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Taylor's Creek is a federally designated hurricane hole, meaning it is owned (I believe) by the federal government.
Moorings here are not in any way sanctioned by any governing body. Not Beaufort, not the state, not the federal government. If you decide to get onto a mooring that is then unused, you have all right to stay there. Previous attempts at getting a non-owner off of an owner's mooring have failed when the authorities were introduced. In short, the Coast Guard says, "It is not a legal mooring, therefore it shouldn't be there anyway. It is an anchor, and if you leave it, then anybody has a right to it." So if I drop the hook in a good spot, trying my best to avoid all moorings but still in the "range" of one, why the hell should I move down the creek? Half of these moorings are not even owned by locals, but from people as far away as three hours drive. If I am not to stand up to any random person who has decided to stake a claim to federally owned waters, where do I start to stand up for myself?
BTW: I don't go looking for trouble, it comes knocking on my door telling me to move.
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