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Neil
I should have expanded a little more about knots.
A FEATURE THAT OUR COUSINS USING WINCHES CANNOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
The knots which we used that worked were reef knots.
If you look at a reef knot, the knot sticks o
Why not splice it?
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Alan Wilson wrote:
Capt Cook used a Sextant but he only knew latitude and hoped to hit
Tahiti.
I'm not sure that this is correct.
I thought that the major distinguishing feature of Cook's exploration
was that he had accurate clocks, for the first time on a major voyage,
and was thus able t
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Alan Wilson wrote:
Capt Cook used a Sextant but he only knew latitude and hoped to hit
Tahiti.
I'm not sure that this is correct.
I thought that the major distinguishing feature of Cook's exploration was
that he had accurate clocks, for the first time
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If
-it takes 30 seconds to tie a knot
-10 minutes to do a splice
-you need to carry a splicing tool
-you need someone who is trained and wants t
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John
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If
-it takes 30 seconds to tie a knot
-10 minutes to do a splice
-you
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If
-it takes 30 seconds to tie a knot
-10 minutes to do a splice
-you need to carry a splicing tool
KIPP. (Keep it polite please) PeterS
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Anyone who can tie a shoelace in 15 seconds can do a splice in a minute,
with just a little practice, no splicing tool needed.
...and a sextant is a great way to estimat
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I've been a pilot for 38 years and 23,5
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Anyone who can tie a shoelace in 15 seconds can do a splice in a minute,
with just a little practice, no
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