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Re: from a watcher
From: Cliff Sojourner
Date: 2002 Oct 22, 21:35 -0700
From: Cliff Sojourner
Date: 2002 Oct 22, 21:35 -0700
Mike, > I look at these tables as part of a convenient "lifeboat kit". I.e. what's > the minimal kit you'd need to do lifeboat navigation? They do require a lot > of steps but the tables are very compact. That's the trade off I guess. this gave me a laugh, isn't lifeboat navigation an oxymoron? how does one navigate a typical liferaft (inflatable, water ballast, parachute anchor too)? sorry never mind if you meant one of those big orange 20-man lifeboats for ships. nice postscript sight reduction form, thanks for sharing Cliff