Armchair Sailors discussion
Then -vs- now...
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I ask because one of the members there, a while back, was posting pages of a story he was writing about prohibition-era rum-runners...
Barrels & Casks
vs
Fridges & Freezers
Nothing
vs
Safety Harnesses (and Life Jackets)
Signals
vs
Radio
I'd throw in motors & electric generators if I could think of good comparisons
vs
Fridges & Freezers
Nothing
vs
Safety Harnesses (and Life Jackets)
Signals
vs
Radio
I'd throw in motors & electric generators if I could think of good comparisons
Sextant
Chronometer
Barometer
-VS-
Now...
Chart-plotting Global Positioning Satellite receiver, depth/temperature gauge, VHS radio w/ weather channels, MPH/KPH gauge, all for a week or so's wages, on a little 17' boat...
How brave they had to have been back then...
How simple it is for us now...