OzOne wrote in message

Sure you can, but Bubbles was asking about it's use with a GPS.

GPS - Dynamic Waypoint
Compass - Static Waypoint
IOW.....
A GPS will only provide bearing between waypoints, this of course requires
movement. A compass will give you bearing from a fixed point.

CM

"Captain Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
You had better have a charting GPS on board when your chart gets blown
overboard
in that squall! Anyone who relies on just paper charts is a fool. And god
forbid
somebody falls with the winch handle in thier hand and smashes the
compass!

Bwahahahahahahahahaha...... Jax is that you?

CM

In article ,
Captain Joe Redcloud wrote:
On 19 Oct 2005 15:37:43 -0700, lid (Jonathan Ganz) wrote:

In article .com,
Capt. Rob wrote:
You're joking, right?
A commercial boat recently ran aground when their
electronics went out. They had no paper charts.

You're living outer space if you think even 75% of boaters are carrying
paper charts anymore, but I was referring to actual use of them. I love
Doug's comment about hand compasses, so obviously a hand bearing
compass and I hope he has one...but I doubt it.

It's just highly recommended for rec boaters. Electronics can fail. Of
course, it's highly recommended that people not be over weight and
watch their cholesterol levels, but I bet 75% of people don't do that
either.


You had better have a charting GPS on board when your chart gets blown overboard
in that squall! Anyone who relies on just paper charts is a fool. And god forbid
somebody falls with the winch handle in thier hand and smashes the compass!

Are you really that stupid or are you just fooling?

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

And suppose your binacle fails or is broken?

Binnacle compass fails???


I guess you'll just pick up the cell phone!

The spare compass?


CM

In article ,
Captain Joe Redcloud wrote:
On 19 Oct 2005 15:26:46 -0700, lid (Jonathan Ganz) wrote:

In article gGz5f.8240$Yk6.2098@trnddc01, NotPony wrote:
You're joking, right?
A commercial boat recently ran aground when their
electronics went out. They had no paper charts.
Both the captain and the owner were held
responsible.
You should ask if there is anyone foolish enough
not to carry a paper chart.
S.

Here's an even better one... when was the last time you updated your
charts with the local notice to mariners?

I download the updates every couple of weeks to my charting software. I print
out fresh paper charts as needed.

But what do you do if you hit your head on the notebook lid when you
try to open it, then reel back in shock and your handheld gps flies
out of your hand? Then, as you over-react again, reeling forward,
knock your head on your binnacle and smash the compass? Then what do
you do? Huh? Huh? At least my paper charts will float long enough for
me to do an MOB on them.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Captain Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
The U.S. Navy is phasing out paper charts.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha......... Hoo Boy!

CM

"Captain Joe Redcloud" wrote
You had better have a charting GPS on board when your chart gets blown
overboard
in that squall! Anyone who relies on just paper charts is a fool. And god
forbid
somebody falls with the winch handle in thier hand and smashes the
compass!




John Cairns wrote:
Bwahahhahahaahhahahhahhahaahhahahhaahhahahaha


Yep, happens all the time.

DSK

"Captain Joe Redcloud" wrote in message Really? That
will be news to many thousands of fishermen who find their favorite
spot by taking bearings off a couple of landmarks on shore! They know
exactly
where they are using nothing but a handheld compass.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha....... I bet you thank the gods that breathing is a
reflexive action each and every day don't you!? Did you actually engage any
brain cells prior to whipping off that latest indication of your mental
incapacity?

CM

"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:7AB5f.37729$S4.33233@edtnps84...

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

And suppose your binacle fails or is broken?

Binnacle compass fails???

Bob thinks they run on batteries, just like his router bits.

Scotty

"Captain Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
Garmin GPSMAP76s has a compass. You can even configure the unit so the
compass
automatically takes over when you have been below "X" speed for "X"
seconds.

Then it's a Fluxgate Compass on a GPS Receiver... GPS cannot give you
compass directions without movement. Deal with it.

CM