+1Wait until the boat goes. Drop the mooring chain but attach a sinking rope to it. Attach to the rope filament fishing line, and attach to that a tiny fishing float. When nasty person comes back he will just see from a distance that the mooring is gone and won't start hunting for a tiny fishing float. Wait until he's cleared off. Retrieve mooring chain. Problem solved for less than a fiver.
Stolen mooring - what can be done?
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ghostlymoron
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If it were me, I would speak to the intruder and ask him to leave. If he won't, talk to the police. All this talk of acid attacks and casting boats adrift is just ridiculous.
AngusMcDoon
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I doubt they would do anything.
mtb
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punch him in the face HARD
even if you dont win at that time do it again. why let some one take the ****
even if you dont win at that time do it again. why let some one take the ****
ghostlymoron
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They will give you advice
ghostlymoron
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Then you'll be charged with assault!
Sans Bateau
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Why are fishermen so often such low lifes? We have a fishing charter boat turned up in our marina now, an out and out bully.
sailaboutvic
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I think that a little bit un fair , I am not a fisher man and I don't fish , ( wish I could ) but on our travels we have met many at times moving there boats to make room for us , I experiences one three weeks ago a yacht be in towed in , at no cost to the owner , and it not the first time we gone to buy fish on the quay side and their have throw extra fish in for our cat .
There good and bad in everyone .
In this case I would be temped to do as Angus suggested and sunk the mooring ,
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30boat
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I had a similar problem years ago when a local fisherman stole my boathook an on genoa sheet.I later saw the sheet being used as a mooring warp.After enquiries I found out that he was a low life that used to steal from moored yachts.I considered confronting him and if necessary send him to hospital but in the end I did nothing because he would for sure retaliate and do damage to my boat.I very nearly dived under his boat with a hand drill....
His now gone as nobody liked him around.
His now gone as nobody liked him around.
tonygibbs
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Frightening to some but bullies need to be squared up to. This will let the tw@t know that you are not intimidated by him.
lw395
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Speak to the Harbour Master.
He should be able to help.
Charging the bloke visitors' rates will have an impact...
He should be able to help.
Charging the bloke visitors' rates will have an impact...
30boat
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No doubt but one must be practical about these things.The amount of damage one of these thugs can do can be such that there's no point in embarking in revenge actions or at least ones that can be traced back to you.Drilling a 5mm hole under the engine compartment might do it though.
Stemar
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Obvious, perhaps, but nowhere near good enough to convict. "Not me, yer Worship. The whole fishing community's up in arms about this - could have been any of 'em."
Emotionally, I'm definitely in the 'visit with a few big mates and tell him his fortune' camp, but I don't think I'd be very keen on leaving my boat unattended there afterwards - not unless matey's inside for a good stretch, long enough for me to find a new mooring before he comes out.
I think my approach would be to sink the mooring and not get it back up for a couple of years, when our dear friend will be less likely to make any connection.
Seajet
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The harbourmaster is definitely a better bet than the police, who in my experience will do the square root of zero...
Galadriel is right, fishermen often are bullies, ' professional seafarers ' my arse !
We had one take over a mooring at our sailing club, leaving crab pots & lines just under the surface; a bit of stern talking to made him realise he wasn't going to get away with it so he cleared off, but I have to admit I and others were worried about retaliation; which is why I photographed him and his boat from every angle possible, always a good tip !
Good luck sorting the lowlife out.
Galadriel is right, fishermen often are bullies, ' professional seafarers ' my arse !
We had one take over a mooring at our sailing club, leaving crab pots & lines just under the surface; a bit of stern talking to made him realise he wasn't going to get away with it so he cleared off, but I have to admit I and others were worried about retaliation; which is why I photographed him and his boat from every angle possible, always a good tip !
Good luck sorting the lowlife out.
rivonia
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savageseadog
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It doesn't matter how "obvious" it is to the Police, there will be no proof. No proof, no prosecution or conviction. A bit of boat vandalism, boat sinking thefts or whatever will be of no interest to the Police.
chrishelen
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The area and moorings in question doesn't have a harbour master, they are just private moorings.
CaptainBob
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Confront him and video the encounter. State clearly what he's done and that you'd like him to leave. Put the video on YouTube and 'monetise' it (very easy to do). There will potentially be two results after the video goes viral:
1. He will plead with you to remove the video from YouTube and you can magnanimously do so as soon as he removes his boat.
2. You will make enough money from ad revenue that you can afford a new boat on a new mooring somewhere rather lovely.
Remember me when you're rich and famous!
1. He will plead with you to remove the video from YouTube and you can magnanimously do so as soon as he removes his boat.
2. You will make enough money from ad revenue that you can afford a new boat on a new mooring somewhere rather lovely.
Remember me when you're rich and famous!
JumbleDuck
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Any Crown Estate involvement?
fisherman
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Will you please stop generalising. I have never made any remarks about yachtsmen in general, despite having had a few less than edifying experiences.
