On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:28:42 GMT, "chuck h"
wrote:
is it
legal to leave an unattended boat anchored off shore.

==============================================

It's legal if you display proper lights and signals but it's also
unwise. The forces are enormous in unprotected water and there's a
high probability of losing the boat. Your best option is a small
protected area well inland. We took our Grand Banks 49 up the
Okeechobee Waterway to a sheltered spot 60 miles upriver. We had no
problems at all nor did any of the other boats near us. Don't wait
until the last minute however because the locks and bridges were
closed the morning of the storm.