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Forum: Navigation 23-01-2019, 14:21
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Posted By CaptTom
Re: Mistake in Bowditch!

I was almost ready to believe that someone used to use "nauts" as shorthand for "nautical miles." But of course, Dockhead is right. We'd also hear "nauts" used as a distance measurement if that were...
Forum: Navigation 22-01-2019, 18:21
Replies: 28
Views: 2,368
Posted By CaptTom
Re: Mistake in Bowditch!

OK, language is a living thing, and usage changes. I get that.

But I still can't see why you'd count out five knots in 28 seconds, and call it 5 knots per hour. When did an hour mean 28 seconds?
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Forum: Navigation 22-01-2019, 07:55
Replies: 28
Views: 2,368
Posted By CaptTom
Re: Mistake in Bowditch!

According to the link in Stu's post, the knots on a log line are eight fathoms apart. The log glass counted 28 seconds. So if, say, five knots had been counted, the ship was going five knots per 28...
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