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From: Gerrit Houweling (no email)
Date: Tue Aug 31 1999 - 05:38:27 EDT
Randy,
this sounds really neet!, however what size scanner do you use for this?
Thanks
Gerrit H.
>From: "Randolph Stroschein" <>
>Reply-To: "Randolph Stroschein" <>
>To: "liveaboard" <>
>Subject: Re: lv-ab: call me old fashion sort of.
>Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 09:07:05 -0700
>
>Paul, there was some discussion a while back on freebee charting software.
>I realize this won't scratch your itch to spend money, but I downloaded and
>tried the SeaClear software. It is really slick. It uses BMP, PCX, or GIF
>images as charts, so you can either get them (from wherever...I haven't
>tried) or scan your own. This is what I do. I mention this because by
>scanning your own, you get any notations you have made on your charts. You
>can also add anything you want from pictures to clip-art, to special
>symbols. The mind boggles....you can take a chart, include a picture of
>your boat at your favourite anchorage along with clipart fish symbols at
>all your favourite fishin' holes, and even email the thing to a friend
>showing them the best route and where to go!
>It is fairly compact and very intuitive to learn and use. Features like: it
>can automatically load charts in anticipation of what it's going to need
>based on your route and destination, after scanning you "calibrate" by
>identifying a couple of points (lat/long) and then it knows the rest,
>charts can be B&W, greyscale or colour....your choice, it can be useful
>stand-alone or interfaced (stand-alone you can scan charts and do route
>planning...point and click to ID waypoints; interfaced it's like a regular
>chart plotter showing all the waypoint along the way as well as showing
>your position real-time), and so on.
>My only disclaimer is I haven't used it in interfaced mode yet. I still
>haven't got around to wiring up my Garmin PC data cable. But the
>stand-alone mode includes a simulator where you can plug in a boat speed
>and direction and it will behave accordingly.
>Here's the poop http://www.sping.com/seaclear/ . Give it a read
>Regards.....Randy
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Paul Saltzman <>
>To: <>
>Sent: August 27, 1999 7:34
>Subject: lv-ab: call me old fashion sort of.
>
>
> > I don't know here I am sitting and realized I haven't spent any money in
> > weeks and it beginning to itch. I look at the YEOMAN Navigational
>system
> > again and I am still impressed with it. 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. I figure that by next season I should do
> > something to augment the aging loran on board and the Handheld GPS in my
> > pocket. along with the four double aa batteries I always carry. So my
> > questions is: Any one out there with the Yeoman system and if so what
>do
> > you think about it...
> >
> > Thanks
> > Paul Saltzman
> > Skipper
> > S/V Evening Star
> > Baba 30
> >
> > http://sites.netscape.net/paulsaltzman
> >
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