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I was once at a marina and spent an hour or so trying to identify a strange noise. Not the shrimp (which I have heard before) , but more like a muffled alarm sounding every few seconds. This went on for a couple nights. When we left the marina and anchored, the noise was gone. I've heard a similar noise since then but only at marinas.


My conclusion; The floating docks rubbing against the pilings or a noise from another boat carried through the water.
 
So I'm not totally crazy! I'm guessing it was some kind of marine life. It really sounded like rushing water, but I was not in an area with big tidal flow or current. Plus, the noise would come and go, like the hungry "whatever" would eat awhile then get chased away by a fish maybe, then come back, then get chased away. It went on for a few hours.
 
Greetings,
Mr. 01. "It went on for a few hours." Well, maybe for a few bottles anyway...

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Or. Maybe you have such a stray current that your boat is a giant hyper electrode and what you ear is the bubbles of your boat disolving but it this case considering the noise you should have already sunk :)
 
Tamrow said:
I remembered hearing a story about fish noise in Seattle from a few years ago so I looked it up. I found the link. There is a link in the story of audio of the suspected perpetrator. Read the article and take a listen...

Seattle 'Hum' May Be Due To Midshipman Fish That Produce Sound For Mating (VIDEO, AUDIO) | The Huffington Post
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Seems to support the W C Fields reason not to drink water, because "Fish "make love" (not actual word) in it".:)
I have seen a shrimp/prawn feeding on the transom of a moored boat, don`t doubt a number of them could generate noise.Wonder how they cope with the antifoul flavoring?
 
Shrimp, barnacles and fish. Maybe other things too. Got called a few times to troubleshoot such noises. Talk about red faced owners!!! We all got a laugh out of it.
 
It was an interesting experience. I was drinking some wine, and I do have some hearing damage from too many power tools, so I was a relieved to hear that others have heard of these "strange noises".
 
FlyWright said:
Of course, if you don't find the cause, you can always blame it on "shrimp" like the rest of these guys. It's a secret little lie (a lot like snipe) that allows them to sleep at night while their boats slowly dissolve back into the sea.
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Lou_tribal said:
Or. Maybe you have such a stray current that your boat is a giant hyper electrode and what you ear is the bubbles of your boat disolving but it this case considering the noise you should have already sunk :)
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Exactly, Lou! That's what I'm thinking, too. It very well could be the sound of their shaft log being eaten away by the god of electrons. :eek: :facepalm: :popcorn:
 
FlyWright said:
Exactly, Lou! That's what I'm thinking, too. It very well could be the sound of their shaft log being eaten away by the god of electrons. :eek: :facepalm: :popcorn:
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If we have no news from him in 24h we can say the diagnostic was right :hide:
 
I'm still alive!

The evil boat-eating shrimp didn't win this time.
 
I would suggest you to have a quick check during your next haul, maybe you will see some trace of teeth on your hull :)
 
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