johnalison
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I'm glad to hear it. An alternative might be the number of of oars, or better still, guns.No chance. Referring to boats by their length is a fad that has had its day. We'll be reverting to Thames Measurement.
Metric units post Brexit
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elton
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Sorry but that's rubbish. Even the US academic, science, and medical communities only use metric. It's got nothing to do with Washington, or Trump.
newtothis
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Sometimes the science community uses both, with less than stellar results.
https://www.simscale.com/blog/2017/12/nasa-mars-climate-orbiter-metric/
[70521]
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I have a metric, French, boat.
Poignard
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nortada
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Except when reporting heights?
johnalison
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Not a Benetau Oceanis I would guess.
LittleSister
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westhinder
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You might try to trade it in for a good old British MAB. Plenty of those looking for a new owner.
robertj
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LittleSister
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They know their customers are a conservative bunch who prefer to work in the tried and tested Roman feet and inches.
[70521]
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Non, a Gib'Sea.
Us Scots and French go back a long wayCollaborator!
Had one of those, but moved onto a French MAB.
Non, new boats are a bit like plastic baths, the hull moves when you press it!
The one great thing with metric boats is the depth on charts is in the same measurement. I am aware that some people still carry charts in fathoms
It is great when your favorite bar in France overfills their 500 ml glasses with beer. Never happens in my local.
dunedin
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Not all French boats - JPK, Pogo, RM, Feeling etc use metres.
And oddly the well known US builder J Boats started in feet (J24j but rapidly changed to metres - J80, J70 etc
AngusMcDoon
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Quorning, who make Dragonfly trimarans, started in metres (800, 920, 1000, 1200) but moved to feet (24, 28, 32, 40).
Pirx
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I have received a letter from my insurers setting out their revised terms that will apply post brexit.
As well as having the boat re-measured in Imperial units, they are insisting that all metric bolts are replaced by either BS or Whitworth equivalents. There are also some issues of compliance with navigation equipment: happily Navionics has the option to display depth in fathoms, temperature in degrees F and fuel in gallons.
I am greatly relieved that they don't, as yet, appear to be bothered about our metric halliards and control lines.
As well as having the boat re-measured in Imperial units, they are insisting that all metric bolts are replaced by either BS or Whitworth equivalents. There are also some issues of compliance with navigation equipment: happily Navionics has the option to display depth in fathoms, temperature in degrees F and fuel in gallons.
I am greatly relieved that they don't, as yet, appear to be bothered about our metric halliards and control lines.
Dan Tribe
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I took two American friends sailing this week, when I told them that the echo sounder read in metres they were completely nonplussed, couldn't visualise it.
mjcoon
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How did they get on with degrees, minutes and seconds/decimal? I remember on a GPS forum years ago many Americans having problems with co-ordinate conversions...
Mike.
ithet
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And there is the "Bavarian foot" which of course, is larger than the Imperial foot.
dunedin
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JRM has now decreed that all boats must now be retrofitted with gaff rigs and canvas sails
Pirx
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Ah! Thanks for that - explains why my brother's Bavaria 30 is actually 31ft LOA
