Don White wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
Yeah, salt water boating is more exciting but is rarely refreshing.
The water temp seems almost the same as body temp although it is
really a cool 90 degrees in the Gulf of Mexico. On the way home, we
stop at the small spring that flows into the St. Marks River, cool,
clear 68 degree fresh water. It feels different and is actually
refreshing. I can really understand why people would choose lakes
over the ocean but when I look out to sea, it is like magnetism, it
just pulls me toward it.


You want refreshing water temperature???
Come on up... It's 56.3 F at this time at the harbour mouth.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44258



Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Those frigid temps keep the
bacteria count low.

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
Yeah, salt water boating is more exciting but is rarely refreshing.
The water temp seems almost the same as body temp although it is
really a cool 90 degrees in the Gulf of Mexico. On the way home, we
stop at the small spring that flows into the St. Marks River, cool,
clear 68 degree fresh water. It feels different and is actually
refreshing. I can really understand why people would choose lakes
over the ocean but when I look out to sea, it is like magnetism, it
just pulls me toward it.

We just spent a week up in the Sierras, and spent a few days on New Melones
Res. The air temp was in the 90's and the water temp was around 80 by 1pm or
so. We'd anchor by the shore and swim around for over an hour at a time.
Refreshing it was! Nothing like clean water and mountain air!

--Mike

mgg wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
Yeah, salt water boating is more exciting but is rarely refreshing.
The water temp seems almost the same as body temp although it is
really a cool 90 degrees in the Gulf of Mexico. On the way home, we
stop at the small spring that flows into the St. Marks River, cool,
clear 68 degree fresh water. It feels different and is actually
refreshing. I can really understand why people would choose lakes
over the ocean but when I look out to sea, it is like magnetism, it
just pulls me toward it.

We just spent a week up in the Sierras, and spent a few days on New Melones
Res. The air temp was in the 90's and the water temp was around 80 by 1pm or
so. We'd anchor by the shore and swim around for over an hour at a time.
Refreshing it was! Nothing like clean water and mountain air!

--Mike



Too bad Harry doesn't realize that! He thinks the only boating is salt
water boating.

On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:58:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Yeah, salt water boating is more exciting but is rarely refreshing.

The last word on salt is corrosion. Corrosion, with cheap wiring,
creeping up every wire from the ends. Wires should be tinned, and
often aren't of course.
Aluminum boats like mine corrode like plastic in fresh water. Iowa has
the Mississippi for one border the Missouri another, and for
excitement you can dodge those 1/4 mile long lashups of barges.

Casady

Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:58:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Yeah, salt water boating is more exciting but is rarely refreshing.

The last word on salt is corrosion. Corrosion, with cheap wiring,
creeping up every wire from the ends. Wires should be tinned, and
often aren't of course.
Aluminum boats like mine corrode like plastic in fresh water. Iowa has
the Mississippi for one border the Missouri another, and for
excitement you can dodge those 1/4 mile long lashups of barges.

Casady


I find salt water very refreshing for swimming. Ocean water, not the bay
water around here.

H the K wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:58:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Yeah, salt water boating is more exciting but is rarely refreshing.

The last word on salt is corrosion. Corrosion, with cheap wiring,
creeping up every wire from the ends. Wires should be tinned, and
often aren't of course. Aluminum boats like mine corrode like plastic
in fresh water. Iowa has
the Mississippi for one border the Missouri another, and for
excitement you can dodge those 1/4 mile long lashups of barges.

Casady


I find salt water very refreshing for swimming. Ocean water, not the bay
water around here.

As a bonus, salt water helps dry up those pesky pustules of Krauses.

it's me, Jim wrote:
H the K wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:58:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Yeah, salt water boating is more exciting but is rarely refreshing.

The last word on salt is corrosion. Corrosion, with cheap wiring,
creeping up every wire from the ends. Wires should be tinned, and
often aren't of course. Aluminum boats like mine corrode like plastic
in fresh water. Iowa has
the Mississippi for one border the Missouri another, and for
excitement you can dodge those 1/4 mile long lashups of barges.

Casady


I find salt water very refreshing for swimming. Ocean water, not the
bay water around here.

As a bonus, salt water helps dry up those pesky pustules of Krauses.

Actually, in the south, good old dark brown tannin water is the best for
sores of any type. It's a great thing for burns, especially. The local
native Americans knew of it's healing properties.

it's me, Jim wrote:
H the K wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:58:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Yeah, salt water boating is more exciting but is rarely refreshing.

The last word on salt is corrosion. Corrosion, with cheap wiring,
creeping up every wire from the ends. Wires should be tinned, and
often aren't of course. Aluminum boats like mine corrode like plastic
in fresh water. Iowa has
the Mississippi for one border the Missouri another, and for
excitement you can dodge those 1/4 mile long lashups of barges.

Casady


I find salt water very refreshing for swimming. Ocean water, not the
bay water around here.

As a bonus, salt water helps dry up those pesky pustules of Krauses.

He needs some "government" paid heath care for that.