Hans wrote:
We are medium sized marina in a fairly sparsely populated area on the
Intercoastal Waterway.

We have very few signs posted other than the obligatory "No
Trespassing" sign so we can call the local law if we need to.


heh heh here in NC it means you can legally shoot people on
your property.


There has been a proposal that we add significant signage the has all
the "No's" on them.

No Fishing from the piers.
No swimming.
No Trespassing
No Parking unless member or guest
and so on.


I assume "No Dogs On The Grass" is part of "and so on."


There seems to be 2 schools of thought on what these signs will mean
to prospective slip buyers. If we post lots of signs up and down the
slips.

1. Wow! "These guys run a tight ship! My boat should be safe here."

2. Boy! There must be a lot of problems to have so many signs! I'm not
sure I would be comfortable keeping my boat here."

What would your impression be?


My impression would be #3. "These guys are really really
overbearing and aren't willing to go out & personally tell
people when they're doing something inappropriate."


In actual practice, other than fishing from the piers, there haven't
been a lot of problems so I am really just asking, what creates a
better image for the marina. Lots of signs or few as possible?

I would really appreciate any comments.


My vote would be for fewer signs.

Our marina is sprouting signs and my objections
1- they're ugly
2- they don't do any good in the absense of a dockmaster
willing to walk the grounds & tell people to stop doing
things they're not supposed to.

I hate trespassers fishing from the dock. They leave bait
lying around, tangles of line & fish hooks, and occasionally
damage boats. I once saw a fisherman ruin a $600 racing sail
by getting a hook stuck in a seam, trying to cast thru the
boat's rig. He also acted like a jackass when the "No
Fishing From This Dock" sign was pointed out to him. The
situation wasn't resolved happily for anybody.

Fair Skies
Doug King