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Old 05-09-2024, 02:33 PM   #2898
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Default Re: Why is it.................?

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Yep, thats the origin. A knot is 1.852kmh. So why does my boat have a speedo in miles? Yes the fishfinder is set to knots but all speed zones on rivers are in knots not miles.
All navigation comes under international maritime law which each country follows. hence why we navigate a river in knots and keep to the right of a channel.
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