On Jun 16, 8:27*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, "mmc" wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.

We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, "mmc" wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.

We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.

mmc wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, "mmc" wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.


You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

On Jun 17, 5:32*pm, Jim wrote:
mmc wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
....
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, "mmc" wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf..
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. :-)

On 6/18/10 6:16 AM, W1TEF wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:27:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jun 17, 5:32 pm, wrote:
mmc wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. :-)

In a twelve foot row boat escorted by a pod of orcas.


Not nearly as adventurous as having to drive 800 miles to get to your
trailerboats. Who would be dumb enough to do that? :)

On Jun 18, 6:38*am, Harry wrote:
On 6/18/10 6:16 AM, W1TEF wrote:





On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:27:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jun 17, 5:32 pm, *wrote:
mmc wrote:
*wrote in message
...
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, *wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, *wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. *Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. *:-)

In a twelve foot row boat escorted by a pod of orcas.

Not nearly as adventurous as having to drive 800 miles to get to your
trailerboats. Who would be dumb enough to do that? * :)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Me, if rthe value was right. I went about 350 mi. one way to get my
Marquis. Good boat almost dirt cheap. a great value and worth the trip.

On 6/18/10 1:56 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 18, 6:38 am, wrote:
On 6/18/10 6:16 AM, W1TEF wrote:





On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:27:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jun 17, 5:32 pm, wrote:
mmc wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. :-)

In a twelve foot row boat escorted by a pod of orcas.

Not nearly as adventurous as having to drive 800 miles to get to your
trailerboats. Who would be dumb enough to do that? :)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Me, if rthe value was right. I went about 350 mi. one way to get my
Marquis. Good boat almost dirt cheap. a great value and worth the trip.


There's a difference between driving a distance to buy a boat and
driving twice that distance to visit a boat you already own.

On Jun 18, 1:04*pm, Harry wrote:
On 6/18/10 1:56 PM, Tim wrote:





On Jun 18, 6:38 am, *wrote:
On 6/18/10 6:16 AM, W1TEF wrote:

On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:27:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jun 17, 5:32 pm, * *wrote:
mmc wrote:
* *wrote in message
...
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, * *wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, * *wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. *Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. *:-)

In a twelve foot row boat escorted by a pod of orcas.

Not nearly as adventurous as having to drive 800 miles to get to your
trailerboats. Who would be dumb enough to do that? * :)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Me, if rthe value was right. I went about 350 mi. one way to get my
Marquis. Good boat almost dirt cheap. a great value and worth the trip.

There's a difference between driving a distance to buy a boat and
driving twice that distance to visit a boat you already own.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Even then, it depends on what you want. My bro-in-law lived in
northern IL. and kept some kind of a tri-axled Baja, Eliminator, or
some kind of a shiny go-faster on the Lake of the Ozarks. He and his
wife would drive from north of Peoria to a rented cabin there at least
once a month. I couldn't do that, but they could afford it.

so.....

On 6/18/10 4:01 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 18, 1:04 pm, wrote:
On 6/18/10 1:56 PM, Tim wrote:





On Jun 18, 6:38 am, wrote:
On 6/18/10 6:16 AM, W1TEF wrote:

On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:27:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jun 17, 5:32 pm, wrote:
mmc wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. :-)

In a twelve foot row boat escorted by a pod of orcas.

Not nearly as adventurous as having to drive 800 miles to get to your
trailerboats. Who would be dumb enough to do that? :)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Me, if rthe value was right. I went about 350 mi. one way to get my
Marquis. Good boat almost dirt cheap. a great value and worth the trip.

There's a difference between driving a distance to buy a boat and
driving twice that distance to visit a boat you already own.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Even then, it depends on what you want. My bro-in-law lived in
northern IL. and kept some kind of a tri-axled Baja, Eliminator, or
some kind of a shiny go-faster on the Lake of the Ozarks. He and his
wife would drive from north of Peoria to a rented cabin there at least
once a month. I couldn't do that, but they could afford it.

so.....

Well, that's more frequently than tom visits his boats.

On Jun 18, 3:09*pm, Harry wrote:
On 6/18/10 4:01 PM, Tim wrote:





On Jun 18, 1:04 pm, *wrote:
On 6/18/10 1:56 PM, Tim wrote:

On Jun 18, 6:38 am, * *wrote:
On 6/18/10 6:16 AM, W1TEF wrote:

On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:27:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jun 17, 5:32 pm, * * *wrote:
mmc wrote:
* * *wrote in message
...
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, * * *wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, * * *wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. *Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. *:-)

In a twelve foot row boat escorted by a pod of orcas.

Not nearly as adventurous as having to drive 800 miles to get to your
trailerboats. Who would be dumb enough to do that? * :)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Me, if rthe value was right. I went about 350 mi. one way to get my
Marquis. Good boat almost dirt cheap. a great value and worth the trip.

There's a difference between driving a distance to buy a boat and
driving twice that distance to visit a boat you already own.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Even then, it depends on what you want. My bro-in-law lived in
northern IL. and kept some kind of a tri-axled Baja, Eliminator, or
some kind of a shiny go-faster on the Lake of the Ozarks. He and his
wife would drive from north of Peoria to a rented cabin there at least
once a month. I couldn't do that, but they could afford it.

so.....

Well, that's more frequently than tom visits his boats.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I can't speak for him, but I would imagine that will change in the
near future. Besides, I abelieve his kids have plenty of acccess to
them so the could be his proxy.