At my marina, like many, the fairways are sized to be workable with the
boats that fit in the slips adjacent I recently watched a new arrival learn this the hard way. With a big
bowsprit and a
dinghy on
Davits the
boat simply wouldn’t have room to turn around in the fairway. Especially since a few other
boats mis-stated their length also and stick out into the fairway. The attempts to turn into their slip turned into a number of collisions. While I bet it would be possible to squeeze in with skill it would be a lot more forgiving if a bigger slip that was sized for the whole
boat was reserved. And of course now there are no more larger slips free. Sometimes it pays to make sure the marina knows your full length overall with all the addons before you arrive.