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Anchor Ball anybody?

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by Norseman, Mar 23, 2019.

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  1. Beau, Mar 24, 2019
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    It was one of the outstanding experiences in our lives. If you'd like to see photos.... They come in slow, like a motorcycle pack with dorsal muscles rippling, but thankfully they are nocturnal feeders. Dived from a live aboard 5 dive a day - we were exhausted!

    In the Caribbean, Stuart Cove used to bait the cribs in for us - a way different experience. Fast fish in search of food.
  2. Oscarvan, Mar 24, 2019
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    I see.......
  3. motoryachtlover, Mar 25, 2019
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    Yea I caught that to. Capt Ralph is hell on a keyboard. Although I have not seen a nurse sharks genitalia. After they bit somebody’s lip at Compass last year I dont think I will be trying to examine their gentitalia.
  4. Capt Ralph, Mar 25, 2019
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    Woops, SpellChecker curse.
    Gentle Giants..
  5. Capt Ralph, Mar 25, 2019
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    As gentle as they are, mess with or spook them can result in injuries.
  6. Beau, Mar 25, 2019
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    Just curious. Why not catch, photos and release? Nurse sharks so far as I know have no commercial or food value.
  7. Capt Ralph, Mar 25, 2019
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    I used to just photo. I've never harrassed a critter with larger teeth than mine. Calm Nurse sharks can be pet.
    I've got memories of a Smooth skin - Dog faced shark playing peek-a-boo with me behind some pinicals near 25 years ago.
    I was concerned then he may have felt threatened. And stopped. He continued to play looking around the end of a Reed cap then back to the other end. In 20 feet of water I used up my whole 100cf tank that day. Some sharks just want to have fun...
    And, I digress again.
  8. Capt Ralph, Mar 25, 2019
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    Oh, while I'm eating up band width, sharks use clappers if I recall.
  9. Boomer, Mar 27, 2019
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    Back to the anchor ball...I looked on ebay for them and could not locate them or I am using the wrong term....black day marker marine?
  10. Oscarvan, Mar 27, 2019
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  11. Norseman, Mar 27, 2019
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    Day Shape/Anchor Ball should get you something, like a black foldable plastic ball. The mounting however is not standard like a navigation light or a VHF antenna. Pascal steered me in the right direction with flag pennant...(never carried a flag on the pulpit, or a pennant, always seemed to be for the Yacht Club Crowd, not my cup of tea)
    Thx for bringing the thread back on track, it suffered a tiny bit of thread creep.:D
  12. Beau, Mar 27, 2019
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    My apologies for doing that!
  13. Norseman, Mar 27, 2019
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    Nah, you are good, everybody derailed this thread, including a spell checker in the sky and Captain Ralph on Genital Giants.
    I enjoy loose threads but the Mods are probably popping Valium right now. :confused:
  14. Capt Ralph, Mar 27, 2019
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    Sorry about that crapp.
  15. Norseman, Mar 27, 2019
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    Aye Gentlemen, no harm done, we are back to anchor balls, all good..
  16. Norseman, Mar 27, 2019
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    Copied and Pasted from one of them sailboat forums..

  17. Capt Ralph, Mar 27, 2019
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    All Good. All Crappy.

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  18. Oscarvan, Mar 27, 2019
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    It's a forum.
  19. Boomer, Mar 28, 2019
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    Thanks for the update thru amazon... anchor ball on it's way
  20. Norseman, Mar 31, 2019
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    Another one..

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