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moyo
 
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Last night while fishing under Russell bridge a nutcase came roaring
thru a clearly marked "no wake " zone. When several other boaters
yelled at him to "slow down" he gunned his engines and created larger
wakes. Then he started doing larger circles yelling "You want wake,
how much wake and so forth" It was dark so we could not see the boat
numbers but after he left things quieted down. About 1/2 hour later I
noticed a boat coming right at us I first thought it was DNR but this
boat was too big and then it struck my boat. It was the same nutcase
from earlier and this time was ranting "you don't tell me no wake" I
warned him off many times and cited the 2 kids in our boat but to no
avail. He struck my boat 3 more times doing about 2000 total damage
before motoring away. When DNR arrived after we called 911 they took a
report and got the boat registraion numbers that I were able to see
when the guy was ranting at us.

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner of
the boat is...?

Moyo
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If they're state numbers, e.g., TX 9999 SD, you can contact your state's
parks and wildlife or whatever department issues the registrations.

I hate to say it, but if he was acting like that, the boat may be stolen, or
the guy that owns it wasn't driving it. Good luck and happy hunting!

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"moyo" wrote in message
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Last night while fishing under Russell bridge a nutcase came roaring
thru a clearly marked "no wake " zone. When several other boaters
yelled at him to "slow down" he gunned his engines and created larger
wakes. Then he started doing larger circles yelling "You want wake,
how much wake and so forth" It was dark so we could not see the boat
numbers but after he left things quieted down. About 1/2 hour later I
noticed a boat coming right at us I first thought it was DNR but this
boat was too big and then it struck my boat. It was the same nutcase
from earlier and this time was ranting "you don't tell me no wake" I
warned him off many times and cited the 2 kids in our boat but to no
avail. He struck my boat 3 more times doing about 2000 total damage
before motoring away. When DNR arrived after we called 911 they took a
report and got the boat registraion numbers that I were able to see
when the guy was ranting at us.

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner of
the boat is...?

Moyo



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true but in our state(Pennsylvania) the boat's owner is responsible for
anyone who drives the boat! Also, here the Fish Commission oversee the
waters and boats!


"Keith" wrote in message
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If they're state numbers, e.g., TX 9999 SD, you can contact your state's
parks and wildlife or whatever department issues the registrations.

I hate to say it, but if he was acting like that, the boat may be stolen,

or
the guy that owns it wasn't driving it. Good luck and happy hunting!

--


Keith
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If you're too open minded, you're brains will fall out.
"moyo" wrote in message
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Last night while fishing under Russell bridge a nutcase came roaring
thru a clearly marked "no wake " zone. When several other boaters
yelled at him to "slow down" he gunned his engines and created larger
wakes. Then he started doing larger circles yelling "You want wake,
how much wake and so forth" It was dark so we could not see the boat
numbers but after he left things quieted down. About 1/2 hour later I
noticed a boat coming right at us I first thought it was DNR but this
boat was too big and then it struck my boat. It was the same nutcase
from earlier and this time was ranting "you don't tell me no wake" I
warned him off many times and cited the 2 kids in our boat but to no
avail. He struck my boat 3 more times doing about 2000 total damage
before motoring away. When DNR arrived after we called 911 they took a
report and got the boat registraion numbers that I were able to see
when the guy was ranting at us.

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner of
the boat is...?

Moyo





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It's the same in Texas....but I don't know how they can blame the
owner if the boat was stolen.

Woodchuck wrote:

true but in our state(Pennsylvania) the boat's owner is responsible for
anyone who drives the boat! Also, here the Fish Commission oversee the
waters and boats!

"Keith" wrote in message
...
If they're state numbers, e.g., TX 9999 SD, you can contact your state's
parks and wildlife or whatever department issues the registrations.

I hate to say it, but if he was acting like that, the boat may be stolen,

or
the guy that owns it wasn't driving it. Good luck and happy hunting!

--


Keith
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If you're too open minded, you're brains will fall out.
"moyo" wrote in message
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Last night while fishing under Russell bridge a nutcase came roaring
thru a clearly marked "no wake " zone. When several other boaters
yelled at him to "slow down" he gunned his engines and created larger
wakes. Then he started doing larger circles yelling "You want wake,
how much wake and so forth" It was dark so we could not see the boat
numbers but after he left things quieted down. About 1/2 hour later I
noticed a boat coming right at us I first thought it was DNR but this
boat was too big and then it struck my boat. It was the same nutcase
from earlier and this time was ranting "you don't tell me no wake" I
warned him off many times and cited the 2 kids in our boat but to no
avail. He struck my boat 3 more times doing about 2000 total damage
before motoring away. When DNR arrived after we called 911 they took a
report and got the boat registraion numbers that I were able to see
when the guy was ranting at us.

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner of
the boat is...?

Moyo



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The owner is still liable for the damage. an acquaintance had his car
stolen years ago in Florida. The SC cops find the car and while trying to
stop it, blow a lot of holes in the car and it crashes and takes out the
chains along side the highway. His insurance company paid for those chains
and posts.
Bill

"Jim Woodard" wrote in message
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It's the same in Texas....but I don't know how they can blame the
owner if the boat was stolen.

Woodchuck wrote:

true but in our state(Pennsylvania) the boat's owner is responsible for
anyone who drives the boat! Also, here the Fish Commission oversee the
waters and boats!

"Keith" wrote in message
...
If they're state numbers, e.g., TX 9999 SD, you can contact your

state's
parks and wildlife or whatever department issues the registrations.

