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How does Joe navigate? Seamanship quiz!!!
A magnetic compass is basically useless on a steel boat without the use of
quadrential spheres. Does Joe ever get his boat degaussed? How would Joe check the alignment of his spheres? What is the common term for the quadrential spheres? Would Joe have to re-align the compass if his boat was hit by lightning? Does Ms. Terry wear panties? Amen! Great balls of fire! Bob Crantz |
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Bob Crantz wrote: A magnetic compass is basically useless on a steel boat without the use of quadrential spheres. Does Joe ever get his boat degaussed? No..Joe has an up to date card with all the TVDMC info needed. How would Joe check the alignment of his spheres? By boxing? What is the common term for the quadrential spheres? My balls? Would Joe have to re-align the compass if his boat was hit by lightning? No. The lighting bolt would travel thru RedCloud not affecting any equipment like it would on an in-ferior plasctic boat. Bob Crantz Joe |
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"Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Bob Crantz wrote: A magnetic compass is basically useless on a steel boat without the use of quadrential spheres. Does Joe ever get his boat degaussed? No..Joe has an up to date card with all the TVDMC info needed. Well it's a start... How would Joe check the alignment of his spheres? By boxing? It's a start... What is the common term for the quadrential spheres? My balls? Your little balls... Jeez Joe get with the program! Would Joe have to re-align the compass if his boat was hit by lightning? No. The lighting bolt would travel thru RedCloud not affecting any equipment like it would on an in-ferior plasctic boat. EL WRONGO! CM |
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Capt. Mooron wrote: "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Bob Crantz wrote: A magnetic compass is basically useless on a steel boat without the use of quadrential spheres. Does Joe ever get his boat degaussed? No..Joe has an up to date card with all the TVDMC info needed. Well it's a start... What else do I need? How would Joe check the alignment of his spheres? By boxing? It's a start... What else should I do? What is the common term for the quadrential spheres? My balls? Your little balls... Jeez Joe get with the program! My balls are 10-15 lbs each Would Joe have to re-align the compass if his boat was hit by lightning? No. The lighting bolt would travel thru RedCloud not affecting any equipment like it would on an in-ferior plasctic boat. EL WRONGO! Tell me that when your carving out melted electrical lines in your inferior plastic hull. Joe CM |
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"Joe" wrote in message What else do I need? The magnetic fields on that full metal jacket dud are intense! How would Joe check the alignment of his spheres? By boxing? It's a start... What else should I do? Get a fiberglass boat and you wouldn't need to adjust your balls everytime you wanna get a line laid! What is the common term for the quadrential spheres? My balls? Your little balls... Jeez Joe get with the program! My balls are 10-15 lbs each so your quadrants are only 2lbs each? Would Joe have to re-align the compass if his boat was hit by lightning? No. The lighting bolt would travel thru RedCloud not affecting any equipment like it would on an in-ferior plasctic boat. EL WRONGO! Tell me that when your carving out melted electrical lines in your inferior plastic hull. You'll fry like and egg Joe.... CM |
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RedCloud has been hit twice by lighting Mooron. I was onboard both
times. My neighbors P40 was hit once and it melted everything electrical on his boat...EVERYTHING. Only thing affected on my boat was a TV.... I had a pair or rabbit ears ziptied to the forward stay. Everthing else was fine. Joe |
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"Joe" wrote in message oups.com... My balls are 10-15 lbs each Joe, stop teasing Jonathan! He won't be able to sleep after reading about your 15 lb balls. Regards Donal -- |
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Donal wrote: "Joe" wrote in message roups.com... My balls are 10-15 lbs each Joe, stop teasing Jonathan! He won't be able to sleep after reading about your 15 lb balls. More likely Mooron won't be able to sleep. -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
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There's more to it than you think:
http://www.whautopilots.com/Application%20Notes/ Steel yachts may be floating magnets (hard iron problems) or just have a lot steel paths to deviate external magnetic fields(soft iron problems). The hard iron effects can come about when the vessel is moored in a North/South direction for long periods of time (and by other, less understood reactions, from welding and cutting). Hard iron magnetism can be removed by applying a large AC magnetic field to the entire vessel. This "degaussing " technique was used on large commercial and military vessels about 60 years ago. The local degaussing station was located under the water at Jefferson Head (just north of Bainbridge Island, WA). The shore control building would apply huge AC currents to a giant underwater coil just as a vessel positioned its self directly over the coils. The entire steel vessel would hum at 60 Hz! I know of no existing degaussing station still in operation. Another , solution, though not too practical, is to change the vessel's direction at the dock by 90 degrees every month or so. "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Bob Crantz wrote: A magnetic compass is basically useless on a steel boat without the use of quadrential spheres. Does Joe ever get his boat degaussed? No..Joe has an up to date card with all the TVDMC info needed. How would Joe check the alignment of his spheres? By boxing? What is the common term for the quadrential spheres? My balls? Would Joe have to re-align the compass if his boat was hit by lightning? No. The lighting bolt would travel thru RedCloud not affecting any equipment like it would on an in-ferior plasctic boat. Bob Crantz Joe |
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http://www.mdsg.umces.edu/CB/lightning.html
"A lightning strike can also magnetize a keel or other, metal fittings, rendering your compass useless." "Joe" wrote in message oups.com... Bob Crantz wrote: A magnetic compass is basically useless on a steel boat without the use of quadrential spheres. Does Joe ever get his boat degaussed? No..Joe has an up to date card with all the TVDMC info needed. How would Joe check the alignment of his spheres? By boxing? What is the common term for the quadrential spheres? My balls? Would Joe have to re-align the compass if his boat was hit by lightning? No. The lighting bolt would travel thru RedCloud not affecting any equipment like it would on an in-ferior plasctic boat. Bob Crantz Joe |
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