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Re: Review: Choosing a design to build
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 10/22/2016, 12:39 pm
In Response To: Re: Review: Choosing a design to build *PIC* (Etienne Muller)

Before any offshore trip I do, I mark lines and magnetic bearings from salient feature such as rocks and Islands on my map before I leave the house. That way there is never a panic or calculation needed in a crisis.

That's definitely good navigation practice.
On a painted boat (or gelcoat on a commercial glass kayak) it's possible to mark headings on the deck with a grease pencil.
Bryan Hansel sells adhesive 'deck slates' where info can be marked.
http://www.paddlinglight.com/product/deck-slates/

Bryan is also the designer of the Siskiwit boats - worth considering if you are looking for a ' Romany -type' (Brit) boat. Bjorn Thomasson's Isfjord is another design I'd consider in that 'group'.

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Review: Choosing a design to build
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/21/2016, 2:34 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 10/21/2016, 2:47 pm
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Mark N -- 10/22/2016, 7:10 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/21/2016, 3:06 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 10/21/2016, 4:35 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/21/2016, 7:08 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/21/2016, 7:36 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/22/2016, 5:50 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/22/2016, 6:21 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/22/2016, 12:39 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 10/23/2016, 8:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2016, 11:42 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/21/2016, 7:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2016, 2:20 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/22/2016, 12:02 pm
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John Messinger -- 10/22/2016, 2:06 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/22/2016, 7:53 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/22/2016, 1:15 pm
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Nick R. -- 10/22/2016, 2:23 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/28/2016, 5:21 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/28/2016, 5:40 pm
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Nick R. -- 10/22/2016, 11:50 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/22/2016, 12:54 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/22/2016, 1:17 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/22/2016, 1:59 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/22/2016, 4:29 pm