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Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: Jere Lull

No, but did see the BBQ's "nut" in the sand 26' below the boat. Got it
back, too.

--
Jere Lull

Nice recovery. Before or after dinner was cooked?

Capt. Bill

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LaBomba182 wrote:

Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: Jere Lull





No, but did see the BBQ's "nut" in the sand 26' below the boat. Got it
back, too.

--
Jere Lull



Nice recovery. Before or after dinner was cooked?


Before; the BBQ wouldn't stay on the rail without it. That was my first
bareboat, before I realized that mounting a BBQ to a horizontal rail was
a fool's game; it's much better to put it on a stanchion.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

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You people make me sick. Here I am stuck on the Elizabeth River off the
Chesapeake Bay with water visibility of 6 inches and I got to get the
scuba gear out in the morning and jump into that muck cause I dropped my
$200 cordless drill overboard today. I hope you all choke.

With warmest regards (yea, right) Ron

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"I got to get the
scuba gear out in the morning and jump into that muck cause I dropped my
$200 cordless drill overboard today."

If you just used the corded version, you wouldn't have to dive for it.....

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"Ron Thornton" wrote
You people make me sick. Here I am stuck on the Elizabeth River off the
Chesapeake Bay with water visibility of 6 inches and I got to get the
scuba gear out in the morning and jump into that muck cause I dropped my
$200 cordless drill overboard today. I hope you all choke.

Rick - They may very well - The water in the Bahamas "looks" clean, but that
clear water also contains all the sewage and grey water from the boats in
the anchorage.

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Tranquility, I tried that once but forgot to unplug it first. Zaaaap

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Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: "Jack"

Rick - They may very well - The water in the Bahamas "looks" clean, but that
clear water also contains all the sewage and grey water from the boats in
the anchorage.

Two words, tidal current.

Capt. Bill

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Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: "Jack"



Capt. Bill,

With due respect, Tidal Current just moves the sewage from one place to
another.

As long as that place is a bit away from me I'm OK with it.


OK - Let's say you get up in the morning, make breakfast, use the head, wash
the dishes and then decide on a swim - Oh Oh - we have to wait 4 - 8 hours
for the Tidal Current to clean up the water, shoot, better do something else
this morning and swim after lunch (by which time it's time to use the head
again :( and so on.

I can't see trying to time my swims around other peoples bowel habits, but to
each his own.


We have enjoyed cruising the islands, but been very careful about when to
swim - especially if there are other boats around that are probably
discharging overboard.

Short of opening your mouth and swallowing a piece, I doubt the fecal count
gets high enough in your average Bahamian anchorage to worry about it.


Capt. Bill

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x-no-archive:yes
(LaBomba182) wrote:

Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: "Jack"

snip
Short of opening your mouth and swallowing a piece, I doubt the fecal count
gets high enough in your average Bahamian anchorage to worry about it.


I've tried to stay out of this, but I can't. We have LectraSans and
I'm sure the output of our boat is not such that anyone would have any
health concerns about it.

There are places in the Bahamas that I would not want to swim in
and/or would use a holding tank in place of discharging.

I wouldn't want to swim in Nassau harbour. The harbour at Highborne
Cay and the one at Chub Cay are both very stagnant. Otherwise most of
the places that we've been we have had to be very careful anchoring
and swimming lest we be carried away from the boat by the current, and
there are some harbours where we have to be very careful to take the
current into account when docking or undocking.

grandma Rosalie

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Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: Rosalie B.

(LaBomba182) wrote:

Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: "Jack"

snip
Short of opening your mouth and swallowing a piece, I doubt the fecal count
gets high enough in your average Bahamian anchorage to worry about it.


I've tried to stay out of this, but I can't. We have LectraSans and
I'm sure the output of our boat is not such that anyone would have any
health concerns about it.

There are places in the Bahamas that I would not want to swim in
and/or would use a holding tank in place of discharging.

