And unfortunately they corelate boats with a drink. It elevates the chance of injury for them. One of the reasons Florida has laws against any interaction with manatee.
Manatees are so weird. Imagine living in sea water and you can only drink fresh water. They have no folds in their brain which isn't a good sign, yet, they have been observed to intentionally farm seagrass by eating less desirable algae. Nature's mystery.
For the confused: the boat engine sucks in water for cooling, but saltwater is corrosive over time. So every time you are done using the boat/engine in saltwater, you cycle fresh water through to clean out the salt.
![image showing [OC] A Manatee drinking fresh water from my engine rinse](6a117a35-e4f0-591f-9218-1e917cbffbb8.jpg)
Nasty____nate on July 10th, 2026 at 21:09 UTC »
And unfortunately they corelate boats with a drink. It elevates the chance of injury for them. One of the reasons Florida has laws against any interaction with manatee.
candycane7 on July 10th, 2026 at 21:21 UTC »
Manatees are so weird. Imagine living in sea water and you can only drink fresh water. They have no folds in their brain which isn't a good sign, yet, they have been observed to intentionally farm seagrass by eating less desirable algae. Nature's mystery.
The42ndDuck on July 10th, 2026 at 21:45 UTC »
For the confused: the boat engine sucks in water for cooling, but saltwater is corrosive over time. So every time you are done using the boat/engine in saltwater, you cycle fresh water through to clean out the salt.