Running over anchor line

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CurrentSea

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Almost forgot about this one.

So we are in Hemlock. Wife is on boat and Gizmo and I are on beach. Twice, 2 different boats come in and run over my anchor line. One guy snags it and has to reverse. Noone cuts it and I didn't see any cuts.

So here is the question. If someone cuts your line and boat breaks free and beaches, what is his liability assuming he sticks around and if he doesn't and gets caught later, is that the same as leaving the scene of an accident?

I guess this is a good reason to get all chain! I did have a lot of rode out because we came in at high tide and I knew I would shorten it as the tide went down but length of my rode should not matter.
 
We had it happen to us several years ago in Garbage Cove. It was a real calm afternoon and we didn't even realize it until we noticed we drifted a bit. Went to pull up the anchor and almost fell backwards since there was nothing on the line. By that time the jerk was long gone. We were relatively new boaters at the time, didn't have a spare anchor and had to go home for the night.
 
that is one of the reasons i run 100' of chain....it covers most of my anchorages and if somebody hits it i am taking there prop home with me.
 
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Originally posted by CurrentSea

....but length of my rode should not matter.

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Dave.........buddy........you are so WRONG on this one.
 
The other boat is responsible for any damage he causes to your boat. I had a guy who ran over my anchor line one time and had to cut it to get free, we exchanged info and he sent me a check for the cost of a new anchor and anchor rode.
 
I had someone snag our anchor while we were docked. He bent the heck out of it since it was spring and the creek was running. The dweeb moved his boat against orders by the marina and got all sideways leading to the commotion.
So everyone tells me who it was, and I approach him. He says sorry, you can bang your anchor out. I said I'll take that high tensile job you have, and you can bang out mine.
So I walked away with his anchor.

Then I found out he was my manager's (at the time) father. P1ss me off...
 
Hey CurrentSea, were you in the NorthEast corner of Hemlock Sunday? Was it that little older boat going over your line? We were rafted up with three other boats and they attempted to anchor right in front of us, awfully close. When we all came out on our bows to fend him off, then he swung around behind us.
 
IMHO: If you are anchored in a cove and someone cuts your anchor line they should have to replace it unless you had an unreasonable amount of rode out. The person manuvering between the anchored boats should keep an eye out to avoid running over lines. But, if you have so much line out that it is hard for that person to see it just below the surface then you have some culpability there.
If you are anchored in the channel or other right of way and someone runs over your anchor line and cuts it, then that is poetic justice.
 
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Hey CurrentSea, were you in the NorthEast corner of Hemlock Sunday? Was it that little older boat going over your line? We were rafted up with three other boats and they attempted to anchor right in front of us, awfully close. When we all came out on our bows to fend him off, then he swung around behind us.

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Yeah, that was me. There were two boats, one was blue, - didn't see the other one because I was on the beach. I saw the blue one drop his anchor and start reversing but since it was windy I was swinging and when he backed up I had swung around and he almost backed right into me. Guess there were some newbies out. I would of helped him if he asked. With a small boat I would go closer to the beach. The whole south side of the cove was wide open.
 
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Originally posted by CurrentSea

Don, why am I wrong?

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Didn't you get it? Size does matter.
 
Ernesto,
I almost lost that nice fortress anchor u sold me! Which works great!
 
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Originally posted by CurrentSea

Ernesto,
I almost lost that nice fortress anchor u sold me! Which works great!

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Oh man! Now THAT would have been serious!

Double D - I guess the lenght of the rode doesn't matter much when you have such nice holding power and ability to re-set.
 
I hate when it breaks lose, getting re-positioned can be tough.
Having one out in the rear helps too!
 
Yes...........Holding power and ability to reset could be the key !!!
 
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Having one out in the rear helps too!

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Never had one in the rear, must be very messy when you pull it out.

Walter
 
Fresh water is the only way to go. Wait, I get it now, you guys on the shore are ol' salts... Probably like sand also?
 
On a serious note , Dave u shouldnt set a stern anchor in a crowded cove.... If ur the one only boat not swinging ur going to get bashed.... 2nd U can never have too much scope.... That windwe had sunday... SCOPE!!!!!!

Problem is u get an ass that drops right over ur line ..... U can tell scope by the angle of the line off the bow....

Rob
 
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