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On Jan 10, 12:59*pm, "Paul@BYC" wrote:
Just in time for another snowstorm, probably. There were nearly 2000 unread messages in rec.boats when I "logged in" here. It's a new year, and I'm going to leave them unread. So, anyone boating or fishing? :) Yes, on our way to the FL Keys, no fishing yet but brought 3 trolling rods with us and a bunch of lures. We're anchored tonight in the wilderness area near Everglades City. Tomorrow we'll probably end up in the Little Shark River, well back in the 'glades with no internet, no cell service, no marine VHF coverage, no nada. It's a beautiful area but not a good place to get in trouble. Three or four years ago we had to rescue a guy in a fair sized flats boat who was stranded out there in the boondocks with an engine that would not start. |
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On Jan 10, 11:59*am, "Paul@BYC" wrote:
Just in time for another snowstorm, probably. There were nearly 2000 unread messages in rec.boats when I "logged in" here. It's a new year, and I'm going to leave them unread. So, anyone boating or fishing? :) No, but i'm working out the plans to remodel mine... http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...047?scoring=d& |
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
... On Jan 10, 12:59 pm, "Paul@BYC" wrote: Just in time for another snowstorm, probably. There were nearly 2000 unread messages in rec.boats when I "logged in" here. It's a new year, and I'm going to leave them unread. So, anyone boating or fishing? :) Yes, on our way to the FL Keys, no fishing yet but brought 3 trolling rods with us and a bunch of lures. We're anchored tonight in the wilderness area near Everglades City. Tomorrow we'll probably end up in the Little Shark River, well back in the 'glades with no internet, no cell service, no marine VHF coverage, no nada. It's a beautiful area but not a good place to get in trouble. Three or four years ago we had to rescue a guy in a fair sized flats boat who was stranded out there in the boondocks with an engine that would not start. Reply: Sounds nice. We are planning a trip to San Pedro, Belize and Caye Caulker. Any recommendations for lodging? Looking hard at the Sunbreeze in San Pedro. |
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On Jan 10, 4:46*pm, "Wayne.B" wrote:
On Jan 10, 12:59*pm, "Paul@BYC" wrote: Just in time for another snowstorm, probably. There were nearly 2000 unread messages in rec.boats when I "logged in" here. It's a new year, and I'm going to leave them unread. So, anyone boating or fishing? :) Yes, on our way to the FL Keys, no fishing yet but brought 3 trolling rods with us and a bunch of lures. *We're anchored tonight in the wilderness area near Everglades City. *Tomorrow we'll probably end up in the Little Shark River, well back in the 'glades with no internet, no cell service, no marine VHF coverage, no nada. *It's a beautiful area but not a good place to get in trouble. *Three or four years ago we had to rescue a guy in a fair sized flats boat who was stranded out there in the boondocks with an engine that would not start. Wayne, can you still use short wave? |
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On Jan 10, 9:37*pm, Tim wrote:
On Jan 10, 4:46*pm, "Wayne.B" wrote: On Jan 10, 12:59*pm, "Paul@BYC" wrote: Just in time for another snowstorm, probably. There were nearly 2000 unread messages in rec.boats when I "logged in" here. It's a new year, and I'm going to leave them unread. So, anyone boating or fishing? :) Yes, on our way to the FL Keys, no fishing yet but brought 3 trolling rods with us and a bunch of lures. *We're anchored tonight in the wilderness area near Everglades City. *Tomorrow we'll probably end up in the Little Shark River, well back in the 'glades with no internet, no cell service, no marine VHF coverage, no nada. *It's a beautiful area but not a good place to get in trouble. *Three or four years ago we had to rescue a guy in a fair sized flats boat who was stranded out there in the boondocks with an engine that would not start. Wayne, can you still use short wave?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, HF SSB radio works just about everywhere but it is not as convenient for short range communication as marine VHF. Another alternative is satellite telephone such as the Iridium system. For most people a sat phone would be the smallest/easiest solution for communication in remote areas. |
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On 1/11/2011 7:26 AM, BAR wrote:
In , says... Just in time for another snowstorm, probably. There were nearly 2000 unread messages in rec.boats when I "logged in" here. It's a new year, and I'm going to leave them unread. So, anyone boating or fishing? :) You weren't missed. In fact I request that you go back to your paradise to leave us to ours. Are you another disgruntled Tea Party fella? My understanding from reading this newsgroup is that you are boatless, have been boatless for many, many years, and have no intention of getting a boat. I have two boats, both in pretty good shape, one I use on Lake Zoar and one I use in Long Island Sound. On that basis, my presence here in "rec.boats" seems appropriate. Why are you here? |
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On 1/11/2011 7:59 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Jan 10, 9:37 pm, wrote: On Jan 10, 4:46 pm, wrote: On Jan 10, 12:59 pm, wrote: Just in time for another snowstorm, probably. There were nearly 2000 unread messages in rec.boats when I "logged in" here. It's a new year, and I'm going to leave them unread. So, anyone boating or fishing? :) Yes, on our way to the FL Keys, no fishing yet but brought 3 trolling rods with us and a bunch of lures. We're anchored tonight in the wilderness area near Everglades City. Tomorrow we'll probably end up in the Little Shark River, well back in the 'glades with no internet, no cell service, no marine VHF coverage, no nada. It's a beautiful area but not a good place to get in trouble. Three or four years ago we had to rescue a guy in a fair sized flats boat who was stranded out there in the boondocks with an engine that would not start. Wayne, can you still use short wave?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, HF SSB radio works just about everywhere but it is not as convenient for short range communication as marine VHF. Another alternative is satellite telephone such as the Iridium system. For most people a sat phone would be the smallest/easiest solution for communication in remote areas. Out on the mighty Lake Zoar, we use ordinary cell phones. It's not a very big lake. :) Out on the even more mighty Long Island Sound, though, it's not difficult to get out of range of VHF. About 10-12 miles out and it is sometimes hard to raise shore stations, although you can raise the Coast Guard with its big towers. Must be that line of sight thing. |
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On Jan 11, 6:59*am, "Wayne.B" wrote:
On Jan 10, 9:37*pm, Tim wrote: On Jan 10, 4:46*pm, "Wayne.B" wrote: On Jan 10, 12:59*pm, "Paul@BYC" wrote: Just in time for another snowstorm, probably. There were nearly 2000 unread messages in rec.boats when I "logged in" here. It's a new year, and I'm going to leave them unread. So, anyone boating or fishing? :) Yes, on our way to the FL Keys, no fishing yet but brought 3 trolling rods with us and a bunch of lures. *We're anchored tonight in the wilderness area near Everglades City. *Tomorrow we'll probably end up in the Little Shark River, well back in the 'glades with no internet, no cell service, no marine VHF coverage, no nada. *It's a beautiful area but not a good place to get in trouble. *Three or four years ago we had to rescue a guy in a fair sized flats boat who was stranded out there in the boondocks with an engine that would not start. Wayne, can you still use short wave?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, HF SSB radio works just about everywhere but it is not as convenient for short range communication as marine VHF. *Another alternative is satellite telephone such as the Iridium system. * For most people a sat phone would be the smallest/easiest solution for communication in remote areas. Well, in the everglades, maybe you need a CB. |
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