"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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Low transom boaters bewa

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/09/sports/SURF.php

High winds! Talked to my buddy today. He had a houseboat at New Melones
Lake. Was a nice boat until Saturday. Something happened and either the
buoys got tangled or one broke loose and prevented his boat from swinging
with the wind. The wind hit it from the side and flipped the boat. This is
a 60' house boat. The house broke off the pontoons and the toons ended up
flipping. Took a crane to recover the boat. The local ranger gets his
sign. AS they are bringing the remains ashore, he says you can not do that.
You do not have a permit to remove the boat. A permit is required everytime
you remove or return the houseboat to the water. At least his superior told
him, forget it. Is an emergency and the paperwork would be taken care of
later. Now to see how much State Farm pays off.