This question will drive mathmatitions and engineers nuts. Probably English teachers too. My yacht club has a cut off of 30 feet for the size slip currently available. The club doesn't measure the boats, they go by what the manufacturer intended. The Hunter 310 is listed as a 30.86 with 310 (30 feet 10 inches) painted on the side. Needless to say half the board of directors sees a 30 and the other half sees a 31, never mind that inch for inch the 310 is shorter than some of the bow sprit OBs already in 30 foot slips. The board of directors are split on letting me into a 30 foot slip. Is there a consensus of any kind that might lean in my favor?
Hunter 30???
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I'd try the buttering them up method. Beer is a good starter in most cases.
Also check the actual wording of the offending document. if there is no decimal point (30 ft) then the variation would be 30 +/- a foot or 29 to 31 feet. if it says 30.0 then the variation would be +/- 0.1 ft
Also check the actual wording of the offending document. if there is no decimal point (30 ft) then the variation would be 30 +/- a foot or 29 to 31 feet. if it says 30.0 then the variation would be +/- 0.1 ft
Being cooperative is always helpful, however, it might be prudent to find and measure boats that have the 30 foot slips that are longer than your boat. Then ask why your "shorter" boat wouldn't qualify.
Remove the '1' from the 310 decal and all of a sudden your boat becomes a Hunter 3 0. Nobody would be the wiser.
Often these decisions are driven by economics. If the marina has more than a couple of open slips, they usually don't quibble over a foot. Those with a waiting list will want to measure from the tip of the anchor to last step of the transom ladder.
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