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Offline Ripsnort

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« on: April 08, 2004, 10:43:00 AM »
OMG, thats a big farking wave!

http://tv-antenna.com/heavy-seas/
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Offline lasersailor184

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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2004, 10:44:19 AM »
Lol Rip.  That's what happens when it drizzles.


You should see it when it rains...
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Offline Swoop

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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2004, 10:44:58 AM »
You been sitting in your bath tub dreaming again Rip?

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Offline Halo

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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2004, 12:25:25 PM »
Wow, talk about battening down the hatches.
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Offline bullett308

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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2004, 12:52:40 PM »
Yup thats why I joined the Army and not the Navy.
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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2004, 04:58:34 PM »
Storms generally suck. :)


However, after spending four months riding around on the glass pond that is the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, we hit a typhoon while heading towards Australia. It was a fun, a nice change. :)
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« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2004, 05:27:00 PM »
Watched a ton of Reservists get SICK AS A DOG for days while in the Bermuda Triangle and riding seas much like that while in the Navy.:lol
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Offline AdmRose

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« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2004, 05:43:46 PM »
Look on the bright side, it shattered the glass in the officer's lounge :)
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2004, 06:09:11 PM »
and yet another reason to continue to be terrified of water that is deeper than what i can touch/see the bottom.

dmn im creeped out just looking at those pics
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Offline bullett308

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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2004, 06:46:19 PM »
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and yet another reason to continue to be terrified of water that is deeper than what i can touch/see the bottom.

dmn im creeped out just looking at those pics


Yeah but at 100ft down Its as calm as heaven LOL.
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Offline Sparks

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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2004, 11:17:52 PM »
Been on a couple of ships and thought "darn these things are over engineered" - decided now the're not !!!! See the tug / supply vessel on page 3 ????? :eek:  

Hells bells I hope I never see that first hand.

Nice Link Rip :aok
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Offline gofaster

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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2004, 08:23:19 AM »
What does "S/R" in "S/R Puget Sound" mean?
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Offline gofaster

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« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2004, 08:27:33 AM »
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See the tug / supply vessel on page 3 ????? :eek:  


Holy crap! :eek:

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Offline gofaster

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« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2004, 08:41:33 AM »
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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2004, 09:33:45 AM »
ive been out in similar sea states and belive me...its not those waves that gets you seasick.

from what i have seen its the constant medium to small waves that gets to newbs.. in the really heavy seas you are to busy.
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