"Steve B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:16:26 -0800, "Steve B"
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Why is there astern and abaft when they mean the same thing?

They don't reality mean the same thing
Astern means behind the boat, abaft means a spot on the boat behind a
certain point.

Ah. I see.

Steve

BTW, you made a mention of salt marsh mosquitoes. Without giving away
your position, can you give me a general area? I used to life in
Lafayette, LA, and have had many a run in with clouds of mosquitoes at the
Gulf Coast boat landings.

Steve


We have some pretty bad mosquitoes here (Northern Cal.). I've seen them so
thick on the trail that you want to avoid the whole thing. Apparently, some
hybernate in tree bark, but they die off pretty quickly.

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