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WhicherRE@SUPSHIP.NAVY.MIL

Wed, Apr 18, 2001 12:56 PM

<snip> While ENS has a lot of power, and certainly can clarify confusing
situations, it also can be a hazard.,

nip> I'm still not certain that I won't have ENS
when we depart next year cruising <snip>

It's apparent that many persons "Attacking" ENS don't have a ENS system such
as Nobeltec's VNS, Capt'n, or Maptec. Many of you live by the "Measure
twice, cut once" rule. If you navigate by that rule and use ALL available
resources you will love ENS.

That is unless you still use your slide rule and don't trust those new
fangle calculators.

Bob Whicher

<snip> While ENS has a lot of power, and certainly can clarify confusing situations, it also can be a hazard., nip> I'm still not certain that I won't have ENS when we depart next year cruising <snip> It's apparent that many persons "Attacking" ENS don't have a ENS system such as Nobeltec's VNS, Capt'n, or Maptec. Many of you live by the "Measure twice, cut once" rule. If you navigate by that rule and use ALL available resources you will love ENS. That is unless you still use your slide rule and don't trust those new fangle calculators. Bob Whicher

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RCSmith@garrett-smith.com

Wed, Apr 18, 2001 2:26 PM

I had been out of boating since 1992, so no ENS experience. Recently brought
my "new" LRC from Fl to Annapolis using MaxSea ENS with an iBook. What was
it like?

Remember financial spreadsheets without Excel?
Channel surfing without a remote?
Rolodex made of paper?
Mailing lists without the internet?

Spent most of a day off Georgia in the fog (and several hours on the
Chesapeake). Never fun, but made easily tolerable with ENS and radar.

UNQUESTIONABLY, ENS is not a luxury; it is a tool which NO BOAT should be
without. Way past cool!

Bob

M/Y Susan Marie
Hatteras 58 LRC
Chesapeake Bay

From: Whicher Robert E BATH WhicherRE@SUPSHIP.NAVY.MIL
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 08:56:14 -0400
To: trawler-world-list@samurai.com
Subject: RE: TWL: RE: Jonah? - Advantages of ENS

It's apparent that many persons "Attacking" ENS don't have a ENS system

I had been out of boating since 1992, so no ENS experience. Recently brought my "new" LRC from Fl to Annapolis using MaxSea ENS with an iBook. What was it like? Remember financial spreadsheets without Excel? Channel surfing without a remote? Rolodex made of paper? Mailing lists without the internet? Spent most of a day off Georgia in the fog (and several hours on the Chesapeake). Never fun, but made easily tolerable with ENS and radar. UNQUESTIONABLY, ENS is not a luxury; it is a tool which NO BOAT should be without. Way past cool! Bob ________________ M/Y Susan Marie Hatteras 58 LRC Chesapeake Bay > From: Whicher Robert E BATH <WhicherRE@SUPSHIP.NAVY.MIL> > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 08:56:14 -0400 > To: trawler-world-list@samurai.com > Subject: RE: TWL: RE: Jonah? - Advantages of ENS > > It's apparent that many persons "Attacking" ENS don't have a ENS system

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rossflem@serv.net

Wed, Apr 18, 2001 6:23 PM

On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 08:56:14 -0400, Whicher Robert E BATH
WhicherRE@SUPSHIP.NAVY.MIL wrote:

That is unless you still use your slide rule and don't trust those new
fangle calculators.

Despite my use of ChartView Pro I still find the Weems and Plath slide
rule and vector calculator quite useful. Check out
http://www.weems-plath.com/productpage.asp?pk=48. Sometimes old
tech interfaces quite nicely with the modern non-ARPA radar. It can
also calculate set/drift, true wind, etc. without any trig.
calculations.

Ross Fleming rossflem@serv.net
Seattle, WA

On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 08:56:14 -0400, Whicher Robert E BATH <WhicherRE@SUPSHIP.NAVY.MIL> wrote: >That is unless you still use your slide rule and don't trust those new >fangle calculators. Despite my use of ChartView Pro I still find the Weems and Plath slide rule and vector calculator quite useful. Check out <http://www.weems-plath.com/productpage.asp?pk=48>. Sometimes old tech interfaces quite nicely with the modern non-ARPA radar. It can also calculate set/drift, true wind, etc. without any trig. calculations. ---------------------------------------- Ross Fleming rossflem@serv.net Seattle, WA

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