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Anchoring
- Thread starter Brian
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Originally posted by Brian
I'm assuming that you are referring to mooring balls in some marinas not actually anchoring the vessel. If thats the case, it really depends on where you are... In Chicago to use a mooring ball I believe (don't quote me on this) its rented like a slip from the parks division and you pay either per trip or a fee for the entire season. In Milwaukee, people own/maintain their own moorings and aside from members of MYC, I believe have to provide their own means of getting out to their boat on the mooring. The YC has a tender service for members...
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The charts for Chicago do show areas that are for anchoring. I have never been there myself but I do know of others who have dropped their anchor for an overnight stay.
Mooring balls are usually rented but in some cases you can have one installed and call it your own.
In most parts of the country there is no law against anchoring a boat (even forever) as long as it is out of the channel, not in a restricted area, has current registration or documentation and displays a proper anchor light at night. The downside of course is that people may board your boat and steal anything of value or that the anchor may drag or the rode may wear through and the boat may drift away or end up on the beach or rocks.
As far as getting to and from the boat, you could pay someone or you could launch a dinghy or canoe to get to your boat. A guy used to keep a boat anchored not far from my marina and I watched him swim to it a couple times.
In most parts of the country there is no law against anchoring a boat (even forever) as long as it is out of the channel, not in a restricted area, has current registration or documentation and displays a proper anchor light at night. The downside of course is that people may board your boat and steal anything of value or that the anchor may drag or the rode may wear through and the boat may drift away or end up on the beach or rocks.
As far as getting to and from the boat, you could pay someone or you could launch a dinghy or canoe to get to your boat. A guy used to keep a boat anchored not far from my marina and I watched him swim to it a couple times.
Chicagoharbors.info has details of the cost of mooring cans in Chicago. Boaters can access their boat with their own dinghy, but most use the tender service provided by the harbor for a fee. Transient slips are available by day, I don't know if mooring balls are available by day.