Complaints while Anchoring or Mooring our Houseboat

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One place that comes to mind where at least one waterfront owner got irate was Boot Key Harbor Fl. I believe he had some pull with the local Law Enforcement types as well because he got his way in a crowded anchorage.

I wonder whether the people that weren't happy with your presence was for other reason then you having a houseboat.
I can think of several here:

Your boat is a mess and it smells up the place.
You have noisy adults, kids or pets aboard.
You anchor too close to other boats.
You run a generator at all hours and it belches disgusting fumes.
You do maintenance on your boat ie. Running sanders, saws, planers or scraping paint. Even painting in a anchorage isn't going over well.

You dump "stuff"overboard.

You have a history of dragging anchorand word got around.
You run around undressed( although in some parts, that would be the norm) :-))

Myself having anchored in Washinton State, British Columbia, all Gulf States as well as the East Coast State, New York Canal systems, Lake Ontario, the Trent Severn I do not recall ever hearing complaints about houseboats being at anchor( I was not on a houseboat so I should have heard the "bitchin") What is scary to me is the lack of boating knowhow with rental units. Lets face it, there is nothing as unmanouverable as some of the single engine houseboats with a clueless person on the helm in a crosswind then a Mississippi barge adrift. In those situations my wife and I were prepared to fend off or run for our lives in case of a barge.

So, unless any of the above applies to you, be bold, next time you hear some folks muttering, row up to the complainer and ask.

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One place that comes to mind where at least one waterfront owner got irate was Boot Key Harbor Fl. I believe he had some pull with the local Law Enforcement types as well because he got his way in a crowded anchorage. I wonder whether the people that weren't happy with your presence was for other reason then you having a houseboat. I can think of several here: Your boat is a mess and it smells up the place. You have noisy adults, kids or pets aboard. You anchor too close to other boats. You run a generator at all hours and it belches disgusting fumes. You do maintenance on your boat ie. Running sanders, saws, planers or scraping paint. Even painting in a anchorage isn't going over well. You dump "stuff"overboard. You have a history of dragging anchorand word got around. You run around undressed( although in some parts, that would be the norm) :-)) Myself having anchored in Washinton State, British Columbia, all Gulf States as well as the East Coast State, New York Canal systems, Lake Ontario, the Trent Severn I do not recall ever hearing complaints about houseboats being at anchor( I was not on a houseboat so I should have heard the "bitchin") What is scary to me is the lack of boating knowhow with rental units. Lets face it, there is nothing as unmanouverable as some of the single engine houseboats with a clueless person on the helm in a crosswind then a Mississippi barge adrift. In those situations my wife and I were prepared to fend off or run for our lives in case of a barge. So, unless any of the above applies to you, be bold, next time you hear some folks muttering, row up to the complainer and ask.

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