additional navigation lights.
hk wrote:
On 3/22/10 9:10 AM, W1TEF wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:43:32 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:12:40 -0400,
wrote:
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. :)
Do you have a copy of Dutton's also? My copy dates back to the 70s or
80s. I believe it was the official navigation text at the the US
Naval Academy at that time but I always found Bowditch more useful for
most things. Dutton's had information on electronic navigation but
that's way out of date at this point.
No, but my brother has the copy my Dad had along with a WWII
Bluejacket manual which is also kind of interesting. :)
Are you related to the SW Tom who wasn't going to post here?
:)
Does it matter?
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