[C320-list] early Congratulations

[Irving Grunes]

At 82 I wish I were 75 again
Irv grunes
2001 #851


On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
> ===============================
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Jack McDonough <mcdonough5 at verizon.net
> >wrote:
>
> > Stephen:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- 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?
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> ....................... 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.)
> >>> ...
> >>>
> >>
> >> 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).
> >>
> >>
> >> Stephen Cox
> >> Tegwen #1141
> >>
> >>
> >
>