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From: Goose Hammond (no email)
Date: Sat Aug 06 2005 - 12:08:05 EDT
You hold a good argument! Dose not seem to make much sence to me.
P.S. Tohmas, do you own a 43' Ketch" I just purchaced a 42' I have to pick up in spain in a few weeks and I know nothing of of gaff rigged ketch boats. Any advice would be great. Thanks
Gooose Hammond
Thomas <> wrote:
I know we are mostly talking about mapping software, but I believe
that most of us are of the age that we like being able to have the
chart on deck for that ever popular Coastal Navigation basic of "where
the heck am I" using the charts for visual recognition.
I don't think that computers (that I can afford) have been
sufficiently ruggedized to be a constant companion in the cockpit.
And, since I often sail single-handed, I don't always have the time to
be ducking down and popping back up until I've figured it all out.
Yes, yes, I know - GPS. Certainly an enhancement to our navigation.
But, for the sake of arguement, lets agree that manual/paper charts
have their place onboard.
Prior to my last little adventure, I used the full sized paper charts
for my plotting and positioning. So I decided that maybe some of
these chart books would be better - all organized and in color with
photos of harbor approaches, crossed to smaller scaled charts for
details. Seemed like a no brainer - they were less expensive too!
Since I sail in the Central and Souther California area, we experience
fog on a regular basis. Most of the time it isn't the pea-soup
variety, but is often heavy. Paper charts absorb moisture. Single
sheet charts are easy to let dry out; spread them out belowdecks with
a heater and they are fine.
The Maptech book however dried into a brick. Pages forever 'glued' to
each other, and stiff as a board. When I talked to Maptech about
this, they said that I should keep the charts out of dampness. ??!!??
I wanna know how you keep ANYTHING out of dampness on a boat. So, I
guess the only real answer is to get the waterproof charts. I just
can't understand why an otherwise professional grade company would put
out a product that can't withstand the environment it was meant to be
in.
I'm open to suggestions and thoughts.
Thomas
s/v Elusive
Endeavour 43 Ketch
Channel Islands Harbor, CA
www.sv-elusive.com
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