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Default Help with nautical term

I've always considered it a nautical term for a tenth of a mile.


"JohnH" wrote in message
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If a boat is a "cable's length" away from another, how far apart are the
two boats?

Is it true that a sea mile is a little longer than a land mile and a lot
wetter?
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'Til next time,

John H

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