"Gfretwell" wrote in message
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The Sea Cow is not even a native, but comes from the east indies.
Why we lettin some forign critter take over?

The manatee regulations may be to stringent, but the above is pure
BS. The manatee has been indigenous to Florida for over 45 million
years. Florida even has it's own subspecies, Trichechus manatus
latirostris.

Yeah, but 45 million years ago it must have come from somewhere.


The fact still remains that without the thermal pollution of man these
things
would swim away and most would not come back. I say, let EPA do it's job
and
eliminate the pollution from power plants. Sequester that water in
retention
ponds until it cools.
We have a power plant that heats water in the only cross penninsular water
way
in Florida and wonder why so many of these cows get hit. It is like
putting a
salt lick in the median of I-4 and wondering why all the deer get hit.
Also I think they should catch the manatee and tag them with a shock
collar
that gives negative reinforcement whenever they swim toward a boat.
We don't close the roads because a few dogs chase cars. We train the dogs.

Even School Zones for kids only require that you slow down to 15 and there
are lot more cars on the road than boats in the water.
..
Manatee Zones require that you slow to 6mph+/-.

Are manatees more important than kids?

Even School Zones for kids only require that you slow down to 15 and there
are lot more cars on the road than boats in the water.

Cars have brakes...boats don't. Cars can stop without throwing their
transmissions into reverse and then continuing to travel forward until
reverse power overcomes forward momentum. The more forward momentum, the
longer it takes a boat to stop.

Cars don't have exposed propellers either...so if one should knock down
a child at 15 mph, it's not as likely to take off an arm, leg or head as
a boat going the same speed.

Manatee Zones require that you slow to 6mph+/-.

Which is slow enough, provided that you also keep a proper lookout so
you can see anything in the water, for a reverse throttle to stop the
boat pretty close to immediately...faster and the boat will continue to
move forward.

Are manatees more important than kids?

A manatee isn't the only thing you could hit. Learning a little bit
about the dynamics of what makes your boat move and what it takes to
stop it could also save a kid's life...at the very least, it could
prevent damage to your boat.

"Peggie Hall" wrote in message
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Even School Zones for kids only require that you slow down to 15 and
there
are lot more cars on the road than boats in the water.

Cars have brakes...boats don't. Cars can stop without throwing their
transmissions into reverse and then continuing to travel forward until
reverse power overcomes forward momentum. The more forward momentum, the
longer it takes a boat to stop.

Cars don't have exposed propellers either...so if one should knock down
a child at 15 mph, it's not as likely to take off an arm, leg or head as
a boat going the same speed.

Manatee Zones require that you slow to 6mph+/-.

Which is slow enough, provided that you also keep a proper lookout so
you can see anything in the water, for a reverse throttle to stop the
boat pretty close to immediately...faster and the boat will continue to
move forward.

Are manatees more important than kids?

A manatee isn't the only thing you could hit. Learning a little bit
about the dynamics of what makes your boat move and what it takes to
stop it could also save a kid's life...at the very least, it could
prevent damage to your boat.


I know more about it than you and don't need any help.
--
-v-

What's wrong with 6 knots?
When we're out sailing, we're thrilled to move at that speed or slightly
better.

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Manatee Zones require that you slow to 6mph+/-.

Are manatees more important than kids?