On 6/15/2010 4:48 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Wiley" wrote in message
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On 6/15/2010 4:12 AM, TopBassDog wrote:
On Jun 14, 11:46 pm, wrote:
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nom=de=plume wrote:

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On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:18:24 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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I have no doubt that coral exists in lots of places. Seems to me
that
you
can almost always avoid them if you're careful.

Not always true, depends on where you are.

Seems like a contradiction to me. If it depends on where you are,
and you
know there's coral "there," then you should be able to avoid that
place.
Also, I said almost always... not always.

You said that "there is no real need to avoid them," but in the
previous
sentence said that they "are very sharp and abrasive." Seems to
me that
there is a real need to avoid them.

There is no need to avoid them for ecological reasons, and assuming
you have a decent length of chain attached to your anchor, as
everyone
should, there is no reason to be concerned about abrasion either.

I guess it depends on the definition of "decent length" of chain.
Is that
20' or 30' or all chain or what? Seems open to interpretation.
And, if
you have less than a decent amount, and you know you're going to a
place
that potentially has coral, seems reasonable to either avoid that
place,
get more chain, or talk to the locals before you try to anchor.

Talk to the locals? Now that's funny!

Nom: Hi! I'm going to go on a cruise and I will be anchoring at
exactly
37.846474,-122.664127. Is that a suitable area to anchor?

Locals: Say what? You have a LOT to learn!

Lat/Lon in the SF area? Seems rather more precise than you can
really be
with a GPS. I guess you'd be unable to get any info about the
conditions
before you go, because you're incapable of using a phone, VHF, two
cans with
a string between them?

You have a LOT to learn!

That's telling them, D'Plume. You're speaking like an experienced
yeoman now.

Not quite, but she's getting there. I rather enjoy these little
missaves of hers.

You're a stalker. You're probably pretty tiny also.


Tiny with respect to what? What size is ideal for you?