Had this discussion not too long ago, apparently there were moorings in
these environs in the 60's, the locals on shore objected to them, claimed
they were visual pollution, got the DNR to ban them. There were no
organizations in these parts to oppose them, they ban was made to stick. On
Lake Michigan, sailors successfully fought off the DNR, you can still find
moorings. End of story.
John Cairns

To get around any mooring law simply use a huge anchor.

Leave it down indefinitely once placed and bouy it with
a trap float upon which is written "anchor-private".

'No anchoring' laws are much harder to enforce because
anchoring is considered navigation and navigation comes
under the auspices of the feds who could care less about
what some local community wants to ban. Admiralty law
protects and favors the right to navigate and thus to anchor.

S.Simon


"John Cairns" wrote in message ...
Had this discussion not too long ago, apparently there were moorings in
these environs in the 60's, the locals on shore objected to them, claimed
they were visual pollution, got the DNR to ban them. There were no
organizations in these parts to oppose them, they ban was made to stick. On
Lake Michigan, sailors successfully fought off the DNR, you can still find
moorings. End of story.
John Cairns

It's been tried already. Once you leave the "anchor"... it's considered a
mooring.

CM

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
| To get around any mooring law simply use a huge anchor.
|
| Leave it down indefinitely once placed and bouy it with
| a trap float upon which is written "anchor-private".
|
| 'No anchoring' laws are much harder to enforce because
| anchoring is considered navigation and navigation comes
| under the auspices of the feds who could care less about
| what some local community wants to ban. Admiralty law
| protects and favors the right to navigate and thus to anchor.
|
| S.Simon
|
|
| "John Cairns" wrote in message
...
| Had this discussion not too long ago, apparently there were moorings in
| these environs in the 60's, the locals on shore objected to them,
claimed
| they were visual pollution, got the DNR to ban them. There were no
| organizations in these parts to oppose them, they ban was made to stick.
On
| Lake Michigan, sailors successfully fought off the DNR, you can still
find
| moorings. End of story.
| John Cairns
|
|
|
|

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:09:40 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote this crap:

To get around any mooring law simply use a huge anchor.

I use a dock.





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