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David Weil has been the proud author of the “Ask a Maritime Attorney” column in The Southern California Log Newspaper and Sea Magazine since 2006, with over 300 installments of the column. We have provided links in this section to those articles, covering a wide range of topics of interest to the California maritime and boating communities.

Ask a Maritime Attorney: Do I legally have to render assistance to a distressed boater?

September 9, 2021

Question: I recently read a social media post about a rescue at sea that was successfully performed by a boat owner who was in the vicinity of the boat in trouble. The post said nothing about the legal requirements of a...

Ask a Maritime Attorney: What are the steps to put a lien on a vessel?

August 26, 2021

Question: Our building materials company is supplying a substantial amount of material for the renovation of a historic vessel, and the primary contractor has asked us to open a line of credit for him. We are very experienced...

Ask a Maritime Attorney: I filed a lien against a yacht for unpaid wages, what next?

August 5, 2021

Question: I would like some legal advice on how to enforce a maritime lien. I am a former crew member of a large American yacht that failed to pay me when I left the boat over two months ago. I recorded a maritime lien...

Ask a Maritime Attorney: How do I lend my boat out for charters?

July 15, 2021

Question: I own a 48-foot motor yacht that I would like to offer for charter to offset my costs of ownership. I have done a little research on this, but I have heard conflicting versions of the legal guidelines for passenger...

Ask a Maritime Attorney: What are my rights as a liveaboard?

July 1, 2021

Question: I am having a dispute with my marina. I am a legal liveaboard and I have been in and out of the hospital a lot over the past year, but I have paid my monthly slip fees like clockwork. Last month I received a 30-day...