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Re: Thousand dollar question
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 1999 Jul 28, 9:47 AM
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 1999 Jul 28, 9:47 AM
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Lu Abel wrote:
> You are planning a leisurely trans-Pacific cruise (let's say San Francisco
> to New Zealand and back), which will take 2+ years. Your boat is already
> equipped with a knotmeter. You are on a tight budget and have figured you
> can spend no more than $1000 on additional navigation gear. You can equip
> you boat any way you wish -- GPS, Loran, or any variety of celestial gear.
> (you neither own nor can afford a laptop computer)
>
> How would you spend your $1000??
> (for prices, let's use the current West Marine catalog)
I don't have a catalog handy, but here goes anyway:
1. Astra IIIB sextant $450
2. Davis Mk 15 (used) for a spare 75
3. Garmin GPS 12 or equivalent 140
4. Cheap GPS for a spare 100
5. Celesticomp 235?
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$1000
Also, a spare compass, spare digital watches, spare batteries, two
scientific calculators (one programmable, one solar powered), charts, and
lots of books including Bowditch, Nautical Almanac, Light Lists, Coast
Pilots, etc.
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Chuck Taylor
SEASCAPE GB 32-2
Everett, WA, USA
