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Old 09-16-2013, 09:08 AM   #9
Captain K
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Originally Posted by Capthead View Post
I think this is a must. I keep charts aboard and I gave my Admiral lessons on dead reckoning and chart plotting. It's nice to have a back up plan.
Agree completely! My backup is a sextant, sight reduction tables and a chronometer. Uncle Sugar taught me how to use them a hundred years ago and I don't plan on forgetting how. Primitive I admit, but still fun to tinker with.
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