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My weekend boating...
Talk boating in a boating NG you say? Well, OK…
Boat season is wide open here in SC, and has been for some time now. Last Friday, my wife’s parents and her brother came to visit, and we all got in the boat and went to the Rusty Anchor, a restaurant and marina on the NE part of the lake, for dinner. Good food, good weather, and a nice sunset. Saturday morning her folks went back home, but her brother stayed. After taking care of some things around the house, the three of us hit the lake again about 10:30 that morning. Tried out the new tube, rode and swam, and ate some lunch we had brought with us. Middle afternoon we went to the Dockside to listen to the band and relax for a bit, and ran into a friend I work with that lives on the lake. Hung out a bit, made plans for Sunday, and was tied back up at the slip around 6pm. Sunday morning we were back on the water by 9:20am. Picked up the friend at 10 on his dock, then the four of us headed to Spinner’s Resort for Sunday Brunch. Crab Cake Benedict… yum, yum!! What a great place. http://www.spinnersresort.com/ Tying up at their dock we spotted this: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs1.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs2.jpg Bad iPhone pictures, but it was very nicely maintained, interior was pristine. Cool boat. We left there and headed back to my friend's cove for some skiing, then dropped him off and headed back to our slip. We had the boat covered and were back home by 3:30. Whew! What a weekend. And we have to keep doing this until October. :- |
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On Jun 15, 4:17*pm, W1TEF wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:08:59 -0700 (PDT), Jack wrote: Tying up at their dock we spotted this: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs1.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs2.jpg I saw that boat the last time I was down there cruising around in the area of Bomb Island - very nice boat. *Distinctive - can't miss what it is. Great that you got out. *The Grady is calling my name, but it looks like we won't get down there until late July at the earliest. *I'm bummed - no boat up here. We need to get together for that resturant run sometime. *Dinner is on us. By the way, the Ranger still there? *The boys haven't been down in a while - Ryan and wife just had twins and Chris has been mostly on patrol and school plus the new baby. *:) Yep... I put my eyes on it again last weekend. This time of year I'm down there at least 2-3 times a week, so won't go missing for long without me noticing. :-) Make sure to let me know when you'll be here. |
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My weekend boating...
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:08:59 -0700 (PDT), Jack wrote:
Talk boating in a boating NG you say? Well, OK… Boat season is wide open here in SC, and has been for some time now. Last Friday, my wife’s parents and her brother came to visit, and we all got in the boat and went to the Rusty Anchor, a restaurant and marina on the NE part of the lake, for dinner. Good food, good weather, and a nice sunset. Saturday morning her folks went back home, but her brother stayed. After taking care of some things around the house, the three of us hit the lake again about 10:30 that morning. Tried out the new tube, rode and swam, and ate some lunch we had brought with us. Middle afternoon we went to the Dockside to listen to the band and relax for a bit, and ran into a friend I work with that lives on the lake. Hung out a bit, made plans for Sunday, and was tied back up at the slip around 6pm. Sunday morning we were back on the water by 9:20am. Picked up the friend at 10 on his dock, then the four of us headed to Spinner’s Resort for Sunday Brunch. Crab Cake Benedict… yum, yum!! What a great place. http://www.spinnersresort.com/ Tying up at their dock we spotted this: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs1.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs2.jpg Bad iPhone pictures, but it was very nicely maintained, interior was pristine. Cool boat. We left there and headed back to my friend's cove for some skiing, then dropped him off and headed back to our slip. We had the boat covered and were back home by 3:30. Whew! What a weekend. And we have to keep doing this until October. :- Beautiful boat! Hang in there. You'll make it through the summer, although it's going to be a lot of suffering and agony. |
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On Jun 15, 3:27*pm, Jack wrote:
On Jun 15, 4:17*pm, W1TEF wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:08:59 -0700 (PDT), Jack wrote: Tying up at their dock we spotted this: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs1.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs2.jpg I saw that boat the last time I was down there cruising around in the area of Bomb Island - very nice boat. *Distinctive - can't miss what it is. Great that you got out. *The Grady is calling my name, but it looks like we won't get down there until late July at the earliest. *I'm bummed - no boat up here. We need to get together for that resturant run sometime. *Dinner is on us. By the way, the Ranger still there? *The boys haven't been down in a while - Ryan and wife just had twins and Chris has been mostly on patrol and school plus the new baby. *:) Yep... I put my eyes on it again last weekend. *This time of year I'm down there at least 2-3 times a week, so won't go missing for long without me noticing. *:-) Make sure to let me know when you'll be here.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. |
