I am buying a boat in partnership with a good friend, and we have a few questions about the legal consequences of a boat partnership. I assume that our partnership would not be legally enforceable without a written...
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.
I am interested in using my 46-foot sailing yacht in a charter business, to offset some of the costs of ownership. I am familiar with the chartering clubs that allow customers to take the boat out on their own, but I have a...
I am shopping for a boat that would be suitable for use in California as a commercial fishing boat and also for whale-watching trips and other passenger excursions. One of the boats that I am looking at is a 65-foot...
Can I Sue My Marine Surveyor for a Low Appraisal?
April 11, 2012
I am in a dispute with a marine surveyor over a survey that he performed on my boat. I bought a boat that was a bank repossession. We got a really good deal, and similar boats were being sold at the time for more than twice...
I have lived on my 50-foot sailboat in a Northern California marina for many years. During that time, I have been charged for a holding tank pumpout service every month, even though I have never used the service during the...