Norm, I have to ask: Have these definitions be defined somewhere?
I understand that the terms have been thrown about, but have not found where they are defined.
Per http://www.southwindsmagazine.com/resources/ newfloridaanchoringlaw.htm
which says, in part: QuoteIn simple wording, this means that communities cannot restrict anchoring rights of non-liveaboard boaters outside mooring fields. This means people cruising, whether on their way somewhere or just gunkholing around. The essence of this revolves around who is a non- liveaboard, and who isn’t. Statute 327.02 paragraph (17) of the Florida Statutes defines “liveaboard vessel” (fishing vessels are excluded):
(a) Any vessel used solely as a residence; OR
(b) Any vessel represented as a place of business, a
professional or other commercial
enterprise, or a legal residence.One maritime attorney suggested liveaboards call themselves “full- time cruisers”—to place the burden on the local community to prove who is and isn’t a liveaboard. This is not just semantics, as a fine line often exists between who is a cruiser and who is a liveaboard.
Unquote. No where do I see where you need to own property ashore.To be honest, I do plan to engage a maritime attorney when i get close to any state that has these restrictions to ensure that I fully understand my rights and their (police) limitations.
Lee On Feb 15, 2009, at 1858, Norm of Bandersnatch wrote:The recent developments in the Florida anchoring situation in encouraging.
...."Livaboards" are defined by law as those folks on a boat who DO NOT own or
rent property ashore (and therefore, not coincidentally, DO NOT payproperty taxes), while "full time cruisers" are folks on a boat who DO own or rent property ashore (and therefore, not coincidentally, DO pay property
taxes). That's why cops often ask us if we have a residence ashore when they come alongside...
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