By Cathie TrogdonPublished: March 28, 2013Posted in: Boating, Helpful Tips, Navigation, TipsTags:
About the Author
Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Cathie Trogdon has lived in the Annapolis, Maryland area for 17 years. She loves being on the water, playing tennis, and also enjoys visiting her two children in Washington State.
As the primary writer of the Weems & Plath and Conant blog, she has a unique vantage point as wife of the president, Peter Trogdon. Having held various roles in the company including VP of Marketing and Public Relations for 10 years and product assembly in the Production Department, she also accompanies Peter on the many adventures aboard Bee Weems, the company yacht. This broad experience gives Cathie intimate knowledge of individual products as well as an understanding of the history, strategy and aspirations of the company.
Cathie’s passion for learning, travel and finding the good in every day experiences gives her plenty of material to write about.
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Tapping the Face of the Barometer
Since my very early years as a professional mariner, I had always been instructed not to tap the Barometer. For if it were permissable to tap on this delicaste instrument, then a hammer would have been provided and a set of instructions for this, would have been provided.
Just a note by the way!!
Have many Barometers have be returned to your company for the replacement of the glass face. In my more than 40 plus years as a professional mariner, I have seen at least three such barometers. For the past 14 years I have been employed as a Nautical Instructor