[C320-list] early Congratulations

[Bruce Stanley]

ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
yes we all have those thoughts ;o))))

Congrats at 82 Irv !

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Irving Grunes <igrunes at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
>