Terry Bullard wrote:

: wrote:
: Thanks for all of the replies. I understand the concerns about
: liability. The issue is that there are several large rocks in the
: river that no one can see. Many people go zoming along try to avoid
: them, but few succeed. Yes, you try to learn where they are, but
: they're so scattered in the area around us that it's like a minefield.
: No matter how fast you're going it brings the boat to a grinding halt
: and nails the prop - bad news.
:
: I was merely trying to save a few engines, the bottoms of some boats,
: and the occasional whiplash. Like I said, it's not "my river" to mark,
: but I was just trying to be helpful. At the same time, I understand
: the liability of marking a "channel" and being wrong and having someone
: try to sue me, even though they could still very well pick their own
: route and run right over the buoy.

: Actually I believe you have a fine idea but, if it was me I would
: definitely contact the agency in charge and bring it to their
: attention, then lobby to get it done correctly having them foot the
: bill of course, grin. I think you might be surprised how easy they are
: to work with, or not, LOL. Quite often I get consulted by both state
: and federal agencies in what I do and I find it really easy to deal
: with them.

In Chicago, we have a occasional problem with sewercovers being stolen.

Once someone swiped the cover by my parents house, my dad called the
city and they said it would be 2 weeks before they'd get a replacement
there and asked him to cover it with something... luckily my dad had
gotten the name of the person at the start of the call and my dad told
them that in 30 minutes school would be getting out and he would give
that persons name to any parent who's child was hurt there... my dad
went outside to stand by the sewer and warn kids but within a few minutes
a police car came and parked over the sewer until a new cover was brought
a few hours later (they lived right across from a school and the crossing
was right there)

Make sure you get the name of whom you talk to and tell them it's a
ongoing problem and that for anyone you see running aground or fouling
their prop, you will be sure to give them the name and number of who
you talked too... if they are slow, you might even want to put up a
large sign facing the water encouraging others to call the same person...


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John Nelson
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