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- Neighborhood Etiquette
- Steps in Solving a Problem With Your Neighbor
- Water Safety
- Keep our waterways pollution free
- Fishing
- Boating Tips
| Neighborhood Etiquette: |
- Don't throw trash (including grass clippings) in the waterways or on the street.
- Don't play music loudly or late at night, remember sound travels long distances over the water.
- Don't make a wake when traveling in your boat.
- Don't allow your pets to wander freely throughout the subdivision.
- Don't store your boat, boat trailer, or recreational vehicle on the street.
- Maintain your property in good condition.
| Steps in Solving a Problem With Your Neighbor: |
- Talk to your neighbor in a non-confrontational, friendly, manner (remember there are always two sides to every issue).
- Explain the problem and ask for their help.
- Listen to their side of the issue.
- Try to workout a solution or compromise.
| Water Safety |
- Never swim alone, use the buddy system and flotation devices.
- Never leave children near the water unattended.
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75% of submersion victims studied by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSD) were between 1 & 3 years old; 65 % were boys. Toddlers, in particular, often do something unexpected because their capabilities change daily.
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One or both parents were supervising most children
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46% of the children were last seen in the house
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69% of the children were not expected to be at or near the water
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Barriers (fence, door alarms and safety latches) are not childproof, but they provide layers of protection
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Appoint a "designated watcher" to protect children during social gatherings near the water
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Do not leave toys near the water, they can attract young children to the water
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Do not consider young children to be drown-proof because they have had swimming lessons.
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Instruct babysitters about water hazards
- Keep a flotation device handy that you can through to someone in trouble.
- Learn CPR. Babysitters and other caretakers, such as grandparents and older siblings, should also know CPR
- Barnacles along the bulkhead and pilings are very sharp and can cut like a razor
- Have a dog ramp. Tragically, every year several dogs fall into our waterways and drown. If you have a dog please build a dog ramp.
| Keep our waterways pollution free by: |
- Take precautions when using pesticides for lawn and pest control
- Don't pour items down the street storm drains, they drain directly into the waterways
- If you have a dog or cat, pick up their feces, bag it and place in garbage
- Do not over feed the ducks
- If you see rubbish in the water, fish it out
- Place grass clippings in bags not the waterways
| Fishing |
- Eden Isles waterways are brackish, approximately 140 feet wide and 15 to 20 feet deep with a soft mud bottom.
- Eden Isles waterways contain: Bluegill, Bass, Catfish, Gar, Redfish, Speckled Trout, White Trout, Flounder, Croaker, Drum, Sheepshead, mullet, croaker, eels, shrimp, crabs and one in 1993, a wayward manatee.
- My favorite Spots
- Under my neighbor's flood light, at night
| Boating Tips |
*Check list for getting your boat ready for the season
- Check your battery - check water level, clean terminals and all corrosion make sure it is strapped down in the boat
- Check your bilge pump - clean out strainer and around the pump. Make sure wires are secured by clamps or black ty-wraps, check clamps and hoses.
- Change your lower gear case oil, if it appears white or milky then you probably have a leak in your seals. Get this repaired prior to operation of your boat as not to damage your gears.
- Change oil filters, gas (water separator filters) and check all hose and fuel connections for tightness.
- Change your motor oil in your I/O or inboard. Use marine type oils, (i.e. OMC, Mercruiser, etc.) they are designed for marine application and contain more additives than just regular car motor oils such as rust inhibitors, and are designed to operate at a higher temperature and cool your engine at a heavier load or higher RPM.
- Every six months 6he propeller should be removed from the shaft and the splines on the propeller shaft should be greased with an anti-corrosion, water resistance marine grease.