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Forum: Navigation

23-10-2010, 09:13

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In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By barnakiel

Agreed with all your post, except the 'useless'...

Agreed with all your post, except the 'useless' word.

I think we use it as a starting point to calculate the actual var - historical (from the rose) + annual corrections = actual. Off course, we...

Forum: Navigation

22-10-2010, 16:34

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,727

Posted By barnakiel

Gimme 5! ;-)

Gimme 5!

;-)

Forum: Navigation

22-10-2010, 16:22

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,727

Posted By barnakiel

Plotting on a chart has two basic aims: - or...

Plotting on a chart has two basic aims:

- or we plot what we want to achieve,
- or else we plot what we are actually making.

In the first case our plotting will be True (if measured to the...

Forum: Navigation

21-10-2010, 04:05

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

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Posted By barnakiel

Following some silly advice I have plotted a line...

Following some silly advice I have plotted a line True on the chart then placed a strong magnet to the left of it, then to the right of it.

Surprisingly, the line stayed put.

I guess I must be...

Forum: Navigation

14-10-2010, 08:44

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,727

Posted By barnakiel

That's OK in the Coast Guard and in any other...

That's OK in the Coast Guard and in any other situation when the crew are well trained and everybody speaks the same nautical language.

On an average sailing boat the crew can be a mixed batch of...

Forum: Navigation

13-10-2010, 17:53

Replies: 174

In Creating a Route on Charts, Do You Use True or Magnetic ?

Views: 29,727

Posted By barnakiel

??? True on the chart, if going my compass...

???

True on the chart, if going my compass then converted to compass (not 'magnetic') for the driver.

I hope this addresses the question.

How can one plot magnetic? (Other than ploting the...

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