A little quiz.

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kindredspirit

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OK, Ok, I'm bored. Actually I'm at home nursing a heavy cold and looking for something to do. How about <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.boats.abelgratis.com/quiz2.htm>this? </A>

I got 9 out of 10.

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10/10 /forums/images/icons/cool.gif Although I did guess the last one because I didn't think any of them were correct.

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See. I'm not as daft as I thought. 9x10, must have been the flaggy thing again!!

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Haydn
 
I said stop engine(s) too ??? also 9/10

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You can be forgiven - stop engine in a sloop maybe!

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10/10 for me as well.

Now, heres one for all you navigators as my mind has gone blank

on a GPS ,, say you get the Lat & long numbers with 3 decimal places ,, eg 51 01.123 N Now, is it hundreds , tens and units ? is the 3 6 sqaure feet ?

Answers on a post card pleas e.


Andy

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Tut tut - stop engine and you're a powerboater. Not done Level 2 course then? In a powerboat you must always move the engine away from the side on which the MOB has gone. So if MOB is starboard side you turn to starboard. This will pull the prop away from the casualty. In a powerboat,always steer to the same side as the MOB has occured! You need to get back to the MOB as quickly and as safely as possible. Depending on sea conditions, the engine should be switched off only on final approach to the casualty - most definately if the casulty has to be retrived from the stern of the vessel. Wind/tide direction should also be taken into account. You will have more control retriving the MOB by approaching into the wind or tide which is ever is the stronger, than in a downwind/tide situation. There are pros and cons to both methods and those need to be determined at the time.
Oh, what would happen if you just turned the engine off, at say 35 mph?

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9 for me to. Yes that flaggy thing got me as well, do we as mobo users really need to know what these flags are for?? Rarely do we leave coastal waters

I guess I'm about to get severely corrected!!!

Julian

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More to the point, there is never a "Right of Way", under any circumstance!
Under International Cpllision Regs, One vessel is 'Stand on' & the other is 'Give Way'.

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In areas where there are speed restrictions it is quite common for me to be overtaken by a planing dinghy or Dart cat.or even wind surfer. I'm sticking to my 6-8knts, they're going as fast as possible. Jolly well not cricket, is it ?!!

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