On Mar 22, 7:15*am, W1TEF wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:51:57 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:





On Mar 22, 5:12 am, W1TEF wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:04:11 -0400, Wayne.B

wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:03:42 -0700, "RG" wrote:

You really need to buy a copy of Chapman's and
study it. Seriously.

Chapman's is a great investment for anyone who is even remotely
interested in boats. Hopefully that includes everyone in this group
and I know it applies to Tim. I got my first copy sometime back in
the early 70s and still refer to it once in a while.

I have two copies of "American Practical Navigator" - one published in
1914 and the latest that has all the more modern changes. The
differences between the two are significant.

My Paternal Grandfather had a copy of "The New American Practical
Navigator" which was the book that Bowditch's AMP is based on. It was
written in 1802. It now resides in the Peabody Museum in Salem, MA.

Personally, Chapman's is great for all around boating, but Bowditch is
the Master Course. :)

Does this come close to what you're talking about, Tom?

http://www.irbs.com/bowditch/

Yeah - that's it, but I would heed Wayne's advice and get a copy of
Chapman's and read through it first. *Bowditch is a great book once
you've got the gist of everything, but it can be heavy going - nothing
that anybody with high school geometry and trig can't handle - to tell
the truth, the trig isn't all that necessary but it makes everything
else easier.

I would also pick up a copy of the rule book and look through it for
the various types of lights you will run into on your trip down river.
Just to get an idea of what looks like what. *Chapman's does cover it,
but the Nav Rules book is more condensed and gives you the legal
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"Worthy advice is always worthy to heed. "

Thanks!