Its almost enough to move across the border to BC. Much more reasonable mooring rules there I'm told. And many times more sheltered coves and miles of wilderness shoreline. Some boat brokers I know have been ethical enough to suggest to buyers that they check into whether they can get moorings where they intend to keep their boats. I think such considerations may be one reason trailerable boats and kayaks have become increasingly popular. Not a bad thing in the great scheme. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time.
On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. Originally Posted by J. I've done sea floor mapping all throughout Puget Sound and the Straits of Juan De Fuca, I've also collected benthic samples from all through this area. They claim damage to the bottom. Yet they shamelessly dump "artificial reef junk" at Edmonds for divers. I guess I'll just take my chances. Paulf, I'm sure that you are correct. Whenever I pull up my mooring tackle to maintain the top hardware, there are a zillion tiny shrimps and other life hanging on.
Where would they call home if my tackle wasn't there? Try convincing the agencies in charge. Some will recall the Eagle Harbor moorage squabble of several years ago. Rich people were annoyed at having to look at hippies living for free and enjoying the same view as them.
A guy on Orcas said that one had to be a landowner there to be entitled to a mooring. There seems to be a huge amount of variation; it has become more restrictive as land values rose.
Believe it or not one used to be able to get free moorage on Lake Union. Reminds me of the question, "The difference between a developer and an environmentalist? Originally Posted by willin woodworks.
Posts 7, Originally Posted by pcford. Stay calm, be brave Possibly precariously prevaricating. Originally Posted by Steve McMahon. This reminds me of why I like it here. I just put out a mooring for my sailboat that is in sight of my house. Permits required - zero, fees required - none, permission required - just my wife's. Scoped out the spot and dropped a marker.
Loaded the mooring onto a floating dock last Saturday and dumped it off. I'm jealous of everything except the part where you can walk out to the mooring in the winter. Around here its two weeks at anchor and then you have to, " move. There are plenty of wealthy folk here who complain, but the town is pretty good at preserving local's access to water and beach--in fact, if you own property in the town, the law states that such, " freeholders," have a right to be anywhere below the mean high water mark at any time.
While several bays look appealing, anchoring is highly restricted. Apparently anchored boats have caused problems in the past. Historically, too many of the boats that set up camp were, shall we say, undesirable. Think derelict boats with squatters living aboard, dumping sewage and other pollutants overboard and periodically sinking.
Or boats blasting music late into the night, disrupting the neighborhood. Extensive Google searching revealed little more. A few blogs where people wrote about anchoring overnight in various coves and some inconclusive forum discussions.
So I set about finding out the truth…. Several municipalities border the lake, each with its own set of laws. The Seattle side is easy: anchoring, overnight or otherwise, is only permitted in Andrews Bay. Remember Me? Advanced Search. Results 1 to 8 of 8. Thread: Advice for a Scamp going into Lake Washington. Thread Tools Show Printable Version. Advice for a Scamp going into Lake Washington Greetings! We have never done this before. Any suggestions for places to anchor, or marinas that are friendly to tiny boats?
We will need some access to electricity, as we have an electric motor and the battery will need to be recharged. Samantha on Kerfuffle. Re: Advice for a Scamp going into Lake Washington. Originally Posted by Samantha. Life is short. Go boating now! Re: Advice for a Scamp going into Lake Washington You would have to rely on the kindness of strangers to a certain extent. It might be possible to spend a night at the Center for Wooden Boats dock or tied up at a houseboat on Lake Union if you could find someone willing to host you.
Another night at the UW dock could be arranged. Then maybe a night at the Leschi public dock not legal, but you might get away with it or find an unused slip at one of the marinas on Lake Washington for a night. Then a night or two in Andrews Bay. Hm - yes, maybe you could do that.
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