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RE: Ships Wheel - 1/18/2013 8:50:27 PM
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rucruizin
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Wullll, let's see it T.
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ORIGINAL: Conifer water rat
It looked real to us! It was only 1/2 of the wheel.... we got a photo
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RE: Ships Wheel - 1/27/2013 3:18:22 AM
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TeriA
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I still think it is planted!
I'd be okay with it even if it was. Ship wrecks often make the best additions to a reef system, at least thats my limited understanding of it. The coral has something new to latch onto and the sea critters use the debris for housing. Cancun has done an amazing job of creating an underwater museum of statues and sculptures. I don't pretend to know a lot about it, but, from what I have read, as long as the wheel isn't made of iron, it is actually a positive addition to the reef ecosystem. Now the cannons, I guess they were probably made of iron, and the articles I read stated that the iron from sunken ships can quickly throw the ecosystem out of balance.
The problem with shipwrecks appears to be a particularly aggressive reef-dwelling creature called Rhodactis howesii, a type of sea anemone. When nutrients are abundant and there are no predators, R. howesii thrives. Unfortunately, it also eats coral, threatening the foundation of the ecosystem.
So, if it's planted, it may be contributing to the deterioration described by other divers and snorkelers that have more knowledge than I about the conditions of the reef. If it is truly the remnants of a shipwreck, I wonder if the effects of the iron are still even measurable.
Anyway, I personally think they are legit.
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RE: Ships Wheel - 1/27/2013 10:58:15 AM
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SolMan
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Most likely a plant... the Matanceros went down further south, near Chemuyil. Still very cool, I'll have to make it a point to look for it in July.
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RE: Ships Wheel - 1/27/2013 12:53:13 PM
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SolMan
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Interesting - it's not a wheel from a ship's helm, not sure what it is. The "spokes" seem to be finned at an angle like a turbine.
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RE: Ships Wheel - 1/27/2013 1:48:34 PM
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vintagefxr
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That is not the ships wheel that I have seen in the past . The one that I have seen is the steering wheel off a ship. Probably 4 ft across.
< Message edited by vintagefxr -- 1/27/2013 4:13:01 PM >
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