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Re: Plastic sextants and prejudice. was: GPS shortcomings.
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Jun 10, 23:30 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Jun 10, 23:30 -0500
> I sort of like the Mark 12; I was getting > intercepts of about 1.5' with it while at > anchor a couple of summers ago. Very good, wish I did had done that well on my first outing with the Astra last weekend. With all the chatter, I am reminded of the words of one of the list Gurus a few months ago (my recollection is Frank) that a mechanical pencil lead will be about 10 nm wide on a chart of the Atlantic. What good is the extra accuracy / precision? Not that I intend to play YMCA pool if I can help it:-) Bill
