But you yourself admitted that leaving with weak batteries was a failing, as
was not purchasing fresh ones on reaching land. These aren't my criticisms,
but yours.

The failing was nothing more than an anoyance...didn't effect the trip at all.

RB

Bobsprit wrote:
But you yourself admitted that leaving with weak batteries was a
failing, as was not purchasing fresh ones on reaching land. These
aren't my criticisms, but yours.

The failing was nothing more than an anoyance...didn't effect the
trip at all.

I didn't say that it affected the trip. But with a newbie navigator, I would
have thought that some sort of backup that was better than 'failing
batteries' would have been prudent. I seem to recall that you thought that
as well. Can you appreciate that there's a difference between 'preparation'
and 'hindsight'?


--
Wally
www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com
Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light.

I didn't say that it affected the trip. But with a newbie navigator, I would
have thought that some sort of backup that was better than 'failing
batteries' would have been prudent.

We had a backup. They're called "paper charts." They don't need batteries, nor
does the 3 compasses we carry.
In any case we were able to use the GPS for the whole trip.

RB

Bobsprit wrote:
I didn't say that it affected the trip. But with a newbie navigator,
I would have thought that some sort of backup that was better than
'failing batteries' would have been prudent.

We had a backup. They're called "paper charts." They don't need
batteries, nor does the 3 compasses we carry.

I thought the paper charts were your primary nav tools, and that the GPS was
the backup?


In any case we were able to use the GPS for the whole trip.

20-20.


--
Wally
www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com
Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light.

We had a backup. They're called "paper charts." They don't need
batteries, nor does the 3 compasses we carry.

I thought the paper charts were your primary nav tools, and that the GPS was
the backup?

Every nav tool is a backup for every other nav tool.
Keep trying!

RB

Bobsprit wrote:

I thought the paper charts were your primary nav tools, and that the
GPS was the backup?

Every nav tool is a backup for every other nav tool.
Keep trying!

When you play Deep Purple records, do you have everything louder than
everything else?


--
Wally
www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com
Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light.

When you play Deep Purple records, do you have everything louder than
everything else?

A generally have everything set to 11.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message ...
We had a backup. They're called "paper charts."

Let's us have their numbers please?

Bwahahahahahah!

S.Simon - a Captain who knows a fraud when he sees one

Let's us have their numbers please?

NOS numbers? I have the chart kit here. For which area?

RB

A chart kit is not a 'chart'. It's a scaled down version of a chart.
You said charts which means NOAA govt. charts. For example
the NOAA chart for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands is numbered
25640 scale 1:326,856.L.I.S. would be 123__. Fill in the last
two numbers please

Another case of Booby lying?

S.Simon - a Captain with a complete set of real paper charts.


"Bobsprit" wrote in message ...
Let's us have their numbers please?

NOS numbers? I have the chart kit here. For which area?

RB