"Paul Schilter" wrote in message
...
BB,
It was just those rules I was curious about. It's not impossible if you
are the one being towed to find yourself in a salvage situation. Yes the
rules are different, they can be not what you would logically expect based
on common land rules. But it's still telling on our society!
Paul

Paul, what exactly does this mean - "find yourself in a salvage
situation"???

Subject: Towing a Boat? Your line or his?
From: "Doug Kanter"

Paul, what exactly does this mean - "find yourself in a salvage
situation"???



A claim could be made against your boat and your insurance company.


Capt. Bill

Can you elaborate? Does this mean that (in your country if I tow you
to the boat launch because you ran out of gas I own your boat? And it
depends on if I gave you my line vs. you gave me your line?
Matt (planing a summer holiday on US waters .. hehehehe)

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Can you elaborate? Does this mean that (in your country if I tow you
to the boat launch because you ran out of gas I own your boat? And it
depends on if I gave you my line vs. you gave me your line?
Matt (planing a summer holiday on US waters .. hehehehe)

Hi Matt:
Yes, they do things a little differently in the USA. In the Canadian
Waters of the Great Lakes, it is not "salvage" also under our Canadian law,
if you give help to someone stranded, and you do your best to help, they
cannot sue you.

Jim Carter
"The Boat"
Bayfield

So in the US when your motor fails you may as well just sink the boat
before you hand it over to the guy who offers to tow you?

The laws in the US cant be THAT stupid?

If they are I will be cruising US waters for some salvaging next
summer! hahaha

Matt

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
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Subject: Towing a Boat? Your line or his?
From: "Doug Kanter"

Paul, what exactly does this mean - "find yourself in a salvage
situation"???



A claim could be made against your boat and your insurance company.


Capt. Bill


Based on that one line response, I come to this conclusion: If someone tows
you back to the dock because your ignition module failed, you should tie
that person up, but not too roughly, haul your boat out of the water, and
leave town.

Something's missing here.

Doug,
There have been cases of tow boat operators making a salvage claim on a
boat when the distressed boater thought he was only getting a tow. It
might be something you want to establish before accepting the tow.
Paul


Doug Kanter wrote:
"Paul Schilter" wrote in message
...

BB,
It was just those rules I was curious about. It's not impossible if you
are the one being towed to find yourself in a salvage situation. Yes the
rules are different, they can be not what you would logically expect based
on common land rules. But it's still telling on our society!
Paul


Paul, what exactly does this mean - "find yourself in a salvage
situation"???

Paul:
A salvage claim - what's the meaning? As if the disabled boat was found
abandoned?

"Paul Schilter" wrote in message
...
Doug,
There have been cases of tow boat operators making a salvage claim on a
boat when the distressed boater thought he was only getting a tow. It
might be something you want to establish before accepting the tow.
Paul


Doug Kanter wrote:
"Paul Schilter" wrote in message
...

BB,
It was just those rules I was curious about. It's not impossible if you
are the one being towed to find yourself in a salvage situation. Yes the
rules are different, they can be not what you would logically expect
based on common land rules. But it's still telling on our society!
Paul


Paul, what exactly does this mean - "find yourself in a salvage
situation"???

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:43:25 +0000, Doug Kanter wrote:

Paul:
A salvage claim - what's the meaning? As if the disabled boat was found
abandoned?

A little "pocket guide":

http://www.boatingsafety.com/salvage2.htm