NOAA Request for Comment - Replace "Feet" with "Meters" as unit of measure???

[Wolfhound]

Except for the decimal portion, the metric system was set up on a random basis by the French revolutionaries, although the claimed basis was quasi-scientific.

The English system is based on a sensible human scale. The foot is a foot; a yard is a pace; and a fathom is the distance between the outstretched arms.

Let us continue to maintain our individuality. The American experiment is a noble one, and it's well worth our while to press onward with it.

Wolf Hound

 

[Barstock]

when we switched to metric for temp 21*C I adopted with 21X2+30=72F until 21* became natural

Actually its (((21/5)*9)+32)=69.8F, my mother used to use your adoption, but thereagain she used to claim that thunder was the clouds bumping into each other!!

 

[SteveK]

Blasphemy, how dare you say thunder is not clouds bumping into each other.

 

[mgreen]

And I thought thunder was Thor getting pissed off.

 

[mvweebles]

Except for the decimal portion, the metric system was set up on a random basis by the French revolutionaries, although the claimed basis was quasi-scientific.

The English system is based on a sensible human scale. The foot is a foot; a yard is a pace; and a fathom is the distance between the outstretched arms.

Let us continue to maintain our individuality. The American experiment is a noble one, and it's well worth our while to press onward with it.

Wolf Hound

Exactly! And why don't we use "shots" for anchor ride (a shot is15-fathons, or 90-feet)? Makes it so easy to calculate scope. If you're in two fathoms of water and your bow roller is another half fathom, and want to lay 5:1 scope, you'll need.......err.....I dunno how many shots you'll need until I have a second cup of coffee.

Another vote for maintaining traditional nautical language and measurements!

Peter

 

[Cargile]

We putzed around with this 40 years ago and it fizzled for whatever reason. At my advanced age I do not need the stress of struggling with a new system. Leave it alone until I am gone.

 

[more]

ok for whether who cares. but for a chain, bolt building anything imperial measurement is a nightmare. cost-making plan, design in imperial cost minimum 100 more expensive imperial vs metric. everything must be calculated a couple times. but for transition, only china must bring law forbidding imperial bolt and other product producing and USA must switch to metric or bankrupcy

 

[SeaDogAK]

Exactly! And why don't we use "shots" for anchor ride (a shot is15-fathons, or 90-feet)? Makes it so easy to calculate scope. If you're in two fathoms of water and your bow roller is another half fathom, and want to lay 5:1 scope, you'll need.......err.....I dunno how many shots you'll need until I have a second cup of coffee.

Another vote for maintaining traditional nautical language and measurements!

Peter

Every time I anchor I want a couple of shots.