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:23:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Best to increase the scope ratio on that concrete block ground tackle of yours. :-) |
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:08:59 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote: Talk boating in a boating NG you say? Well, OK… Boat season is wide open here in SC, and has been for some time now. Last Friday, my wife’s parents and her brother came to visit, and we all got in the boat and went to the Rusty Anchor, a restaurant and marina on the NE part of the lake, for dinner. Good food, good weather, and a nice sunset. a delight...i love boating... |
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On 6/15/10 5:23 PM, Tim wrote:
Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Hey...you don't live far from my first college girlfriend, a saucy gal who married another college friend and moved, of all places, to Hannibal, MO. They're still there. Talk about small towns...wow...but it has its charm. |
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On Jun 15, 4:31*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:23:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Best to increase the scope ratio on that concrete block ground tackle of yours. * :-) Wes, Wayne. I think I might need to re-evaluate my anchorage , like. drive stakes and chain the pontoon to the ground! |
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On Jun 15, 4:36*pm, Harry wrote:
On 6/15/10 5:23 PM, Tim wrote: Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Hey...you don't live far from my first college girlfriend, a saucy gal who married another college friend and moved, of all places, to Hannibal, MO. They're still there. Talk about small towns...wow...but it has its charm. I'm surte my town is smaller and by ratio has even less if any charm at all. |
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On 6/15/10 5:56 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 15, 4:31 pm, wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:23:16 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Best to increase the scope ratio on that concrete block ground tackle of yours. :-) Wes, Wayne. I think I might need to re-evaluate my anchorage , like. drive stakes and chain the pontoon to the ground! Sounds...kinky... Wear leather. |
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On Jun 15, 5:23*pm, Tim wrote:
On Jun 15, 3:27*pm, Jack wrote: On Jun 15, 4:17*pm, W1TEF wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:08:59 -0700 (PDT), Jack wrote: Tying up at their dock we spotted this: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs1.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs2.jpg I saw that boat the last time I was down there cruising around in the area of Bomb Island - very nice boat. *Distinctive - can't miss what it is. Great that you got out. *The Grady is calling my name, but it looks like we won't get down there until late July at the earliest. *I'm bummed - no boat up here. We need to get together for that resturant run sometime. *Dinner is on us. By the way, the Ranger still there? *The boys haven't been down in a while - Ryan and wife just had twins and Chris has been mostly on patrol and school plus the new baby. *:) Yep... I put my eyes on it again last weekend. *This time of year I'm down there at least 2-3 times a week, so won't go missing for long without me noticing. *:-) Make sure to let me know when you'll be here.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. It's been hot and dry here for the last couple of weeks, but today we're getting some rain and wind. It cooled things down, but starting tomorrow we're back on track to hot and dry again for a while. I'll send some your way. :-) |
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On Jun 15, 5:36*pm, Jack wrote:
On Jun 15, 5:23*pm, Tim wrote: On Jun 15, 3:27*pm, Jack wrote: On Jun 15, 4:17*pm, W1TEF wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:08:59 -0700 (PDT), Jack wrote: Tying up at their dock we spotted this: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs1.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs2.jpg I saw that boat the last time I was down there cruising around in the area of Bomb Island - very nice boat. *Distinctive - can't miss what it is. Great that you got out. *The Grady is calling my name, but it looks like we won't get down there until late July at the earliest. *I'm bummed - no boat up here. We need to get together for that resturant run sometime. *Dinner is on us. By the way, the Ranger still there? *The boys haven't been down in a while - Ryan and wife just had twins and Chris has been mostly on patrol and school plus the new baby. *:) Yep... I put my eyes on it again last weekend. *This time of year I'm down there at least 2-3 times a week, so won't go missing for long without me noticing. *:-) Make sure to let me know when you'll be here.