Diesel Duck
Senior Member
When a boat is brought to a marina how do they determine the actual length of the vessel?
Since I imagine all marinas are different, as far as their policies are concerned, I'm throwing out the question here on TF attempting to get a consensus of what is typical and what I could expect in the future.
On the same topic... Are transient boats scrutinized more or less than if you were searching for a longer term slip?
Here's the hypothetical example that brought up these questions:
Say you've got a boat that measures 50' LOA according to the builders certificate but at some point after purchasing the boat a small swim step was added which now makes the boat 52' LOA.
1. Does your marina accept what is shown on the vessel's builders certificate?
2. Do they take your word for it?
3. Do they measure it?
What's the norm, if any, here?
Since I imagine all marinas are different, as far as their policies are concerned, I'm throwing out the question here on TF attempting to get a consensus of what is typical and what I could expect in the future.
On the same topic... Are transient boats scrutinized more or less than if you were searching for a longer term slip?
Here's the hypothetical example that brought up these questions:
Say you've got a boat that measures 50' LOA according to the builders certificate but at some point after purchasing the boat a small swim step was added which now makes the boat 52' LOA.
1. Does your marina accept what is shown on the vessel's builders certificate?
2. Do they take your word for it?
3. Do they measure it?
What's the norm, if any, here?