This means that we need to really pay close attention to raw water strainers if we run the engine or generator.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Seaweed everywhere
We are now in our 5th season cruising in the Caribbean. This season we have noticed a very unusual sight as we cross the various channels between islands - Sargasso Weed. The weed is normal in or around the Gulf Stream, in the Bahamas and further North in the Atlantic but not so here in the Islands. This winter we have seen large clumps of the weed on every crossing and along the coasts of each of the Islands that we have visited.
This means that we need to really pay close attention to raw water strainers if we run the engine or generator.
This means that we need to really pay close attention to raw water strainers if we run the engine or generator.
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I noticed a lot of Sargasso during our crossing. It started about 1/2 way across. Must make quite a trip to make that big circle.
ReplyDeleteWe were told that storms early last summer moved the weed out of normal areas and pulled a lot into some of the lower Atlantic - since the stuff grows just fine in the water it is just out "cruising" the Caribbean!
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