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Town of Yarmouth, MA
Barnstable County
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A. 
No mooring will be installed or set prior to approval and inspection by the Harbormaster or his designees.
B. 
Applications for permanent mooring space in all areas shall be signed, dated and filed with the Harbormaster Department.
C. 
A mooring space relinquished for any reason by any boat owner immediately voids all rights to that mooring space.
Specifications for mooring shall be as follows:
A. 
Anchorage.
Length of Vessel
(feet)
Weight
(mushroom-type anchor or equivalent
approved by the Harbormaster)
(pounds)
Under 16
50
16 to under 20
75 to 100
20 to under 26
150
26 through 32
200
B. 
Chain size.
Length of Vessel
(feet)
Length
(feet)
Diameter
(inches)
Under 16
15
5/16
16 to under 20
15
3/8
20 to under 26
15
3/8
26 through 31
15
1/2
C. 
Pennant diameter.
Length of Vessel
(feet)
Nylon or Equivalent
(inches)
Under 16
1/2
16 to under 20
1/2
20 to under 26
5/8
26 through 32
5/8 to 3/4
D. 
Scope.
Length of Vessel
(feet)
Scope Including Chain
(feet)
Under 16
30
16 to under 20
30
20 to under 26
30
26 through 32
30
E. 
Special conditions. Present moorings may stay at the existing overall scope. If harbor conditions in these areas become congested in the future, moorings shall be shortened in these tidal waters with chain two feet above mean high water and the length of the pennant equal to length of the vessel.
F. 
Mooring buoys. Mooring buoys shall be painted white with a blue band and be marked with the owner's or boat's name and the Town of Yarmouth permit number.
(1) 
Where winter spars or buoys are used, they shall be clearly visible.
(2) 
All flotation buoys shall be plainly and clearly visible above any tide level at all times.
(3) 
The Harbormaster Department will inspect all moorings beginning in the spring through the summer.
(4) 
All pennants shall be nylon or equivalent with adequate mooring devices, approved by the Harbormaster, to eliminate the hazard of chafing. These will be checked annually by the Harbormaster Department.
(5) 
The Harbormaster Department shall keep a detailed record of the description of all moorings, their location, owner's name, telephone number(s), home and business addresses, date mooring set and the length and description of vessel.