Sydney: Marine electronics technician A.E. Patterson has discovered that the
depth finder used aboard a sailboat that was attacked by a whale was faulty
and may have provoked the whale into attacking the craft.
Marine biologist Ian McDonald said the sounds from the defective transducer
mimicked those of a territorial whale. Patterson added the transducer may
have given faulty depth readings as well. Yacht skipper Geoff Whitlam said
he noticed no malfunction of the unit at all and remarked that at the time
of the attack the head was clogged and being unplugged. Tommy Woodcock,
aboard and unclogging the head at the time of attack added that the sound of
the pumping unit was quite strange as it was filled with toilet paper and a
unusually large grogen. "The grogen had fermented for about a day in the
escape chute" Woodcock asserted. "Perhaps the aquatic mammal recognized the
yacht as a whale giving birth to a mutated offspring and acted accordingly".
"Needless to say, it'll be a while before I patronize Rachel Carson's tuck
shop, I couldn't stomach strolling about with a trolley load of Aussie pies
and vegemide".

Anybody running a depth sounder in water deep enough for large
whales deserves to be attacked.

S.Simon


"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote in message ink.net...
Sydney: Marine electronics technician A.E. Patterson has discovered that the
depth finder used aboard a sailboat that was attacked by a whale was faulty
and may have provoked the whale into attacking the craft.
Marine biologist Ian McDonald said the sounds from the defective transducer
mimicked those of a territorial whale. Patterson added the transducer may
have given faulty depth readings as well. Yacht skipper Geoff Whitlam said
he noticed no malfunction of the unit at all and remarked that at the time
of the attack the head was clogged and being unplugged. Tommy Woodcock,
aboard and unclogging the head at the time of attack added that the sound of
the pumping unit was quite strange as it was filled with toilet paper and a
unusually large grogen. "The grogen had fermented for about a day in the
escape chute" Woodcock asserted. "Perhaps the aquatic mammal recognized the
yacht as a whale giving birth to a mutated offspring and acted accordingly".
"Needless to say, it'll be a while before I patronize Rachel Carson's tuck
shop, I couldn't stomach strolling about with a trolley load of Aussie pies
and vegemide".

These pictures were taken in Stellwagen Bank in about 60 feet of water:
http://www.sv-loki.com/whales/




"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Anybody running a depth sounder in water deep enough for large
whales deserves to be attacked.

S.Simon


"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote in message
ink.net...
Sydney: Marine electronics technician A.E. Patterson has discovered that the
depth finder used aboard a sailboat that was attacked by a whale was faulty
and may have provoked the whale into attacking the craft.
Marine biologist Ian McDonald said the sounds from the defective transducer
mimicked those of a territorial whale. Patterson added the transducer may
have given faulty depth readings as well. Yacht skipper Geoff Whitlam said
he noticed no malfunction of the unit at all and remarked that at the time
of the attack the head was clogged and being unplugged. Tommy Woodcock,
aboard and unclogging the head at the time of attack added that the sound of
the pumping unit was quite strange as it was filled with toilet paper and a
unusually large grogen. "The grogen had fermented for about a day in the
escape chute" Woodcock asserted. "Perhaps the aquatic mammal recognized the
yacht as a whale giving birth to a mutated offspring and acted accordingly".
"Needless to say, it'll be a while before I patronize Rachel Carson's tuck
shop, I couldn't stomach strolling about with a trolley load of Aussie pies
and vegemide".

In sixty feet of water a depth sounder tells you less than the
chart of the area.

S.Simon

"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message ...
These pictures were taken in Stellwagen Bank in about 60 feet of water:
http://www.sv-loki.com/whales/




"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Anybody running a depth sounder in water deep enough for large
whales deserves to be attacked.

S.Simon


"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote in message
ink.net...
Sydney: Marine electronics technician A.E. Patterson has discovered that the
depth finder used aboard a sailboat that was attacked by a whale was faulty
and may have provoked the whale into attacking the craft.
Marine biologist Ian McDonald said the sounds from the defective transducer
mimicked those of a territorial whale. Patterson added the transducer may
have given faulty depth readings as well. Yacht skipper Geoff Whitlam said
he noticed no malfunction of the unit at all and remarked that at the time
of the attack the head was clogged and being unplugged. Tommy Woodcock,
aboard and unclogging the head at the time of attack added that the sound of
the pumping unit was quite strange as it was filled with toilet paper and a
unusually large grogen. "The grogen had fermented for about a day in the
escape chute" Woodcock asserted. "Perhaps the aquatic mammal recognized the
yacht as a whale giving birth to a mutated offspring and acted accordingly".
"Needless to say, it'll be a while before I patronize Rachel Carson's tuck
shop, I couldn't stomach strolling about with a trolley load of Aussie pies
and vegemide".

