FlyingDutchman
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Reged: 15/12/2004
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Loc: Amstelveen, the Netherlands
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On saturday a week ago we took the boat out for a spin.
We came back in the afternoon and found a speedboat moored to the pontoon on our mooring place (B4).
Our fixed mooring lines were thrown over the pontoon (I always put them aside so that nobody trips over them) and the boat was secured with a lock.
The harbourmaster could not do anything as the owner of the speedboat had not left a spare key in the marina. he tried to call the owner to no avail.
Last saturday we came to the boat and the owner of the speedboat had removed one of our mooring lines and had put it on our boat.
Is this the new pontoon etiquette?
What should I have done?
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Flipper_K6354
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Seems pretty poor of the Harbour Master. Presumably the owner had been onboard if he'd moved one of your lines so the Harbour staff should have seen him and sorted it.
I think a big pair of bolt croppers is in order to cut the lock.
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PuffTheMagicDragon
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Reged: 16/05/2001
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I think a big pair of bolt croppers is in order to cut the lock.
As well as a thicker chain and a hefty padlock to replace them - a bit of his own medicine!
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Stocky_Helm
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Reged: 10/08/2006
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Loc: Stockholm
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moor up outside of him?
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AvastMark
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Reged: 28/11/2006
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Loc: Nottingham
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Hang on a minute, this all sounds a bit fishy. Why would someone lock a boat up at a mooring that isn't there's in the first place, and still be there a week later? Where is their mooring? Could the harbour master not tell you? And was someone on that?
Difficult to advise what you should do when it feels like there is only half a story.
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Swagman
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Reged: 01/02/2005
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Loc: Self UK. Boat Caribbean.
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Etiquette or legalities?
If you are in a marina where anyone can take any vacant berth - then IMHO the power chappie has done nothing wrong.
If however you've paid your money for your contracted berth then I'd be expecting the harbour master to wield the bolt cutters and move the interloper out of your spot.........
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FlyingDutchman
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Reged: 15/12/2004
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Loc: Amstelveen, the Netherlands
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The mooring (pontoon) of the speedboat is B3 (behind us), we are on B4.
I can not answer as to why someone locks up a boat at a mooring that is not theirs as I did not do that!
We asked the harbour master what to do when we found the speedboat at our mooring and he asked us to moor up on B3 (the speedboat's place).
Sure it can not be a mistake as when he saw my fixed mooring lines, he should have realized that something was wrong. The harbourmaster confirms that B4 is our mooring. We have been at B4 last year and this year since the boat was launched again and put in the right place (by the marina).
I just had a call from the harbourmaster that the speedboatguy brought a spare key and that the harbourmaster will put the boats in the right place this week.
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AvastMark
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Reged: 28/11/2006
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Loc: Nottingham
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Hiya,
Very odd. Well you've managed to sort things out for the time being. Well done. The guy is probably just ignorant of the fact that another boat occupies the berth in front, and not particularly observant either.
I'd ask the Harbour Master to have a word with him, while tactfully pointing out that as long as the guy continues to leave his boat on B4, he (the harbour master) will have to keep moving it and putting your boat in the right place. I'm sure he has more important things to do with his time, so will want to sort things out.
I'd try and dodge any suggestion that, now there is a spare key, you can move the boat if its on B4. You may find that this leads to nothing been done.
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No_Regrets
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Reged: 09/07/2007
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Loc: Welwyn Garden City, Herts UK.
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Superglue his locks, and show him what 'Irritating' really means. 
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Lemain
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Reged: 31/01/2004
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Loc: Almerimar, Spain
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Now that it looks like being sorted, maybe leave a message on his boat inviting him for a drink? See if you can establish some kind of relationship to stop it happening again?
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