What is a parallel rule used for?
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What is a parallel rule used for?
Dennis
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Setting up the TS for cove cuts is the primary reason I make them
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Back in my old sailing days, before GPS, used to use them to mark off bearings on maps.
Michael in San Jose
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Thanks, I couldn't see what you'd use it for just by looking at it.
Dennis
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Even with GPS I always keep a Rum line with a little DROriginally Posted by Michael Perata
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Okay Tyler, What's a Rum Line? As soon as I find out one thing there are three other things I don't know!
Dennis
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I think it is a bastardization of "rhumb line" which is a course for a vessel that maintains a constant compass bearing. In use it probably means a vessels straight line course.
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