Capt. Mooron wrote:
I read it. It says that if I look/listen and see boats all around me
close
aboard then I need to maintain constant lookout. OTOH, if there is
nothing
between me an the 20-mile horizon I can sack out for an hour or so.
Right?

How do you get a "20 mile horizon"?


Climb the friggin' mast..... like I do!


I don't know about a friggin' mast, but for most masts, climbing to the
spreaders get you (maybe) 36 feet about the water, which gives you a 7
mile horizon.

Do you do better with your friggin' mast?

Jeff Morris wrote:



Climb the friggin' mast..... like I do!


I don't know about a friggin' mast, but for most masts, climbing to the
spreaders get you (maybe) 36 feet about the water, which gives you a 7
mile horizon.

Do you do better with your friggin' mast?

Don't forget that you can see other peoples's friggin' masts over the horizon, add another 7 miles for 36 feet. If the other guys friggin' mast is
shorter than that he's likely way smaller than you and you can safely run him down. ;-o

Cheers
Marty

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
Capt. Mooron wrote:
I read it. It says that if I look/listen and see boats all around me
close
aboard then I need to maintain constant lookout. OTOH, if there is
nothing
between me an the 20-mile horizon I can sack out for an hour or so.
Right?

How do you get a "20 mile horizon"?


Climb the friggin' mast..... like I do!


I don't know about a friggin' mast, but for most masts, climbing to the
spreaders get you (maybe) 36 feet about the water, which gives you a 7
mile horizon.

Do you do better with your friggin' mast?

Jeez... you have a 6 mile horizon on an average deck .... at aprox 3 ft
above sea level....

I get 49 ft on my friggin' mast!

CM

"Jeff Morris" wrote

How do you get a "20 mile horizon"?

Bridge of my rich uncle's bird farm?

Capt. Mooron wrote:
"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...

Capt. Mooron wrote:

I read it. It says that if I look/listen and see boats all around me
close
aboard then I need to maintain constant lookout. OTOH, if there is
nothing
between me an the 20-mile horizon I can sack out for an hour or so.
Right?

How do you get a "20 mile horizon"?


Climb the friggin' mast..... like I do!


I don't know about a friggin' mast, but for most masts, climbing to the
spreaders get you (maybe) 36 feet about the water, which gives you a 7
mile horizon.

Do you do better with your friggin' mast?


Jeez... you have a 6 mile horizon on an average deck .... at aprox 3 ft
above sea level....

Sorry Cap, from 4 feet above the water you have a horizon of about 2.4
miles. The formula is roughly the square root of the height in feet
times about 1.2 yields the horizon in nautical miles. Of course, if the
distant object is also 4 feet above the waterline, then you can see it
at 5 miles.


I get 49 ft on my friggin' mast!

That gives you less then 10 miles. Of course, it takes a while to get
back down (safely), so this is not a good way for a singlehander to get
a quick look around before going below.

Donal wrote:
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

I've defined proper until I'm blue in the face and you
idiots either can't read the definition or choose to not
read it and retain your usual ignorant bliss.

Rule 5, itself, defines what constitutes a proper lookout.
Read it again. Read it with comprehension. In case your
language skills are lacking, which seems to be the case,
allow me to re-state Rule 5 so you might understand how
Rule 5 defines 'proper'.



But your bosom buddy, Joe(backed up by Shen and otn), claims that it is not
necessary to keep a visual lookout.


Is he right, ... or is he wrong?



Regards


Donal
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G Out of what context did you grab THAT pearl?

otn

"otnmbrd" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:

But your bosom buddy, Joe(backed up by Shen and otn), claims that it is
not
necessary to keep a visual lookout.

Is he right, ... or is he wrong?

G Out of what context did you grab THAT pearl?

Didn't you support Joe's contention that it was OK to do 35kts in a busy
waterway, in fog, using the radar as your "lookout"?

Regards


Donal
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Donal wrote:
"otnmbrd" wrote in message


G Out of what context did you grab THAT pearl?


Didn't you support Joe's contention that it was OK to do 35kts in a busy
waterway, in fog, using the radar as your "lookout"?

Regards


Donal

Nope.

otn

LOL You on another fishing trip Donal?

Shen

"otnmbrd" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:
"otnmbrd" wrote in message


G Out of what context did you grab THAT pearl?


Didn't you support Joe's contention that it was OK to do 35kts in a busy
waterway, in fog, using the radar as your "lookout"?

Nope.

My memory must be slipping.

Sorry.

Does that mean that you agree that Joe is a dangerous, rule breaking,
lunatic when he speeds around in fog using his Radar as his only means of
"lookout"?


Regards


Donal
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