Marina Etiguette

It was kinda fun to the take the survey! I can relate to some of them. We find a lot of stuff in our walkways. Usually during the weekends, but we have very wide walkways, so no one really says anything. One I found funny was the walking eyes straight ahead! I guess that means no looking into houses while walking? LOL, well, I don’t make a habit of snooping, but if I see a nice Christmas tree in a window of a house, I’m going to look! As for the boat, I don’t really look into boats, but I am totally aware of them, looking as a courtesy, if something were wrong, find the owner or perhaps render assistance myself, depending on the need and if I knew the owner. But if I see someone eating dinner, or in some deep conversation, I look away, but I usually get invited aboard before I even get to my own boat!

But seriously, etiquette is important, just so we can all get along. My only real beef, is dogs running loose or are mean. Even this last weekend, one of my friends on the dock brought one of thier dogs down (a little barking thing, I don’t know the breed, but a non stop yapper) that shouldn’t be down around people. He snarled and went to the end of his leash as everyone walked by. Sure enough, I was walking up to my truck and he got away and bit my leg. I just reached down and grabbed his leash and lifted his nasty little head and front of his body off the ground until they came to get him. We decided he shouldn’t come back....

Matt
 
Interesting, especially seeing the percentages after doing the questions. Apparently I'm pretty conservative......I can live with that.
 
We have one or two liveaboards at our marina. Everyone else comes down on the weekends. There have been several occasions where someone will see a line that needs to be adjusted and they just do it. I'd rather have a dock mate watching my back when I'm out and I'll do the same for them.

My two boys generally ignore the no fishing from the dock prohibition. They are 8 and 9 and many times the marina staff will give them bait. They are also known to jump off the back of our boat and swim around the dock.

My poor old golden retriever gets more attention than he can handle when we are on the boat and he is generally welcomed be everyone when he comes around if he happens to be off leash.

As as for dock lines and the like, the finger pier for my boat is for the most part mine. Every once and a while a transient will dock next to me but the next closest boat is 2 slips away.
 
I don't get it on the dogs running loose on the dock. Most are friendly and I'm not intimidated by dogs, but I think the practice is inconsiderate.
 
I pretty much was with the majority answers on those questions. I don't coil someone else's lines but will move them out of the way if they're where someone could trip on them. I do make sure my dock lines are out of the way when we're headed out.

We don't spend much time on our boat at the dock so we're not guilty of being noisy during late hours. Other than that, I make it a habit as I walk down the docks to take a look at dock lines, power cords, fenders, etc. to make sure they are not a hazard.
 
I use the dock carts to keep my unleashed pets in...

Jk

LOVE animals, hate unleashed dogs...its rude

I look left right when going down the dock because you never know who is moving off a boat or from a finger dock

LOUD music is a problem at our dock...the more tenured the dock person, the more entitled they believe they are...
 
MancaveII said:
I use the dock carts to keep my unleashed pets in...

Jk

LOVE animals, hate unleashed dogs...its rude

I look left right when going down the dock because you never know who is moving off a boat or from a finger dock

LOUD music is a problem at our dock...the more tenured the dock person, the more entitled they believe they are...
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That stuff don't fly on our dock and our dock manager is VERY good at controlling it regardless of how long you've been there.
 
Several well-mannered dogs roam our pier without leashes. I like it. They come by and visit and see if I'm going to give them a treat... It's part of the active marina community that helps make boating fun for me. We even had one on a leash, but HE carried the end in his mouth - "walking himself."

My neighbor complained about it. This fall the same guy showed up with FOUR yipping squealing curly-haired rats that poisoned any chance of peace all wkd. For perspective on how annoying these dogs were, Great Lake boaters may recognize my home port as one of the noisiest marinas in the country. Somehow, in his mind, he was the responsible dog owner because he had leashes.
 
for me, I don't need to worry about a free running dog, regardless of how well behaved or size...it's just not safe on a dock for both us or them....again, I love dogs and have two cockers, but never take them to the dock...they would bark at everyone, at least initially and I know that's not fair to others.
 
MancaveII said:
for me, I don't need to worry about a free running dog, regardless of how well behaved or size...it's just not safe on a dock for both us or them....again, I love dogs and have two cockers, but never take them to the dock...they would bark at everyone, at least initially and I know that's not fair to others.
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First they would get excited, pee all over the place and then bark right? :grin:
 
actually neither pee's like previous ones...I've had others that got so execited they pee'd every time you came home :)
 
MancaveII said:
actually neither pee's like previous ones...I've had others that got so execited they pee'd every time you came home :)
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Cockers are great dogs but most seem to get too excited and pee. Wasn't ripping on the dogs.
 
Bucit said:
Cockers are great dogs but most seem to get too excited and pee. Wasn't ripping on the dogs.
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About 6-7 years ago, I made such a fuss over a Cocker puppy on the dock that to this day, every time she sees me, she squats and pees. I figure it's a compliment?
 
I rented a slip at the coast for several summers. Next door was a sportfishing boat that would leave around 6:00 a.m. every Saturday in the summer to go fishing. They were very quiet as they got underway, with minimal talking, but of course the diesels made noise and usually woke me up. But, at the end of the day, I would meet them with cold beverages and they would always give me a zip-lock bag full of mahi filets or wahoo steaks. Loved it!
 
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