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From: Courtney Thomas (no email)
Date: Wed Jun 23 2004 - 15:09:27 EDT
Bob,
Thank you for the patient words.
So, as I surmise....there's no problem with the Knotmaster, to your
knowledge/experience.
As I aspire to your level of fundamental competence, I'd be grateful for
your comments on sea anchors. I've been on Para-Tech and Para-Anchor's
websites and am a bit at sea in that their recommendations are so
divergent regarding chute size. For my size boat about 10Tons and 40'
LOA fiberglass yawl, they recommend 15' and 9', respectively.
Your experience/views ?
Cordially,
Courtney
Robert Gainer wrote:
> Courtney;
> Sometimes I do not pick my words carefully enough. The KnotMaster is the MK
> IIIa. Its funny that this comes up today, its only yesterday that I looked
> up what the MK IIIa was. Until then I only recognized it as the KnotMaster.
> The only thing I don't like about it is that the fish is very small. I
> always thought that it would not be as accurate as the MK IV or similar,
> because of that. That is an unfounded prejudice on my part. I have used the
> Excelsior MK IV for literally thousands of miles and after trimming the fins
> found them to be amazingly accurate. I have no experience with the
> KnotMaster so I should not say anything bad about it. The sling pattern is a
> log that has a ring in the handle and you tie it to something, such as the
> boom or stern pulpit. Because you can get it out of your wake I think it's
> the most accurate of the bunch. The outrigger pattern is a log that has a
> bonnet base that fastens to a fitting on the taffrail. You put one of the
> base fittings on each side of the boat and switch the log each time you
> tack. Its closer to your wake and I think it under reads. You can trim the
> fins on that also if you want, but your wake changes in dimension with your
> speed so the log is spot on at only one speed. None of this matters today
> because the log is only streamed for short times and the deference is to
> small to matter. I am still using the more traditional methods and need to
> be more careful about navigation then most.
> All the best;
> Bob
>
>
>
>
>>From: Courtney Thomas <>
>>Reply-To:
>>To:
>>Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Walker Log - Me Too
>>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:59:53 -0500
>>
>>Bob,
>>
>>Thanks for the information.
>>
>>What is the outrigger pattern and sling pattern, vis-a-vis the
>>knotmaster model ?
>>
>>What's wrong with a knotmaster ?
>>
>>Again, appreciatively,
>>
>>Courtney
>>
>>
>>
>>Robert Gainer wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The best way to get one is just buy it on E-Bay. A MK IV outrigger
>>>
>>pattern
>>
>>>sold yesterday for 86 dollars. That one looked brand new. The sling
>>>
>>pattern
>>
>>>of the MK IV goes for about the same amount. I think the knotmaster
>>>
>>model is
>>
>>>a poor choice and I would not buy one.
>>>All the best;
>>>Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: Bryan Genez <>
>>>>Reply-To:
>>>>To: <>
>>>>Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Walker Log - Me Too
>>>>Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:00:09 -0400
>>>>
>>>>Courtney Thomas wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I am astounded that no enterprising person has started making some sort
>>>>>of taffrail log similar to Walker&Co., or at least having them made in
>>>>>China/India and importing. Let me know if someone uncovers a reasonably
>>>>>priced cache of them. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Courtney,
>>>>
>>>>If you think there's a market, you should start manufacturing them. I
>>>>suspect you'd learn before long that no one would pay the price you'd
>>>>
>>have
>>
>>>>to charge to make a profit. Won't be long before sextants are a
>>>>
>>nautical
>>
>>>>curiosity suitable for display on the mantle alongside the Walker log.
>>>>
>>>>And then we can sound just like our parents, bemoaning the good old
>>>>
>>days.
>>
>>>>In the meantime, people who are actually spending money are no longer
>>>>buying
>>>>these types of instruments. They prefer the more accurate, more
>>>>
>>flexible,
>>
>>>>and - yes - more vulnerable digital instruments.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Best,
>>>>
>>>>Bryan Genez (KB3HMZ)
>>>>"Capella" Valiant 40 #158
>>>>Annapolis, MD
>>>>
>>>>
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