Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

[Nos4r2]

For some reason I feel like cr@p the day after being out on salt water.Joints ache, head feels 'spaced'-and the g/f gets it too. Anyone got any idea why?

 

[K5WAS]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

Too much beer.

 

[Nos4r2]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

I wish-I don't drink alcohol when out-the rib takes a lot of punishment and I doubt I'd stay aboard if I drank.

 

[Fly Rod]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

One of the reasons is that being on the water regardless of calm or choppy seas, the boat is always doing some type of movement, side to side, or up & down!!!! You are using differant muscles of the body to stabilze one self, that you normally do not use on land, so therefore you ache!!!!<br /><br />And as far as the head, I agree with K5WAS!!!

 

[12Footer]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

It's salt water, that's why. Water evaporates, leaving salt behind. It's like what happens to a slug when you pour salt on it...Ya shrivvel-up and die.<br />The salt get's into your pours, and, just like your outboard, corrodes yer giblets ---thus, ya feel like crap, only sore. <br /><br />Ah hates salt water!! But i likes to fish, and the vistas from a mile offshore are not to be found any closer than Lake Trafford or Lake Ockeechobee. And even then , it isn't the same.<br />I mean, i hit a rock 2 miles out in the "big-O".....A ROCK! Wiped-out me prop, it did! You don't have suprises like that 2 miles out in the Gulp of pepsico.

 

[K5WAS]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

I have never had any ill effects from being out in the gulf. 99% (a guess) of the people that go on cruises never have any problems either. I have been on a cruise ship and never felt better. By the way, I was only jokeing about the beer, I never drink any alcohal when I go out in the boat either.

 

[stan_deezy]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

Gotta agree with the answer Nos that its partly to do with the movement of a small boat and the amount of muscle tension that you produce, sometimes unknowingly, to maintain balance etc.<br /><br />Balance as you know is co-ordinated through various sensors in the body, especially in the ears. Imagine a bath of water and imagine setting a wave motion running through it. When you stop the wave action the water keeps moving for a while. Same in the human body only different <br /><br />Have a look at professional seaman when they come ashore after a long voyage and you'll see quite a swagger or "seaman's roll" as they walk. Commonly know as sea legs.<br /><br />The headache is probably from muscular tension in the neck. Or dehydration: not alcohol: alcohol consumption does NOT cause dehydration: common myth!<br /><br /><br />Ps: be very careful where you go and watch those seamen I talked about or you might end up with a few more aches and pains

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

Large doses of sunshine, whether on a boat or in the back yard, sometimes gives me a slight headache.

 

[stan_deezy]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

Nos, meant to say there are two possible cures for this:<br /><br />1. Ibuprofen taken after the trip (observe the safety warnings on the label!)<br /><br /><br />2. Give me your Searider

 

[Nos4r2]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

hehehehe....<br /><br />So I guess the answer is to go out more often and drink more fluids then...?

 

[stan_deezy]

Re: Anyone feel odd after a day on salt water?

Yeah, you'll soon get used to the Searider Roll