On Mon, 17 May 2004 00:32:37 GMT, Rick
wrote:

The chart for Lake Washington Ship Canal and Lake Washington (18447)
provides a scale for nautical, statute, and yards ... the "key thing"
that determines "inland" is the COLREGS, not the chart scale.

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For COLREGS purposes you are correct of course and the issue was never
in dispute.

For the purpose of disuading Chuck from reporting boat performance
numbers in mph when he most surely knows better, then I am correct.
:-)

As an FYI, Mrs B and I have gone to contract on a GB 49. The survey
and sea trial are scheduled for tomorrow, full newsgroup reports to
follow soon thereafter. Performance will be reported in kts of
course. The numbers will be low anyway you slice them but it will
travel at those speeds for a LOOOONG time without a fuel stop.

As an FYI, Mrs B and I have gone to contract on a GB 49.

Hey! Nice boat. The Classic or the aft-cabin model?

On 17 May 2004 04:23:53 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

As an FYI, Mrs B and I have gone to contract on a GB 49.

Hey! Nice boat. The Classic or the aft-cabin model?

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It's a 1981 Classic with twin DD 671N engines, twin generators, Naiad
stabilizers, Robertson autopilot and a few other goodies. The survey
and sea trial went fairly well today but there are some items that
will need to be negotiated. We'll have the written survey reports and
the oil analysis by end of week. The fuel tanks are being pressure
tested as we speak, with results expected in a few days. It's quite a
different ride compared to the Bertram 33 sportfish that I just sold,
but a LOT more fuel efficient, and still fast compared to all of my
previous sail boats.