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Old 02-05-2007
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Well, they haven’t scrapped lighthouses or buoys as of yet but the GPS system, its accuracy and dependability and all of the innovations for it these days sure make for a good argument that way. I suppose I’d vote for putting the system into standby and holding on to my old Ray-Jeff just in case (right next to my Davis sextant). 10 more years, when they’ve found the way to make GPS wipe yer butts, then we can trash out our lorans.
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