I hate to say it, but if he was acting like that, the boat may be

stolen,
or
the guy that owns it wasn't driving it. Good luck and happy hunting!

--


Keith
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If you're too open minded, you're brains will fall out.
"moyo" wrote in message
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Last night while fishing under Russell bridge a nutcase came roaring
thru a clearly marked "no wake " zone. When several other boaters
yelled at him to "slow down" he gunned his engines and created

larger
wakes. Then he started doing larger circles yelling "You want wake,
how much wake and so forth" It was dark so we could not see the boat
numbers but after he left things quieted down. About 1/2 hour later

I
noticed a boat coming right at us I first thought it was DNR but

this
boat was too big and then it struck my boat. It was the same nutcase
from earlier and this time was ranting "you don't tell me no wake" I
warned him off many times and cited the 2 kids in our boat but to no
avail. He struck my boat 3 more times doing about 2000 total damage
before motoring away. When DNR arrived after we called 911 they took

a
report and got the boat registraion numbers that I were able to see
when the guy was ranting at us.

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner

of
the boat is...?

Moyo






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"Wwj2110" wrote in message
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I had a similar incident on lake ontario a few years ago. It turns out

that
i couldnt press charges unless I could identify the driver of the boat.

My
attacker was a 32 ' power cruiser with about 15 people aboard.
i was able to get boat #s and tell the cops which bar they docked up at .
After the cops interviewed them, I left the port only to find them

waiting for
me at the end of the breakwater.


Well they did not kill you, and if they hit you or even threatened you after
the cop' s interview, seems like they could all be in the greybar hotel.
bill


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I assume that you're talking about the Russell Bridge on the Ohio River near
Ironton. Did the incident happen on the Ohio or Kentucky side of the river?
If it was on the Ohio side, contact the Ironton Police today and give then a
report, and then contact the local District Attorney's office Monday to
pressure then to do something. I wouldn't trust Ohio DNR to agggressively
pursue this. If you were in Michigan, Michigan DNR would probably have a
search party after the guy. Depending on the facts, including the size
difference of the boats, extent of the damage, how far offshore you were,
age of kids, etc the perp could be looking at a felony assault charge. If
they had sunk you, it could have led to a fatality.

If on the Kentucky side, contact the Kentucky State Police and file a
report.
"moyo" wrote in message
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Last night while fishing under Russell bridge a nutcase came roaring
thru a clearly marked "no wake " zone. When several other boaters
yelled at him to "slow down" he gunned his engines and created larger
wakes. Then he started doing larger circles yelling "You want wake,
how much wake and so forth" It was dark so we could not see the boat
numbers but after he left things quieted down. About 1/2 hour later I
noticed a boat coming right at us I first thought it was DNR but this
boat was too big and then it struck my boat. It was the same nutcase
from earlier and this time was ranting "you don't tell me no wake" I
warned him off many times and cited the 2 kids in our boat but to no
avail. He struck my boat 3 more times doing about 2000 total damage
before motoring away. When DNR arrived after we called 911 they took a
report and got the boat registraion numbers that I were able to see
when the guy was ranting at us.

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner of
the boat is...?

Moyo



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good luck


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On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:51:05 GMT, (moyo)
wrote:

Last night while fishing under Russell bridge a nutcase came roaring
thru a clearly marked "no wake " zone. When several other boaters
yelled at him to "slow down" he gunned his engines and created larger
wakes. Then he started doing larger circles yelling "You want wake,
how much wake and so forth" It was dark so we could not see the boat
numbers but after he left things quieted down. About 1/2 hour later I
noticed a boat coming right at us I first thought it was DNR but this
boat was too big and then it struck my boat. It was the same nutcase
from earlier and this time was ranting "you don't tell me no wake" I
warned him off many times and cited the 2 kids in our boat but to no
avail. He struck my boat 3 more times doing about 2000 total damage
before motoring away. When DNR arrived after we called 911 they took a
report and got the boat registraion numbers that I were able to see
when the guy was ranting at us.

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner of
the boat is...?

Moyo


I agree with Snowjacks, persue criminal charges.
You're fortunate that no one was killed. The next time this guy goes
ballistic, someone may be dead. Do what you can to stop him now.
You'll sleep better, and so will anyone boating in that area.

In my neck of the woods, he'd be looking at aggravated assualt,
assault with a motor vehicle, and reckless endangerment charges.

Once you establish the criminal complaint, then go after repair costs.

Good luck,
noah

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Post the number here, so everyone can avoid this nut if he's allowed to stay
on the water.

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"moyo" wrote in message
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Last night while fishing under Russell bridge a nutcase came roaring
thru a clearly marked "no wake " zone. When several other boaters
yelled at him to "slow down" he gunned his engines and created larger
wakes. Then he started doing larger circles yelling "You want wake,
how much wake and so forth" It was dark so we could not see the boat
numbers but after he left things quieted down. About 1/2 hour later I
noticed a boat coming right at us I first thought it was DNR but this
boat was too big and then it struck my boat. It was the same nutcase
from earlier and this time was ranting "you don't tell me no wake" I
warned him off many times and cited the 2 kids in our boat but to no
avail. He struck my boat 3 more times doing about 2000 total damage
before motoring away. When DNR arrived after we called 911 they took a
report and got the boat registraion numbers that I were able to see
when the guy was ranting at us.

OK, I have this guy's registration #. How can I find who the owner of
the boat is...?

Moyo





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