Capt. Dan's Nav Kit

Protractor Triangle

What the hell do I need this for?

Let me ask YOU a question:

Is there ever a compass rose in the vicinity of your plot?

I usually find them off the edge of the table.

With this cool Triangle and the even cooler roll plotter below, you can use any line of Longitude to get a bearing or a heading.

$17.00

Roller Plotter

In the Navy, I learned to plot bearings, courses and so forth with parallel plotters. And I later learned (much later), when I was working on my Master's Ticket, that parallel plotters don't track very well. And then there's the issue of the size of the table - again - and roller plotters just work in the confined space better than my old parallel rules.

Yes, of course, I use my GPS and chart plotter. And, no, I'm not particularly worried about losing them due to electrical failure or internal failure of the gear.

But I still rely on my paper charts (updated with the Notices to Mariners) to do my planning.

It gives me a nice warm feeling when my manual calculations are very close to what the GPS tells me.

When they're not close, it's usually a matter of fumble fingered Lat/Long entry.

$25.00

Dividers

You can buy a lot of dividers that are a lot cheaper, but these are the only ones I will pick up.

They're easy to use one-handed, but hold the position you set.

If you don't have the wheel adjustment, you just can't be sure the dividers will hold their position. If I were tempted to cheap out, which I frequently am, I would not do it on the dividers.

$25.00

Nav Kit

Dividers, Roll PLotter, Protractor Triangle, Chart One, Rules of the Road, all in a mesh Carrying Case

$70.00

Capt. Dan's Nav Kit

Protractor Triangle

Roller Plotter

Dividers

Nav Kit

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