I own a 38 foot sailboat that I keep on a mooring in a local harbor. During a recent storm, my roller-furling jib somehow unfurled while the boat was on the mooring with no one aboard. I received a call from the Harbor...
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.
Should I Sell My Boat Without a Broker?
April 15, 2009
I have been trying to sell my boat for almost a year, but in this economy, there has been little interest from prospective buyers. Last week, I received a letter from someone who said he had found my name in the Coast Guard...
How Should I Select a Maritime Attorney?
March 26, 2009
I am starting a charter company in the Pacific Northwest and I would like to retain an attorney to assist with my startup issues and to consult with in the future. Unfortunately, I don’t know any lawyers and I don’t...
I have worked on the water in various jobs for almost 40 years, and I have finally decided to pursue my Coast Guard captain’s license. Unfortunately, I had a felony conviction in the late 1970s, for which I served four...
I had a humbling experience last year when a friend graciously allowed me to use his boat and I managed to run it aground. I will spare you the details of the incident, but we were all relieved when his insurance company paid...