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I understand the US Navy uses dim red light to conserve nite vision, while the
US Army uses dim green and the US Air Force uses dim blue. take your choice. the only common factor is nite vision and dim Red light is also harder to focus on in dim conditions, esp. as we grow middle-aged and our "arms shorten." ====================================== That is definitely true. I recommend keeping a pair or two of dime store reading glasses in your nav station along with an illuminated magnifier. Electronic charting on a laptop is an even better solution (paper charts for backup of course). |
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Yes, thank you, my friend, that's my fault for forgetting that you can't see
me wink when I ask a question that I assume is rhetorical(!). ==== Charles T. Low www.boatdocking.com ==== "otnmbrd" wrote in message news Charles T. Low wrote:... Are any important things on charts colored red? There are any number of things in "magenta", which are affected by red lights. |
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Charles T. Low wrote: Yes, thank you, my friend, that's my fault for forgetting that you can't see me wink when I ask a question that I assume is rhetorical(!). ==== Charles T. Low www.boatdocking.com BG otn |
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otnmbrd wrote: JAXAshby wrote: over-the-knee, you make a loser flip-flop politician look good by comparison. so, which it is, o-t-k? making harbor at night is good or bad? keep in the mind the original poster was asking about making an unknown harbor, but expand the definition to include any harbor you wish, including your bathtub. Once again, Doodles, your inexperience is showing. Whether it's a known harbor or an unknown harbor, making the approach can be touchy, especially at night, and especially if you feel uncomfortable with what you are seeing. There's nothing flipflop about my statement, just some good sound advice, in addition to what Rosalie stated. The fact that you don't understand either, just adds to our collective sense of your inexperience. otn Known or unknown, any harbor at night can be a problem. I've entered "a few" at night over the years, and the most difficult to date was our HOME port. On a dark night, there are only two dim markers on the bulkhead that are VERY difficult to separate from the background clutter. Miss them to either side, and we'd be on rather unforgiving rocks. We regularly travel after dark on the Chesapeake to extend our (mostly) weekend range. The anchorages are truly in our back yard and by now, we know most of them better than most, but in each case, we treat them with extra respect in the dark. Truth be told, we're more worried about crab trap floats than the bottom, so enter more comfortably under sail than power. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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