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Old 07-21-05, 01:58 PM   #9
LukeFF
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Originally Posted by rulle34
Hello!
Don't be so upset about this.
The "honor method" is in fact the only realistic one. In reality they didn't have any "built in speed limit". They just set a speed that was in the limit of what the schnorchel could hold for.

/Rulle
That's true, but it would be good if your Chief Engineer warned you about running at too fast a speed with the snorkel raised. Something like, "The snorkel will be damaged above 7 knots speed, sir!
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