rich
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What are your views, do we have the right,to come alongside????
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Moose
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I DON'T!!!/forums/images/icons/smile.gif
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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Moose on 19/04/2003 22:48 (server time).</FONT></P>
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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Moose on 19/04/2003 22:48 (server time).</FONT></P>
Chris_B4
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I've no idea, but if you ask and they say no do you want to be next to them anyway. Mind you that would depend on whether you had somewhere else you can get alongside
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Moose
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According to my little motor crusing book, no one has a right over someone else.
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rich
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do you mean the right to say No?
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Moose
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No, I mean that a Mobo has no right over a Yacht to raft up and a Yacht has no right over a Mobo to raft up.
Perhaps we should ask over on SB!!!
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Perhaps we should ask over on SB!!!
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byron
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<font color=blue>Don't know about a right but if there aren't any berths surely it is simple courtesy?
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jimg
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Both parties have a say really, you noth need to be sure that you are going to "sit" nicely alongside and not cause damage to each other. The worse situation is when some-one pulls alongside and has no intention of really asking apart from a "is it OK?" when they are already committed. Make sure you both use lots of fenders, I would say hang on if you felt that you needed to put more out, or NO if they were twice your size, etc.
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ccscott49
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If you have nowhere else to go, it's courtesy. In Holland they raft up all the time, (lack of space) and you can't refuse.
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oldgit
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Round here,most public access via not very big manky old floating piers..
Will personally always try to "hang on"end of pier with foredeck therebye giving peeps access to boat.Hopefully leaving rest of pier available for next bloke.
However if somebody has plonked their tub right in middle,preventing my passengers from gaining easy exit to boat/shore,I always politely ask first to give oportunity for them to move,but will be coming along side like it or no.
With due care and loads fenders etc of course.
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Will personally always try to "hang on"end of pier with foredeck therebye giving peeps access to boat.Hopefully leaving rest of pier available for next bloke.
However if somebody has plonked their tub right in middle,preventing my passengers from gaining easy exit to boat/shore,I always politely ask first to give oportunity for them to move,but will be coming along side like it or no.
With due care and loads fenders etc of course.
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Reap
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Interesting the different view points in the MB Forum to those in SB!!
I'm afraid if anybody thinks they are going to sit alongside the quay wall in any busy harbour such as Yarmouth without others rafting up, they are going to be very dissapointed. Asking permission may be a courtesy but Im afraid a negative answer is not acceptable so I doubt I would even ask so as not to offend when I raft up anyway! In fact in Yarmouth the harbourmaster will usually tell you which boat to raft up against anyway, so you don't even get a choice. If you don't want anybody alongside you choose an alternative to the quay wall.
Having said that lots of fenders etc should be used and all other courtesies extended such as not walking through there cockpit except to rig warps etc. Not being too noisy etc. And of course if the inside boat wishes to leave then you must let her out at her convenience.
Of course to moor a 50footer alongside a 20 footer would be completely unacceptable. Likewise when there is alternative free space against the wall it is pretty rude to raft against somebody else just to save you the trouble of rigging fender boards etc.
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I'm afraid if anybody thinks they are going to sit alongside the quay wall in any busy harbour such as Yarmouth without others rafting up, they are going to be very dissapointed. Asking permission may be a courtesy but Im afraid a negative answer is not acceptable so I doubt I would even ask so as not to offend when I raft up anyway! In fact in Yarmouth the harbourmaster will usually tell you which boat to raft up against anyway, so you don't even get a choice. If you don't want anybody alongside you choose an alternative to the quay wall.
Having said that lots of fenders etc should be used and all other courtesies extended such as not walking through there cockpit except to rig warps etc. Not being too noisy etc. And of course if the inside boat wishes to leave then you must let her out at her convenience.
Of course to moor a 50footer alongside a 20 footer would be completely unacceptable. Likewise when there is alternative free space against the wall it is pretty rude to raft against somebody else just to save you the trouble of rigging fender boards etc.
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trev
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I've always understood it to be the moored vessel's right to refuse, and if its a valid reason - no sweat. But also understood that it is polite and good manners to allow a vessel to raft if there is no other option and no danger to either vessel.
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BrendanS
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If at somewhere like Lymington, Weymouth, Bembridge or even Port Solent waiting pontoon (examples) you don't really have a choice. The harbour master usually decides what happens unless you arrive very late or early.
Other vessels will be instructed to berth alongside you, if that's what the harbour master decides is the best way of fitting other boats in.
His choice. He'll often issue a plaque to hang off your rails saying 'no mooring' or 'no rafting'
His version means it. You can try making up your own, but the harbour master may have his own ideas. If you don't want to raft up, it's your choice. In which case, don't stay in port which expect you to raft.
Typically biggest boats are inside. Expect to take lines inside to the harbour or pontoon rather than just moor onto the outermost boat.
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Other vessels will be instructed to berth alongside you, if that's what the harbour master decides is the best way of fitting other boats in.
His choice. He'll often issue a plaque to hang off your rails saying 'no mooring' or 'no rafting'
His version means it. You can try making up your own, but the harbour master may have his own ideas. If you don't want to raft up, it's your choice. In which case, don't stay in port which expect you to raft.
Typically biggest boats are inside. Expect to take lines inside to the harbour or pontoon rather than just moor onto the outermost boat.
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