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The Bahamas, Key West and back.
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The Bahamas, Key West and back.
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" 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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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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