[C320-list] early Congratulations

[Bruce Stanley]

JACK
I read you load and clear,
and early congrats on your 75th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hit the 73rd mark on the 3rd Oct!

big funny figures aren't they .... but who's counting .... let's enjoy
another Scotch

All the Best
Bruce Stanley #1084
Sydney Australia
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On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Jack McDonough <mcdonough5 at verizon.net>wrote:

> Stephen:
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> Thanks for the suggestion. I'm sure you're right. But I've been sailing for
> 25 years and I'll be 75 if I live through the end of September.
> The SOG on my GPS is good enough for me. I guess I'm what you'd call a lazy
> sailor.
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> It is a Raymarine unit, by the way. And I haven't the foggiest notion of
> how to calibrate it. Mostly I'm concerned about having a couple of good
> books and a sufficient amount of scotch aboard. Sailing, for me, is not a
> competitive sport.
>
> I don't mean to be a smartass. I do appreciate your offer of help. Really.
> Thank you.
>
> jack  #914
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Cox" <scox at timmin.com>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Knot meter cleaning.... In water?
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>>> ....................... And even when it's working, I don't
>>> believe it. The GPS shows SOG numbers that are always one or
>>> two knots higher than the knotmeter reads. (OK guys, please
>>> no e-mail telling me that SOG is different, etc. etc.)
>>> ...
>>>
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>> If its consistently different allowing for current, then you need to
>> adjust
>> the calibration. Assuming its Raymarine that's easy enough from the
>> display.
>> (Don't know about other brands).
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>> Stephen Cox
>> Tegwen #1141
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