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Old 12-21-13, 05:26 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Dronston View Post
Correct, setting speed in alternate dial to 1 knots gives 50 rpm.
Yebbut, that's bass-ackward. You want to set rpm to get a desired speed (and AFAIK you can't). And the rpm vs speed correlation differs for diesel and electric propulsion.
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