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From: Don Dement (no email)
Date: Fri Aug 27 1999 - 22:37:27 EDT
The Yeoman chartkit works fine. They've been selling them for over ten years,
and mine is one of the older ones. Whether they work is not at issue -- they
do. Whether you want to save your GPS positions is where the decision to buy or
use is made.
I use a handheld GPS set in a bracket to make it easy to punch keys, running on
ship's power ( no more AA battery replacements every few hours) while it feeds
data to the Yeoman Chartkit. I set an old kitchen timer for 20 minutes, plot my
location on the Chartkit when it rings and reset it for another 20 minutes. I
can double check all the other readings (speed, set and drift, visual sightings
for fixes, etc.) with the plots which is prudent for piloting and navigation.
Admittedly, so far the resulting string of positions hasn't been of any direct
use afterwards, but it has value in real time as a second check against your
piloting. I use it mostly in low visibility where it could be valuable if you
had to prove a course line for any reason such as a collision. By contrast, the
electronic plotter rolls up its rug after you due to its limited storage,
whereas pencil plots are there until you erase them. If you don't have a need
for plots, then it may be superseded by other electronic plotters that merely
tell you about your current circumstances.
I like it and always look forward to using it.
Regards --- Don Dement --- Annapolis
Paul Saltzman wrote:
> ....I guess I like the fact that your
> working on top of your paper chart and if you have any notations they
> remain there in front of you. ....So my
> questions is: Any one out there with the Yeoman system and if so what do
> you think about it...
>
> Thanks
> Paul Saltzman
>
> http://sites.netscape.net/paulsaltzman
> _____________
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