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Forum: Navigation 01-08-2014, 21:48
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Re: Putting Faith in Electronics

There was a comment a while back that stated probably noone on this form goes to sea without electronics. I think that is true for the oceans and seas. I have sailed the Great Salt Lake for many...
Forum: Navigation 31-07-2014, 12:40
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Posted By s/v Beth
Re: putting faith in electronics

I know you don't like his argument Mark, but I've heard it before and I think it has some validity. To make a GPS fix, one only needs to write down numbers. To take a hockey puck and figure out a two...
Forum: Navigation 31-07-2014, 09:32
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Posted By s/v Beth
Re: putting faith in electronics

I'm like you, I do both. Do a 3point fix before going to bed, set the anchor alarm if I feel that I may drag, and then get up a couple of hours later to check. Built in redundancy.
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