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Seamanship Question #29 Log Line
Describe a "Log Line"?
How is a Log Line used? How far apart were the knots in the original Log Line? Why was this distance later changed? What is the modern spacing of knots on a Log Line? Why would navigators want to overestimate their speed? |
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Seamanship Question #29 Log Line
Bart Senior wrote:
Describe a "Log Line"? How is a Log Line used? How far apart were the knots in the original Log Line? Why was this distance later changed? What is the modern spacing of knots on a Log Line? Why would navigators want to overestimate their speed? This isn't seamanship it's nautical trivia: http://www.twogreens.com/wakeup/lifeatsea/logline.htm |
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Seamanship Question #29 Log Line
Never approach a dock faster than you plan on hitting it!
JB "Dave" wrote in message news  On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 09:52:48 -0500, "Bart Senior" .@. said: Why would navigators want to overestimate their speed? Safer to think you're coming up on an obstruction sooner rather than later. |
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Seamanship Question #29 Log Line
Correct.
"Dave" wrote "Bart Senior" .@. said: Why would navigators want to overestimate their speed? Safer to think you're coming up on an obstruction sooner rather than later. |
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Seamanship Question #29 Log Line
Gary the idea it not to post a link, but to post a
written answer to the archives. No points for posting a link. "Gary" wrote Bart Senior wrote: Describe a "Log Line"? How is a Log Line used? How far apart were the knots in the original Log Line? Why was this distance later changed? What is the modern spacing of knots on a Log Line? Why would navigators want to overestimate their speed? This isn't seamanship it's nautical trivia: http://www.twogreens.com/wakeup/lifeatsea/logline.htm |
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Seamanship Question #29 Log Line
Bart Senior wrote:
Gary the idea it not to post a link, but to post a written answer to the archives. No points for posting a link. "Gary" wrote Bart Senior wrote: Describe a "Log Line"? How is a Log Line used? How far apart were the knots in the original Log Line? Why was this distance later changed? What is the modern spacing of knots on a Log Line? Why would navigators want to overestimate their speed? This isn't seamanship it's nautical trivia: http://www.twogreens.com/wakeup/lifeatsea/logline.htm Got it! |
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