Subject: Faulty depth finder attributed to whale attack!!
From: "Simple Simon"
Date: 10/06/2003 17:25 Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

In sixty feet of water a depth sounder tells you less than the
chart of the area.

S.Simon


It's post like this which confirm Neal's lack of experience and amateur status
regarding navigation and actual, at sea time.

Shen

Bull****. A chart shows contours, bottom make up such as
rock, sand, shell etc., possible upcoming obstructions and
the like. This info is simply not available on a yacht depth
sounder.

S.Simon - not talking about big ship crap here . . .


"Shen44" wrote in message ...
Subject: Faulty depth finder attributed to whale attack!!
From: "Simple Simon"
Date: 10/06/2003 17:25 Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

In sixty feet of water a depth sounder tells you less than the
chart of the area.

S.Simon


It's post like this which confirm Neal's lack of experience and amateur status
regarding navigation and actual, at sea time.

Shen

Is there some meaning to this statement? It sounds like gibberish to me!

-jeff "If nautical nonsense is something you wish/Then drop on the deck and flop like a
fish!"

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
In sixty feet of water a depth sounder tells you less than the
chart of the area.

S.Simon

"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
...
These pictures were taken in Stellwagen Bank in about 60 feet of water:
http://www.sv-loki.com/whales/




"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Anybody running a depth sounder in water deep enough for large
whales deserves to be attacked.

S.Simon


"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote in message
ink.net...
Sydney: Marine electronics technician A.E. Patterson has discovered that the
depth finder used aboard a sailboat that was attacked by a whale was faulty
and may have provoked the whale into attacking the craft.
Marine biologist Ian McDonald said the sounds from the defective transducer
mimicked those of a territorial whale. Patterson added the transducer may
have given faulty depth readings as well. Yacht skipper Geoff Whitlam said
he noticed no malfunction of the unit at all and remarked that at the time
of the attack the head was clogged and being unplugged. Tommy Woodcock,
aboard and unclogging the head at the time of attack added that the sound of
the pumping unit was quite strange as it was filled with toilet paper and a
unusually large grogen. "The grogen had fermented for about a day in the
escape chute" Woodcock asserted. "Perhaps the aquatic mammal recognized the
yacht as a whale giving birth to a mutated offspring and acted accordingly".
"Needless to say, it'll be a while before I patronize Rachel Carson's tuck
shop, I couldn't stomach strolling about with a trolley load of Aussie pies
and vegemide".

Huh?? What planet are you on?

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
In sixty feet of water a depth sounder tells you less than the
chart of the area.

S.Simon

"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
...
These pictures were taken in Stellwagen Bank in about 60 feet of water:
http://www.sv-loki.com/whales/




"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Anybody running a depth sounder in water deep enough for large
whales deserves to be attacked.

S.Simon


"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote in message
ink.net...
Sydney: Marine electronics technician A.E. Patterson has discovered
that the
depth finder used aboard a sailboat that was attacked by a whale was
faulty
and may have provoked the whale into attacking the craft.
Marine biologist Ian McDonald said the sounds from the defective
transducer
mimicked those of a territorial whale. Patterson added the
transducer may
have given faulty depth readings as well. Yacht skipper Geoff
Whitlam said
he noticed no malfunction of the unit at all and remarked that at
the time
of the attack the head was clogged and being unplugged. Tommy
Woodcock,
aboard and unclogging the head at the time of attack added that the
sound of
the pumping unit was quite strange as it was filled with toilet
paper and a
unusually large grogen. "The grogen had fermented for about a day
in the
escape chute" Woodcock asserted. "Perhaps the aquatic mammal
recognized the
yacht as a whale giving birth to a mutated offspring and acted
accordingly".
"Needless to say, it'll be a while before I patronize Rachel
Carson's tuck
shop, I couldn't stomach strolling about with a trolley load of
Aussie pies
and vegemide".

Good Morning Simple,

Many of us SAILORS that sail among Whales use charts and depth finders
to get a location of exactly where we are on the chart. This is an
accepted practest in DED piloting.

We finally got a nice cleaning rain last night and we have about 5mph
wind at the house here. Waiting for my dog to wake up. We'll probabilly
spend the day out on the water. The Pilothouse will come into play. Nice
and dry and warm.

OT

And, good morning to you, sir!

With the advent of GPS and its accurate nature, plotting your
position on a chart is a more accurate method than using
depth readings and dead reckoning. It's that simple.

S.Simon


"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Good Morning Simple,

Many of us SAILORS that sail among Whales use charts and depth finders
to get a location of exactly where we are on the chart. This is an
accepted practest in DED piloting.

We finally got a nice cleaning rain last night and we have about 5mph
wind at the house here. Waiting for my dog to wake up. We'll probabilly
spend the day out on the water. The Pilothouse will come into play. Nice
and dry and warm.

OT