The vast majority of boat owners are not troublemakers, but every marina manager is occasionally forced to deal with boat owners who refuse to play by the rules.  Drawing from 32 years practicing maritime law exclusively, Mr. Weiss during this seminar will digest several cases involving deranged marina tenants.  We anticipate attendees will find this presentation entertaining, educational, and perhaps troubling. War stories that will be presented includes cases dealing with: brandishing weapons, assaults, sale of boats then abandoned, breaches of settlement agreements and disregard of court orders, theft of mail and fellow tenant identities, return of a vessel to the marina after contract termination, vessel sinkings, harassment of and threats to marina employees, theft by Russian oligarch of $360,000 in fuel, attempt by City to subject marina to rent controls, insane court filings by self-represented marina tenant who served 14 months in jail after fraud conviction, vessel arrests for trespass, U.S. Navy charges over $1 million to moor vessels - but Navy did not own the property, co-owner of boat moves her out of area after arrest in violation of court order, stalking of a marina manager, and drug addicted boat owner scuttling boat after she is arrested - claiming boat hit a whale.  Of course, we will look forward, time permitting, to attendees sharing some of their “war stories.”  Please join us for this entertaining, and educational presentation.