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?

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

Seamanship Question #29 Log Line
 

Never approach a dock faster than you plan on hitting it!
JB
"Dave" wrote in message
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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.

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.

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

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!