[C320-list] early Congratulations

[Brad Kuether]

Geez so far I am the baby at 45.....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Stanley" <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
To: <mcdonough5 at verizon.net>; <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 11:08 PM
Subject: [C320-list] early Congratulations


> 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:
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
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