Ummm...well....

Groping our way through fog, timing distance to marks etc, we
like to know our speed very accurately..

And for "trimming " the planing angle of a large planing hull,
a knot meter that reads in 1 knt increments (digital) is VERY useful
for maxing fuel economy...

Capt Dave..

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:03:09 -0600, Russell Kent
wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:

What the heck is a "knot meter"? A speedometer? (Or, more correctly, a
"water-speed indicator"?)

Yep. I assume for historical reasons they are called "knot meters".

Don't boats come with those things standard?

I know it's hard to believe, but unlike airplanes, speed isn't a critical
parameter on a boat. :-)

Russell Kent