there any law limiting me from securing my sunfish to my swim raft?
Thanks,
Tony

When you registered?? it, was there any information that said you couldn't?

I think if you tie a boat to it someone is going to call it a mooring, then it would have to be registered.

Years ago.
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ead.php?t=1533

From a few years ago.
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ead.php?t=9629

This one too. See the last post
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=19645

Hillcountry · 07-08-2018, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Twags

Is there any law limiting me from securing my sunfish to my swim raft?
Thanks,
Tony

I would just do it...how big is a sunfish? Can’t be any bigger or more obnoxious looking than those inflatable “fun/bounce/slide” thingys...

Cal Coon · 07-08-2018, 06:27 PM

If it's your swim raft then I would just do it as well. It's sad that you even have to ask out of fear of some **** complaining about it. Wow... pathetic.

gillygirl · 07-08-2018, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Cal Coon

If it's your swim raft then I would just do it as well. It's sad that you even have to ask out of fear of some asswipe complaining about it. Wow... pathetic.

I thought you were leaving this forum?

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Cal Coon · 07-08-2018, 07:34 PM

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I thought you were leaving this forum?

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I was going to, but I changed my mind. I'm a boating junkie and can't stay away, and learn something once in awhile. I will go down fighting, I'm not a quitter. I could care less about posting so I will wait till I get kicked off by the moderator man... In the meantime, let's have some fun!! Does that make you happy or sad??? Rhetorical question...

ursa minor · 07-08-2018, 07:55 PM

Tony, welcome to the forum. If your float is big enough, I'd consider pulling the sunfish up onto it. That way the boat won't be banging against the float.

Descant · 07-08-2018, 08:02 PM

Cal Coon: Sad.

There's a lot more to this question. Is the raft being used instead of a mooring? Is it overnight or long term? Will the swing of the sunfish intrude on the extensions of abutters' lot lines? Etc. The P's question is vague in consideration of anchoring and mooring regulations. Better to call MP (293-2037) and have a conversation than have the forum ask open ended questions that the OP and the Forum can't answer.

gillygirl · 07-09-2018, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Cal Coon

I was going to, but I changed my mind. I'm a boating junkie and can't stay away, and learn something once in awhile. I will go down fighting, I'm not a quitter. I could care less about posting so I will wait till I get kicked off by the moderator man... In the meantime, let's have some fun!! Does that make you happy or sad??? Rhetorical question...

Oh, so you're a fisherman...rhetorical answer.

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FlyingScot · 07-09-2018, 07:12 PM

I vote no on mooring the Sunfish to the raft for a significant length of time. Getting a registered mooring is easy. The procedure for an unregistered mooring begins with the MP towing your boat away. It's just not worth the risk. Plus, they're going to be banging into each other.

07-08-2018, 04:11 PM	#1
Twags Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 14 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	laws regulating tying a boat to a raft Is there any law limiting me from securing my sunfish to my swim raft? Thanks, Tony

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ursa minor Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tuftonborough & Franklin MA Posts: 265 Thanks: 99 Thanked 143 Times in 64 Posts	Tony, welcome to the forum. If your float is big enough, I'd consider pulling the sunfish up onto it. That way the boat won't be banging against the float. __________________ " Any day with a boat ride in it is a good day"

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Cal Coon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 475 Thanks: 179 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	If it's your swim raft then I would just do it as well. It's sad that you even have to ask out of fear of some **** complaining about it. Wow... pathetic.

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FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,209 Thanks: 1,111 Thanked 934 Times in 576 Posts	I vote no on mooring the Sunfish to the raft for a significant length of time. Getting a registered mooring is easy. The procedure for an unregistered mooring begins with the MP towing your boat away. It's just not worth the risk. Plus, they're going to be banging into each other.

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