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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Mon Jun 21 2004 - 09:24:33 EDT
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 22:03:03 -0700, you wrote:
>The whole concept of having equipment on board that can be repaired is
>interesting, but misguided IMHO.
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>Your view point is influenced by of your age, IMHO.
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>Those who grew up with computer technology will have a different
>perspective than those who came before them.
I'm not sure that this is a valid assumption on your part. My mom who
is 95 has her own PC and a fax and a copier (and a shredder) in her
home that she uses. She learned to drive on a Model T when she was
14.
I grew up before TV, stereos, handheld calculator (I remember when Bob
was required to have a programmable calculator for class which cost
$500.00 - that was in 1973 and we had been married then for 14 years),
cell phones or PCs. Yet we have all that equipment now (although we
do drive older cars that Bob can fix a lot of stuff on them - it isn't
ALL electronics even now-there's a lot more stuff on cars than just
the engine).
Younger people may - by choice or necessity NOT have the advanced
techno-equipment.
I think the dividing line is more likely to be either income or (for
particular pieces of equipment) cruising area.
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>If you ONLY use equipment that you as an individual can service and
>repair, then in this day of high reliability, finite use, throw away, non
>repairable products, you will probably not have any of the following:
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>1) TV. Today, these are throwaway non repairable items.
>2) Home entertainment electronics such as stereo, AM/FM radio. (Same as
>TV)
>3) Automobile. Nobody can work on a modern automobile without the
>necessary test equipment.
>4) Handheld calculator.
>5) Cell Phone.
>6) Personal computer.
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>The list goes on but you get the idea.
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>Yes, you can repair a mechanical device such as a sextant, if you can
>find suitable shore side machine shop services, but at what cost?
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>A basic GPS costs less than $100. If it dies, throw it in the trash and
>pick up the next one. (Save the batteries)
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>Doubt you will get a machine shop to make sextant renewal parts of under
>$100.
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>You can draw a new scale for my slide rule, but why bother when a new
>electronic calculator is less than $10.
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>Before you get the wrong idea, I'm not a big fan of electronic toys on a
>boat.
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>Being in the industrial electronics business, I recognize that all
>electronics are sooner or later going to fail, probably sooner.
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>Modern electronics do not replace prudent seamanship; however, trying to
>implement obsolete equipment rather than utilize modern technology is
>also to put it politely, not swift.
>
>Lew
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grandma Rosalie
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