Aarrgh Maties, how many knots are you traveling? How deep are you?

[havasu]

Always looking for useless facts, how many understand how fast one is boating, using knots as your speed?

 

[Morgan101]

I confess. I had to look it up. I have heard the conversion, but I never remember it. A use-it-or-lose-it skill. I won't tell unless asked.

It is a fascinating process. Who came up with that?

 

[dademoss]

I confess. I had to look it up. I have heard the conversion, but I never remember it. A use-it-or-lose-it skill. I won't tell unless asked.

It is a fascinating process. Who came up with that?

The guy that didn't have a GPS

 

[Mountain trapper]

Have no idea. My chart plotter and fish finders have GPS. Not sure why I'd ever use knots.

 

[Morgan101]

Isn't that where Mark Twain came from? A depth measurement on a river boat?

 

[Caribou]

Have no idea. My chart plotter and fish finders have GPS. Not sure why I'd ever use knots.

A knot is a nautical mile or 6076.1’ Vs. a statue mile or 5280’. You can use statute miles but when you are talking to another mariner he is likely to speak to you about knots and other maritime lingo, it’s kind of like talking to some doctors, they have their own language and you get more respect if you can speak the same language.

 

[Mountain trapper]

A knot is a nautical mile or 6076.1’ Vs. a statue mile or 5280’. You can use statute miles but when you are talking to another mariner he is likely to speak to you about knots and other maritime lingo, it’s kind of like talking to some doctors, they have their own language and you get more respect if you can speak the same language.

Good point. I remember now that a nautical mile is 6076'.1. This thread jogged my memory a little. I plan on buying a larger boat in the next year or so to go fishing in the ocean. I better study up on it some more.

 

[Haertig]

I just remember that a kilometer is about ⅔ of a mile and a nautical mile is about 1-⅛ miles. That's close enough for me to participate in an informal conversation when the terms come up.

 

[havasu]

Should I start a new thread on fathoms?
Na, my learnin' days are over.

 

[Haertig]

Should I start a new thread on fathoms?

That would be useful. It's always fun to tell someone asking how fast you were going a speed measured in "fathoms per fortnight". Well, maybe not if the person doing the asking is a cop.

 

[Morgan101]

Should I start a new thread on fathoms?
Na, my learnin' days are over.

O.K. I will chip in. Your question got me curious so I looked it up. Fathom comes from an Old English term meaning outstretched arms. Outstretched arms usually measured 6', so the term evolved into a measure of length, and was standardized at 6'. We learn something everyday.

I really did enjoy the video in the original post.

 

[havasu]

More useless information.

Pay attention to " By the Deep 6" verbiage.