Water Sports Questions and Answers
Which is a faster swimmer ? a Swordfish or a Tuna?
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Below is a list of the deep creatures speed. I put a * by the ones you asked about.
Maximum Travel Speed of Selected Marine Life
Species (Scientific Name), Mode of Travel
[if except swimming] Speed (mph)
Abalone (Haliotis), crawling 0.012
Blenny (Zoarces) 0.5
Goby (Gobius minutus) 0.6
Rock Gunnel (Pholis gunnelus) 0.7
Sprat (Clupea sprattus) 1.4
Stickleback (Spinachia spinachia) 1.75
Flounder (Pleuronectes flesus) 2.4
Eel (Anguilla rostrata) 2.4
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) 2.9
Searobin (Trigla) 3.1
Herring (Clupea harengus) 3.6
Human (Homo sapiens) 5.04
Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) 5.4
Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus) 8
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 12
Pacific Salmon (Oncorynchus), leaping 14
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) 17
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) 17
Pacific Whitesided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) 17
Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) 20
Market Squid (Loligo opalescens) 20
Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) 22
Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) 23.6
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) 24.5
Pacific Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) 24.7
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) 25
Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) 25.42
Barracuda (Sphyraena) 27
Blue Whale (Balaenopterus musculus) 29.76
Shortfin Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) 30.4
Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) 31
Dall's Porpoise (Phocaenoides dalli), leap 34.5
Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) 34.5
Flying Fish (Exocoetidae), gliding 35
Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), leaping 37
Bonito (Sarda), leap 40
**Albacore (Thunnus alalunga), leaping 40
**Blue-fin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus), leap 43.4
**Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares), leaping 46.35
Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), leap 47.88
*Marlin (Makaira), leaping 50
**Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), leap 60
*Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), leaping 68
A swordfish they a sword ahead of the tuna
Swordfish for sure.
The oversived dorsal fin which 'springs up' when needed act as a stabilizer allowing the fish to apply full force with its' muscular tail and converts any transverse thrust into forward latural movement. The fish can also control the pitch of the dorsal fin allowing lofty speed control ie: a very precise rudder.These guys are hurriedly, you'd struggle to get away even within a very speedily boat!
Need help out near my 92 sea-doo?
Question:The seadoo starts great runs great out of the water once contained by the water it one and only goes to 3,000 RPM's any one get a solution?
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Assuming you've checked for damage to your impeller/pump and found none, hold you overheated the engine recently? If so, there's a righteous chance it's tripped an overheat sensor that requests to be reset. Another possiblity is a wire hold frayed, which can also mimic an overheating condition, causing the seadoo to keep a tight rein on it's rpm's.
you should probably just draw from a new one! i close-fisted sea doos are great but a 92 it will hold giving u problems i have a 04 and it other has problems!!
How can I find a one hand push your way for a small journey boat? One used to exists call a Praddle.?
Question:the web site where on earth I found the Praddle no longer exists
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Try local Marina's or Boat stores, they may be able to instruct it for you.
If either one is not close to you, try this site:
http://www.optimistusa.com/index.asp...
Here are links to some Praddle suppliers. Unfortunately, most are within the UK so you may have to repay high shipping if you are within the US:
http://www.ldcracingsailboats.co.uk/shop...
http://www.force4.co.uk/productdetails/m...
http://www.purplemarine.com/store/shoppi...
Good luck.
Someone is bound to have one on eBay: http://www.ebay.com
Surf in Tampa?
Question:I was wondering if there are any decent surf spots near Tampa, Florida. I know there's better surf on the Atlantic side, but its my understanding that there's is some surf to be found. And what about this time of year?
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Not this time of year are there that big of waves. Just wait until May and then every spot is awesome because the waves start to get alot bigger than they are now.
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