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. It's been hot and dry here for the last couple of weeks, but today we're getting some rain and wind. *It cooled things down, but starting tomorrow we're back on track to hot and dry again for a while. *I'll send some your way. *:-) We're supposed to get another "flush" tomorrow too! |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Jun 15, 5:36 pm, Jack wrote: On Jun 15, 5:23 pm, Tim wrote: On Jun 15, 3:27 pm, Jack wrote: On Jun 15, 4:17 pm, W1TEF wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:08:59 -0700 (PDT), Jack wrote: Tying up at their dock we spotted this: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs1.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/JackG/LYMANs2.jpg I saw that boat the last time I was down there cruising around in the area of Bomb Island - very nice boat. Distinctive - can't miss what it is. Great that you got out. The Grady is calling my name, but it looks like we won't get down there until late July at the earliest. I'm bummed - no boat up here. We need to get together for that resturant run sometime. Dinner is on us. By the way, the Ranger still there? The boys haven't been down in a while - Ryan and wife just had twins and Chris has been mostly on patrol and school plus the new baby. :) Yep... I put my eyes on it again last weekend. This time of year I'm down there at least 2-3 times a week, so won't go missing for long without me noticing. :-) Make sure to let me know when you'll be here.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. It's been hot and dry here for the last couple of weeks, but today we're getting some rain and wind. It cooled things down, but starting tomorrow we're back on track to hot and dry again for a while. I'll send some your way. :-) We're supposed to get another "flush" tomorrow too! Me? Went to Kings Canyon and Sequoia Nat'l Parks for a couple days. Rivers are too high and gnarly for any boating. 103 degrees yesterday in Fresno. Get home to 65 degree weather. May go halibut fishing this weekend. |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Jun 15, 4:31 pm, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:23:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Best to increase the scope ratio on that concrete block ground tackle of yours. :-) Wes, Wayne. I think I might need to re-evaluate my anchorage , like. drive stakes and chain the pontoon to the ground! -------- If you were alot closer I'd drop off one of my spare danforths! |
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:00:30 -0400, "mmc" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... On Jun 15, 4:31 pm, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:23:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Best to increase the scope ratio on that concrete block ground tackle of yours. :-) Wes, Wayne. I think I might need to re-evaluate my anchorage , like. drive stakes and chain the pontoon to the ground! -------- If you were alot closer I'd drop off one of my spare danforths! They sometimes show up at garage sales at very low prices. I bought one for the dinghy for something like $5, chain included. Screw anchors work just fine for protecting it on land. |
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On Jun 16, 10:35*am, W1TEF wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:56:23 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:00:30 -0400, "mmc" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... On Jun 15, 4:31 pm, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:23:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Best to increase the scope ratio on that concrete block ground tackle of yours. :-) Wes, Wayne. I think I might need to re-evaluate my anchorage , like. drive stakes *and chain the pontoon to the ground! -------- If you were alot closer I'd drop off one of my spare danforths! They sometimes show up at garage sales at very low prices. *I bought one for the dinghy for something like $5, chain included. Screw anchors work just fine for protecting it on land. ~~ snerk ~~ Wayne said screw... *:)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Now that you mention it, tom. In a way I agree. Screw anchors! where I go a concrete block on nylon rope works just fine. ?;^ Q |
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:00:30 -0400, "mmc" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Jun 15, 4:31 pm, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:23:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Excellent, guys! I was thinking of going this evening, but if you type in zip code 62824 to a live weather feed you'll find out why I'm not going to make it. We're right in the middle of getting a good raw shelacing storm. Possible tornado warnings etc. Best to increase the scope ratio on that concrete block ground tackle of yours. :-) Wes, Wayne. I think I might need to re-evaluate my anchorage , like. drive stakes and chain the pontoon to the ground! -------- If you were alot closer I'd drop off one of my spare danforths! They sometimes show up at garage sales at very low prices. I bought one for the dinghy for something like $5, chain included. Screw anchors work just fine for protecting it on land. I haven't seen much boat stuff at yard sales for quite a while now. Think people are holding on rather than replacing? Used to be able to pick up a couple after a nice weekend when we dove the wrecks on this side ("Lead" and "Dutch" wrecks). One dive we got 2 anchors and 2 Hawaiian slings, couple grouper and a cobia. 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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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"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. |
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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? |
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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. :-) |
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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? :) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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..... |
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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. |
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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. |
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On 6/18/10 4:12 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 18, 3:09 pm, 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. Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in South Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee. |
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On Jun 18, 3:15*pm, Harry wrote:
On 6/18/10 4:12 PM, Tim wrote: On Jun 18, 3:09 pm, *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. Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in South Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now. |
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On 6/18/10 4:59 PM, Tim wrote:
Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in South Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now. Coastal south carolina has its charms, but the state is still fighting the civil war, and the racism is overt and really ugly. At one point a few years ago, we were considering buying a small condo at hilton head island, which we like, but we decided the state was just too politically backwards for us. |
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On Jun 18, 4:05*pm, Harry wrote:
On 6/18/10 4:59 PM, Tim wrote: Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in South Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now. Coastal south carolina has its charms, but the state is still fighting the civil war, and the racism is overt and really ugly. At one point a few years ago, we were considering buying a small condo at hilton head island, which we like, but we decided the state was just too politically backwards for us. Everything you see is what you want it to be, Harry. |
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On 6/18/10 5:59 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 18, 4:05 pm, wrote: On 6/18/10 4:59 PM, Tim wrote: Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in South Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now. Coastal south carolina has its charms, but the state is still fighting the civil war, and the racism is overt and really ugly. At one point a few years ago, we were considering buying a small condo at hilton head island, which we like, but we decided the state was just too politically backwards for us. Everything you see is what you want it to be, Harry. I see no reason to live in or otherwise financially support a state where many of the officials are racists, corrupt, and backwards. When we drive the interstate to Florida, we gas up the car in North Carolina or Georgia so we don't have to stop and spend a buck in South Carolina. To me, South Carolina is the modern-day equivalent of the old Mississippi and Alabama. |
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"Jack" wrote in message ... 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. :-) ----------- Haha! Nope, used to be a young, dumb........Navy EOD Diver and got a fun job doing interesting things at CCAFS after I got out. Don't have the imagination to be one of those "NG Pros"! No long passages (except USN ships) no fireboats, etc, etc..... |
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On Jun 18, 5:59*pm, Tim wrote:
On Jun 18, 4:05*pm, Harry wrote: On 6/18/10 4:59 PM, Tim wrote: Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in South Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now. Coastal south carolina has its charms, but the state is still fighting the civil war, and the racism is overt and really ugly. At one point a few years ago, we were considering buying a small condo at hilton head island, which we like, but we decided the state was just too politically backwards for us. Everything you see is what you want it to be, Harry. It seems the only one still fighting the Civil War is harry. Funny how he says he spends no time here, but thinks he knows what it's like. No matter, SC is much better off with him being very afraid of it. We definitely don't like narcissist yankee assholes down here. This paradise is already getting crowded. You'd be welcome anytime, Tim. |
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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. Don's got one of those! |
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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. Why did you feel the need to move a simple conversation off-track and attack an innocent bystander? |
My weekend boating...
Harry wrote:
On 6/18/10 4:12 PM, Tim wrote: On Jun 18, 3:09 pm, 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. Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in South Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee. Does your life really revolve around other people's decisions and choices? Sad... |
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