can i leave my slider in the lake???

finksta32 · Newbie Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 41 City: lake worth, FL

Is there any laws or can i get in truoble if i leave my slider in my lake. Im just scared i spent all this time making a slider and if i put it in my lake the wildlife or sheriff ot what ever will take it. I have it so i floats now... i take in and out of the lake. i wana just leave it or make it stationary, i was just wondering whats the laws or whatever with that. Thanks.

jbt200 · Posted: Jul 23, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject:

i leave outs kciker and sliders in... but our sherriffs are cool wit it.. ad i live in michigan too.. so check with them and ask

BrtnDan · Addict Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 609

Where in Michigan do you guys live at? At the lakes i'm on, the cops go ape if you leave a slider in. Plus, if someone hits it and gets hurt, you got one huge lawsuit on your hands.

Randy_B · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 132 City: Canada

Yeah I would definitely find out first. I dont know about the States but in Canada (or Ontario at least) I have heard that you cant even leave a water trampoline in by your dock, unless it has the proper lights on it. It has me baffled but I guess it makes sense.

wkbrdr · Posted: Aug 01, 2003 7:30 am Post subject:

move to a private lake that will solve all your problems

odens_14 · Newbie Joined: 25 Aug 2003 Posts: 7 City: Owatonna

in minnesota if u just apply to the sheriff for a permit and put reflectors on the sides then your good...and if they ask what it is say "its kinda like a swim platform" worked for me.

kuse · Newbie Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 7 City: Parker Az.

i dont know about were you live but down in parker all of our sliders get pulled out so we hide them in the tullies it sucks

kuse · Newbie Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 7 City: Parker Az.

i dont know about were you live but down in parker all of our sliders get pulled out so we hide them in the tullies it sucks

Kyle Shaw · Outlaw Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 157 City: Pittsburgh

as long as you bring it up to your dock it will be ok. I have talked to the FWC many times about this. If the thing is movable you do not need to have a permit for it. Ex: Rave trampoline. But there is also another florida laws that states that it is illegal to hit anything ...... dock, slider, boey while being towed behind any type of watercraft. So when the FWC comes by tell him that it is a fishing peir and that you tow it in to your dock when you are finished with it. If that does not work tell tham that you are a pro rider and you have to hit these things for a living. It also helps to tell them that you have been professionally trained to hit them. I have gathered this info over the years. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Erik · Posted: Sep 03, 2003 9:58 am Post subject:

Up here in New England the safest bet is just to pull it in when you're done with it. We had some problems with some neighbors of ours warning that they would report it. I think this is a major concern for people with fixed/stationary sliders. I'd hate to see people getting sued...and there was a good chance of that happening on my lake.

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