Here is Capt Doug, he made many trips to Alaska and I never saw him use the chart or the compass. [Capt Doug]

The Westone was the FS that Mr Roberts was made on. I believe it sank in the late eighties under rather interesting circumstances on its way to the Philippines. Does bring back memories, my time was on the old Coastal Trader, Made a few trips with with Capt Doug

when I wrote about sailing with just a magnetic compass with an oil lamp to illuminate the card at night I never associated it with this topic. Was that where the stinking compass came from?

[image] Hogsnort: when I wrote about sailing with just a magnetic compass with an oil lamp to illuminate the card at night I never associated it with this topic. Was that where the stinking compass came from? At the risk of being like the new hand who was sent to the galley for dish soap to l…

[image] “We don’t need no stinking badges!” – the misquote that became a famous quote A blog about famous quotations (quotes that most people are or should be familiar with)

There is a whole system behind this method. The Ballard fisherman would transit to Alaska with several boats at a time. One boat, with an experienced fisherman who had made the trip many times would lead and the other boats would follow. Capt Doug started out as deck hand/cook on one of the follow …

Thanks for that, I had never come across the term before. Consider it filed along with asking the Chief Engineer for a “long wait” and green oil for the starboard lamp.

[image] ombugge: The Pilots on the Norwegian coast kept their own course book, giving course and distance on every leg of the inshore route. The old timers running between Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver to Prince Rupert and Alaska also used a course book. Captain Hansen’s is probably the most…

[image] Kennebec_Captain: My understanding is that the wind would be effecting position but without wind data the resultant change in position would be treated as an unknown error. It would be lumped in with the other unknown errors that it calls “current”. The only reason that would effec…

With regards to using local knowledge and techniques as opposed to being set-up to cope with a large range of situations. This is from the CG report on the grounding of the Kuluk. A license as master or mate of towing vessels endorsed for Oceans authorizes service on oceans and on the subordinate…

One point is that to get a good understanding, the entire picture has to looked at, not just certain elements. By way of example say you have a mechanic Al, who only works on one make and model engine (Cat 3412) but knows that engine inside out. Can overhaul it blindfolded. Doesn’t need no stinking…

We don't need no stinking compass

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We don't need no stinking compass

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