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From: Rick Morel (no email)
Date: Thu Nov 04 2004 - 06:26:38 EST
At 08:24 PM 11/2/2004, Crazy Sail <> wrote:
>My question is in regards to software/charts for a notebook. I have a
>GPS/Chartplotter that will hook to my notebook. What is the recommended
>software to view and plan navigation from a notebook. I will not venture
>out without paper charts I just think it would be a helpful tool.
>Glenn.
Hi All! I'm Baaaaak.... (More later)
Glen, there are quite a few choices of software. A few I'm familiar with
and have used:
Offshore Navigator: http://www.maptech.com/
Memory Map Navigator: http://www.memory-map.com/ This one also has a Pocket
PC component and it the one Maptech uses for Pocket PC.
Oziexplorer: http://www.maptech.com/ This is shareware, is very
inexpensive and works well. Some folks seem to not like it, but I've found
it's fast, easy to use and does a lot of things. It reads the Maptech and
other charts.
If your GPS is a Garmin, their Mapsource Bluechart does well and you can
upload charts to the GPS. http://www.garmin.com
Why would you need paper charts? (Okay, here come de flames!!) Seriously I
spent 2-1/2 years and 6,000 NM cruising without ever pulling out any of the
paper charts on board. Now, I did have backups. A couple extra GPS's, a
backup laptop, and later on a Compaq IPAQ with Navman sleeve. This could
also be used with any of the GPS's. Also a backup, smaller, inverter to
power the laptops. A hint, don't have any of the backups connected to the
electrical system and unplug the laptop(s) when not in use - We got hit by
lightning that fried almost everything connected!
Rick
S/V Specter
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