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We just have to make sure we don't limit the long term anchoring of a
seaworthy vessel similar to the parking situation you encountered when
you left your perfectly good registered car in the parking space for a
long period. Just because it is there for a long time does not mean it
is abandoned or derelict. As long as it is maintained and registered,
it should be legal.
Sam
Norman Johnson wrote:
> I believe that derelict boats are by definition abandoned. If they are
> abandoned, can they not be treated just as abandoned automobiles are?
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> Norm
> S/V Bandersnatch
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>>[Original Message]
>>From: Lee Huddleston <>
>>To: <>
>>Date: 10/6/2006 5:44:29 PM
>>Subject: lv-ab: Melbourne Anchoring Ordinance
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>>If we help the Melbourne authorities draft an ordinance that accomplishes
>>what they want (keeping derelict boats from parking long-term in their
>>area) while it avoids damaging our needs and desires (free anchoring areas
>>for long-term cruisers) and if it is successful in taking care of both
>>tasks, we can then convince other communities all over the country, if not
>>the world, to adopt the same ordinance. It sounds too optimistic, but
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>>is exactly how both good and bad laws get spread.
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>>There is no need for excessive legalizee or jargon. The plainer the
>>language, the better the law. Often poorly drafted laws are like
>>old-fashioned tuna nets, they sweep up dolphins and turtle as well as the
>>intended catch. The ordinance we need to draft for Melbourne should be as
>>precise as possible. What is it they do not want in their area?
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> "Derelict"
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>>is not sufficently specific. Fuzzy, general terms don't give the public
>>fair warning of what is and is not permitted. They also don't give enough
>>guidance to police officers who want to follow the law. Nor do they
>>constrain bad officers who want to work mischief.
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>>Help come up with the correct language. What would be fair? What strikes
>>the correct balance between prevention of "blight" and freedom? It needs
>>to be something that is easily measured, like "boat must be moved every X
>>number of days" and/or "boat must be occupied X percent of the time."
>>Something like "boat must be maintained in seaworthy condition" may be
>>attractive, but it adds subjectivity. If we use that type of language we
>>should at least try to list elements that make a boat unseaworthy or
>>seaworthy.
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>>We all like to complain about "them." Here is our opportunity to be
>>"them." If we show Melbourne that the cruising community is willing to
>>help find the solution rather than just being negative, we can build
>>rapport that may have far-reaching benefits.
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>>Lee Huddleston
>>s/v Truelove
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