100 Degrees and Nettles What do you Do?

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We stayed at home this weekend b/c of the 100 degree temp and the nettles are starting to show up.

How do you cool off while in the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries?

I have seen the nettle net, but no sure I want to spend $500 just to say in a small net.

I appreciate any suggestions.
 
Swim between them...LOL...really, you really do become immune to them if you swim enough. My 7 yo has very sensitive skin and they don't cause him enough discomfort to stay out of the water. Good remidies are Adolfs meat tenderizer and white vinegar. Where are you? 4th of July are usually when they get bad Mid Bay.
 
how could it be 100 degrees... it was like 50 when i went thru 2 weeks ago :-)

keep a fresh water hose or shower on the transom... that's waht we do when we spot jellyfish.
 
Pascal,
It's 98 degrees in the Philly area right now.

My solution for avoiding nettles when swimming in the Chesapeake? Move the boat north of the Chester River! ;)
 
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Where are you? 4th of July are usually when they get bad Mid Bay.

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I am in Deltaville, VA. I noticed a few around my slip during Memorial Day weekend.
 
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Originally posted by PascalG

how could it be 100 degrees... it was like 50 when i went thru 2 weeks ago :-)

keep a fresh water hose or shower on the transom... that's waht we do when we spot jellyfish.

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When we left Stuart, FL in early May it was in the low 90's. 24 hours later we're chilled to the bone in the low 50's in MD. Yet today it's showing 94 outside the boat. Go figure.

We have a saying in MD: "This is Maryland, give it 15 minutes and the weather will change."
 
Kurt,
It was 87 today in Stuart with a 15kt east wind. No nettles either.

Mark
 
I was working on the boat over this last weekend and the temperature was in the low 90s both days with high humidity. This was at Kent Narrows. Thank goodness for a covered slip and three air conditioners.
We put in a new wood floor in the galley and dinette area. Looks real nice now.
I also realized that one of my sons is a bilge monkey. He replaced all of the zincs on the DD 8V53s (a total of eight 3/4 items. Great price form Boatfix.) in about 15 minutes and did not raise the engine hatches.
 
Bilge monkeys are very expensive around here.
 
Mine is a trained mechanic and could be available at a reasonable cost at weekends if you have some requirements in the upper Chesapeake area, and are prepared to work with him.
 
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