Name:   Mulligan - Subject:   Abandoned boat Date:   7/20/2020 6:51:16 PM

I need some help from the LM brain trust:

After the July 4th weekend an abandoned boat, no registration floated up to our dock. Rather than allow it to become a hazard to navigation we put it on our deck and made a couple of neighborhood postings.  Door to door was fruitless as most in our neighborhood are part timers.   At 2+ weeks since it arrived, no one has claimed it. So the question:  What is the legal protocal in Alabama for abandoned boats?  I am comfortable with the ethics, just want to know when I can claim it and either keep or dispose as I see fit.

thanks in advance.