I wouldn't want to swim in Nassau harbour. The harbour at Highborne
Cay and the one at Chub Cay are both very stagnant. Otherwise most of
the places that we've been we have had to be very careful anchoring
and swimming lest we be carried away from the boat by the current, and
there are some harbours where we have to be very careful to take the
current into account when docking or undocking.

grandma Rosalie

I agree with you on the harbours you mention. But of course they would not fit
into the definition of an average Bahamian anchorage.

And I, as apparently have you, have found the tidal currents in most anchorages
to be more than strong enough to "flush" the area.

Capt. Bill

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In the islands of the Caribbean it is not tidal current. There is a
constant 1 to 3 knot westward flow through the Windwards and Leewards ,
at least a knot or two northward through the Bahamas and a couple of
knots eastward through the Keys. If it were not for the current
everyone on the islands would have died of cholera years ago.

There are some stagnant anchor ages on many islands but it is pretty
obvious which they are.

I do wonder about snorkeling in some over used spots in popular areas of
the East coast of the US where the "official" count of pump out stations
is way over stated but if the EPA would get their posteriors off the pot
and their heads out of the sand box and permit Type I treatment systems
to be universally used that would be much less of a problem too.

Jack wrote:
Capt. Bill,

With due respect, Tidal Current just moves the sewage from one place to
another.

OK - Let's say you get up in the morning, make breakfast, use the head, wash
the dishes and then decide on a swim - Oh Oh - we have to wait 4 - 8 hours
for the Tidal Current to clean up the water, shoot, better do something else
this morning and swim after lunch (by which time it's time to use the head
again :( and so on.

We have enjoyed cruising the islands, but been very careful about when to
swim - especially if there are other boats around that are probably
discharging overboard.

Jack


From: "Jack"

Rick - They may very well - The water in the Bahamas "looks" clean, but

that

clear water also contains all the sewage and grey water from the boats in
the anchorage.

Two words, tidal current.

Capt. Bill





--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

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Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: Glenn Ashmore

In the islands of the Caribbean it is not tidal current. There is a
constant 1 to 3 knot westward flow through the Windwards and Leewards ,
at least a knot or two northward through the Bahamas and a couple of
knots eastward through the Keys.

No tidal current in the Bahamas!?
So just what are those tidal charts for the Bahamas charting then?

Also, I think you will find the Bahamas are in the Atlantic Ocean not the
Caribbean Sea.

https://www.sitesalive.com/ol/hstg/private/mapsea.pdf


Capt. Bill

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LaBomba182 wrote:


No tidal current in the Bahamas!?
So just what are those tidal charts for the Bahamas charting then?

I didn't say there was no tide. I said the prevailing current is what
keeps the water clear.

Also, I think you will find the Bahamas are in the Atlantic Ocean not the
Caribbean Sea.

If you want to get picky about it, neither are the Keys.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

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Subject: The Bahamas, Key West and back.
From: Glenn Ashmore

No tidal current in the Bahamas!?
So just what are those tidal charts for the Bahamas charting then?

I didn't say there was no tide. I said the prevailing current is what
keeps the water clear.

I'd say the daily tides play a more important roll. Without them the dirty
water would not be moved out of the anchorages to the offshore current.
But in the end, both currents work hand in hand to keep the water clean and
clear.


Also, I think you will find the Bahamas are in the Atlantic Ocean not the
Caribbean Sea.

If you want to get picky about it, neither are the Keys.

Don't think it's being picky. Just geographically correct.

And I don't believe I was the one who implied that the Keys are in the
Caribbean.


Capt. Bill

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LaBomba182 wrote:
From: Glenn Ashmore
No tidal current in the Bahamas!?
So just what are those tidal charts for the Bahamas charting then?
I didn't say there was no tide. I said the prevailing current is what
keeps the water clear.
I'd say the daily tides play a more important roll....
Also, I think you will find the Bahamas are in the Atlantic Ocean not the
Caribbean Sea.
If you want to get picky about it, neither are the Keys.
Don't think it's being picky. Just geographically correct.
And I don't believe I was the one who implied that the Keys are in the
Caribbean.

Jeeze, I was wondering why all the bigger yachts have more instead of
bigger staterooms when most cruising seems to be done by singles or
couples. Now I understand. It's the bickering. (c: