Sunday, I watched a guy use a bow and arrow to shoot a mullet and
retrieve it on the Wakulla River here in N. FL. The Wakulla River is
spring fed and very clear so he had a good view of his target but it
was still a great shot yielding a very large mullet.
While going upriver at "no wake" speed, people were pointing into the
water ahead of me and I tried to turn and put the engine in neutral.
As we glided over, a manatee swam by only a foot beneath us looking
like an entire sand bar was moving. I can see how they can be
difficult to avoid even at very slow speed as they may not move as you
expect and they also change depth. They act as if they simply do not
know boats are there. Later, we saw a smaller one about 5' long and
watched it awhile and it seemed to be asleep not knowing of any of the
boats around.
I believe the manatees simply do not hear boats because they act as if
they are sleep swimming. Any possibility of a device similar to the
"deadman" device on a lawnmower that would stop a prop quickly?

On Tue, 2 Aug 2011 14:09:56 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Sunday, I watched a guy use a bow and arrow to shoot a mullet and
retrieve it on the Wakulla River here in N. FL. The Wakulla River is
spring fed and very clear so he had a good view of his target but it
was still a great shot yielding a very large mullet.
While going upriver at "no wake" speed, people were pointing into the
water ahead of me and I tried to turn and put the engine in neutral.
As we glided over, a manatee swam by only a foot beneath us looking
like an entire sand bar was moving. I can see how they can be
difficult to avoid even at very slow speed as they may not move as you
expect and they also change depth. They act as if they simply do not
know boats are there. Later, we saw a smaller one about 5' long and
watched it awhile and it seemed to be asleep not knowing of any of the
boats around.
I believe the manatees simply do not hear boats because they act as if
they are sleep swimming. Any possibility of a device similar to the
"deadman" device on a lawnmower that would stop a prop quickly?

==============

Mmmm, manatees, some say they taste like chicken, others say more like
eagle. What we really need are more, and bigger, alligators.

All kidding aside the manatees lack situational awareness just as you
say. Dolphins swim in and around boats all day long and almost never
get hit. Meanwhile down in SWFL if someone wants a slow speed zone in
front of their house, all they need to do is claiim that they once saw
a manatee there. It's good to see that they are migrating north in
the summer however. Now if we could just get them to go back to the
West Indies in the winter like they are supposed to.

On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:50:20 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Tue, 2 Aug 2011 14:09:56 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Sunday, I watched a guy use a bow and arrow to shoot a mullet and
retrieve it on the Wakulla River here in N. FL. The Wakulla River is
spring fed and very clear so he had a good view of his target but it
was still a great shot yielding a very large mullet.
While going upriver at "no wake" speed, people were pointing into the
water ahead of me and I tried to turn and put the engine in neutral.
As we glided over, a manatee swam by only a foot beneath us looking
like an entire sand bar was moving. I can see how they can be
difficult to avoid even at very slow speed as they may not move as you
expect and they also change depth. They act as if they simply do not
know boats are there. Later, we saw a smaller one about 5' long and
watched it awhile and it seemed to be asleep not knowing of any of the
boats around.
I believe the manatees simply do not hear boats because they act as if
they are sleep swimming. Any possibility of a device similar to the
"deadman" device on a lawnmower that would stop a prop quickly?

==============

Mmmm, manatees, some say they taste like chicken, others say more like
eagle. What we really need are more, and bigger, alligators.

All kidding aside the manatees lack situational awareness just as you
say. Dolphins swim in and around boats all day long and almost never
get hit. Meanwhile down in SWFL if someone wants a slow speed zone in
front of their house, all they need to do is claiim that they once saw
a manatee there. It's good to see that they are migrating north in
the summer however. Now if we could just get them to go back to the
West Indies in the winter like they are supposed to.

Sure thing... doesn't matter if you kill a defenseless creature,
because you just have to go fast on your middle-class 40+ foot
powerboat.

On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:46:07 -0400, wrote:

For those who don't know,
If you don't understand, FPL converted our power plat to a much more
efficient natural gas plant from the old bunker oil plant we had. That
resulted in a lot less waste heat being dumped into the river. Good
thing huh?
The SMC sued to force FPL to heat the water anyway, for the manatee,
in violation of the endangered species act, I might add..

===

Our tax payer dollars at work, that's what's really galling - that we
are paying for the stupidity of it all.

On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:48:39 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:46:07 -0400, wrote:

For those who don't know,
If you don't understand, FPL converted our power plat to a much more
efficient natural gas plant from the old bunker oil plant we had. That
resulted in a lot less waste heat being dumped into the river. Good
thing huh?
The SMC sued to force FPL to heat the water anyway, for the manatee,
in violation of the endangered species act, I might add..

===

Our tax payer dollars at work, that's what's really galling - that we
are paying for the stupidity of it all.

It must be Obama's fault, since Bush was so pro-environment.

On 8/2/11 11:48 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:46:07 -0400, wrote:

For those who don't know,
If you don't understand, FPL converted our power plat to a much more
efficient natural gas plant from the old bunker oil plant we had. That
resulted in a lot less waste heat being dumped into the river. Good
thing huh?
The SMC sued to force FPL to heat the water anyway, for the manatee,
in violation of the endangered species act, I might add..

===

Our tax payer dollars at work, that's what's really galling - that we
are paying for the stupidity of it all.


I don't recall you whining about the trillions of tax dollars Bush blew
on Iraq and Afghanistan, w'hine.


--
Don't forget to leave a bit of beef for rec.boat's right-wing
conservatrashers and ID spoofers to feed upon. The more they feed, the
quicker rec.boats will fall into the black hole of cyberspace and disappear.

On 8/3/2011 12:30 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:48:39 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:46:07 -0400, wrote:

For those who don't know,
If you don't understand, FPL converted our power plat to a much more
efficient natural gas plant from the old bunker oil plant we had. That
resulted in a lot less waste heat being dumped into the river. Good
thing huh?
The SMC sued to force FPL to heat the water anyway, for the manatee,
in violation of the endangered species act, I might add..

===

Our tax payer dollars at work, that's what's really galling - that we
are paying for the stupidity of it all.

It must be Obama's fault, since Bush was so pro-environment.

If you want to blame someone, Shine your light on Buffett, Ms Parrot.
Try pinning anything on O the slippery one. O would be the first to
blame Bush for anything and everything. O is an irresponsible ass. Kind
of like you and the rest of the fleabaggers. Polly wanna cracker?

On 8/3/2011 6:11 AM, X - Man wrote:
On 8/2/11 11:48 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:46:07 -0400, wrote:

For those who don't know,
If you don't understand, FPL converted our power plat to a much more
efficient natural gas plant from the old bunker oil plant we had. That
resulted in a lot less waste heat being dumped into the river. Good
thing huh?
The SMC sued to force FPL to heat the water anyway, for the manatee,
in violation of the endangered species act, I might add..

===

Our tax payer dollars at work, that's what's really galling - that we
are paying for the stupidity of it all.


I don't recall you whining about the trillions of tax dollars Bush blew
on Iraq and Afghanistan, w'hine.



You mean Congress blew, don't you? Bush didn't start no illegal wars
like our Constitution expert did. Get a grip asshole.

In article om, "not a
says...

On 8/3/2011 6:11 AM, X - Man wrote:
On 8/2/11 11:48 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:46:07 -0400, wrote:

For those who don't know,
If you don't understand, FPL converted our power plat to a much more
efficient natural gas plant from the old bunker oil plant we had. That
resulted in a lot less waste heat being dumped into the river. Good
thing huh?
The SMC sued to force FPL to heat the water anyway, for the manatee,
in violation of the endangered species act, I might add..

===

Our tax payer dollars at work, that's what's really galling - that we
are paying for the stupidity of it all.


I don't recall you whining about the trillions of tax dollars Bush blew
on Iraq and Afghanistan, w'hine.



You mean Congress blew, don't you? Bush didn't start no illegal wars
like our Constitution expert did. Get a grip asshole.

You right wing mooks are just ignorant morons. I would engage in a
debate about this subject with you, but I'd rather just call names and
insult. It's a tactic I learned when on a secret mission in Viet Name
with a high ranking general and later at Yale.